Arlindo Meque of the World Food Programme opened this session by emphasizing the importance of integrating Forecast-based Financing (FbF) principles and mechanisms within national systems. The case studies presented focused on drought forecasting in Madagascar, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe through the lens of academia presented by Rahel Diro, IRI Columbia University, humanitarian practitioners represented by Gabriele Nobre, WFP, and government agencies by Kotomangazafy Stephason of Météo Madagascar and Benjamin Kwenda of the Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe. The speakers emphasized the importance of co-production and cooperation in the setting of triggers, which is particularly important when addressing the complexity and cross-cutting nature of droughts and their impacts.
Hilla Wessel