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Solution

Anticipatory action triggers

Release funds before the flood or drought, on a trigger you can defend.

The challenge

Funding for anticipatory action needs a trigger that is objective, tested on past events and agreed in advance. Designing one takes forecasting skill that most programmes do not have in-house.

Our solution

We design and back-test flood and drought triggers on historical data, document the hit and false-alarm rates, and run the forecast that fires them in the season, so the protocol and the forecast are built by the same team.

Who it is for: Humanitarian agencies, Red Cross societies, governments, insurers

Anticipatory action triggers
Why it works
  • Triggers tested on past events
  • Hit and false-alarm rates documented
  • Protocol and forecast from one team
  • Duty forecaster in the season
Workflow

How it works, step by step

  1. Scope

    Hazard, area and lead time needed.

  2. History

    Past events and forecasts assembled.

  3. Design

    Candidate triggers tested.

  4. Agree

    Thresholds signed off with partners.

  5. Operate

    Seasonal forecast and trigger monitoring.

Products used

What powers this solution

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