The technical components for setting up cash-based activities don´t differ from regular post-disaster cash-based assistance. What differs is the timeframe of activities and that we don´t know where and when they will be.
Linking forecast-based action with social protection programming means making better use of existing government systems to protect people before disasters. Linking them can mean nationally-owned systems that are large scale, long term, and reach significant sectors of the population. So, it’s the ultimate EXIT strategy for humanitarians.
Anita Auerbach, German Red Cross, Cash-based Early Action & Social Protection Specialist
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09.12.2020