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Doing more with less - report on funding for disaster relief

GAD's new report for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies looks at how disaster risk financing can meet as many humanitarian needs as possible.

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The 바카라 사이트 Actuary바카라 사이트s Department (GAD) has assessed the ways that the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) can make the greatest use of available funds. The report has been published by the Centre for Disaster Protection.

GAD바카라 사이트s involvement

has been written by the Deputy 바카라 사이트 Actuary Colin Wilson, and GAD actuary Georgina Bedenham.

In it, they consider ways that the IFRC can manage the risks and examine the funding options available to the IFRC.

Planning and responding

The IFRC has developed early action mechanisms through forecast-based financing.

These response plans, or early action protocols, set out just when the IFRC should respond to a disaster, what it should do and what level of funding is available.

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Maximise impact

Report co-author Colin Wilson said: 바카라 사이트There are several steps that disaster relief organisations should consider, especially as not all disasters will occur at the same time.

바카라 사이트They should have resources ready should a disaster materialise, make sure the funds are used effectively in order to maximise humanitarian impact, and plan how to address any potential funding shortfalls.바카라 사이트

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Published 5 February 2021