The Pakistan Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) paper has been published online. It explores the significance of financing anticipatory action (AA) in disaster risk management. Anticipatory action refers to acting ahead of predicted hazards to minimize humanitarian impacts. AA approaches are being tested and scaled across provinces in Pakistan, where farmers and agricultural livelihoods are particularly vulnerable to extreme events like floods, droughts, and cyclones.

The paper emphasizes the importance of financing AA costs to effectively integrate it into disaster management systems. It highlights that AA can enhance the cost-effectiveness of disaster-related spending, making disaster risk financing more efficient. Current AA interventions in Pakistan have largely been donor-funded, but the paper identifies opportunities to mainstream AA into government systems, especially through reforms in the national DRF strategy and existing disaster management funds, such as the National Disaster Management Fund (NDMF).

At the provincial level, particularly in Sindh, there is potential to incorporate AA into provincial disaster management funds, focusing on building local capacities. The paper also stresses the importance of strengthening district-level disaster management and exploring co-financing opportunities to ensure timely access to resources when disaster triggers are activated.

Overall, the paper underscores the need to integrate AA into Pakistan’s evolving disaster risk financing systems to enhance resilience and disaster preparedness.

To read the paper in detail, click on the link below;

https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/2c433077-8669-453b-a17c-0e386ef90d2e/content