DREF (Disaster Relief Emergency Fund)

The speed of disbursement is its defining feature. In a landscape where most humanitarian funding takes weeks or months to move, 24-72 hour turnaround is a concrete example of anticipatory capacity in practice. Demonstrates the IFRC already has infrastructure for rapid, trust-based funding -- the question is whether that logic can extend to preparedness and foresight, not just response.

IFRC's emergency cash - fast money for disasters