Impact Trust • Working glossary
Anticipatory action / anticipatory financing
Taking action and releasing funds before a disaster fully materialises, based on forecasts and early warning signals, rather than waiting for the crisis to hit.
Details
Context introduced
Increasingly established in humanitarian vocabulary; still needs explaining for generalist audiences. Connects strongly to IFRC’s Forecast-based Financing system.
Source
IFRC, OCHA, Start Network, humanitarian sector
Source / First Appears In
Youth Futures proposal / IFRC
Authors
Impact Trust team
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