01 · Act early, on evidence
Supporting Start Fund Bangladesh and Disaster Risk Financing
FOREWARN Bangladesh gives Start Fund Bangladesh and Start Network's disaster risk financing (DRF) work in Bangladesh the technical support they need to act early.
When a hazard is building, money has to move before the damage is done. FOREWARN supplies the analysis behind that decision: what is forecast, where it is likely to hit, and what it means for the people in its path.
Four ways FOREWARN backs early funding
Risk information for fund disbursement
Monitors forecasts and triggers, and prepares hazard-specific risk analysis and anticipation guidance that inform Start Fund Bangladesh alert, allocation and disbursement decisions.
Models for Disaster Risk Financing
Develops, tests and refines the risk models behind DRF mechanisms, including Start Ready activations. It localises the models so they reflect Bangladesh's hazards and contexts and support more accurate, timely pre-arranged financing decisions.
Capacity building
Strengthens member agencies' skills in forecasting, impact-based forecasting, anticipation guidance and the use of risk models.
Research and evidence
Carries out research and analysis for the Secretariat, including hazard and climate analysis, post-activation learning and case studies, so that future decisions improve.