Section 6: Funding
Section 6 of 6
Secure Funding
Anticipatory action finance enables National Societies to act before disasters strike, reducing humanitarian impacts and response costs. "Build" funding strengthens capacities, formalizes collaborations, and supports EAP development, while "Fuel" funding ensures resources are available upon warning — before a hazard has materialised.
Part 6.1
Build Funding
This section explores a potential "build" fund for anticipation
Anticipatory Finance
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UNDRR: Anticipatory Finance Guide
Overview of anticipatory financing mechanisms and how they connect early warning to early action.
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Guide: Pre-Financing Anticipatory Action
A practical guide for National Societies on building a pre-financing strategy for anticipatory action.
This section brings together the main funds and donors for early warning and early action, each with resources on eligibility and access.
CREWS
2 resourcesGreen Climate Fund
5 resources
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GCF: Access Funding
Overview of how countries and partners can access Green Climate Fund resources.
Project Preparation Facility
Infographic explaining grant support available for early-stage project design.
Accredited Partners Per Country
Directory of organizations accredited to access GCF funding, listed by country.
National Designated Authority Per Country
Find the government focal point coordinating GCF activities in each country.
Example: Uzbekistan — Multi-Hazard Impact-Based Early Warning System
A funded GCF project case study applying hazard-based early warning at national scale.
Adaptation Fund
3 resources
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Early Warning Systems Funding
Funded projects in the disaster risk reduction and early warning systems sector.
Adaptation Fund: Apply for Funding
Step-by-step process for submitting a funding proposal to the Adaptation Fund.
List of Accredited Entities Per Country
National implementing entities authorized to access Adaptation Fund resources.
NS Development Fund
3 resources
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Capacity Development Fund
Support for strengthening National Society organizational capacity and systems.
National Society Investment Alliance
Longer-term investment fund supporting National Society development priorities.
Empress Shôken Fund
Small grants fund supporting National Society welfare initiatives.
Part 6.2
Fuel Funding
This section explores a potential "fuel" fund for anticipation
Domestic Funding
Red Cross Red Crescent Funding - DREF
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DREF 2023 Annual Plan
Annual overview of DREF results, strategic objectives, and the growing role of the anticipatory pillar.
AA Pillar of the DREF
How the anticipatory pillar of the DREF works and how National Societies can access it.
IFRC: DREF
Overview of the IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund and how it supports National Societies.
Forecast Based Financing
Central hub for Forecast-based Financing resources, manuals, and Early Action Protocol guidance.
UN Funding
CERF by OCHA
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CERF: Anticipatory Action
CERF's main hub on anticipatory action, covering its pilots, funding role, and approach.
CERF: AA Update
2020 progress update on CERF and OCHA's anticipatory action pilots for drought, flooding, and cholera.
CERF: AA Resource
2021 overview of CERF's role in anticipatory action, funding release process, and current pilot countries.