Forecast-based Financing (FbF): Anticipatory actions for food security
| Forecast-based Financing enables anticipatory actions for disaster mitigation at the community and government level using credible seasonal and weather forecasts. With climate change acting as a risk multiplier, WFP is strengthening this work with investments in Forecast-based Financing and anticipatory action across Asia, Africa and Latin America. | |
| Author | World Food Programme |
| Published by | World Food Programme (WFP) |
| Language | English |
| Published on | April 2019 |
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