2019
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English

Anticipatory humanitarian action: what role for the CERF? Moving from rapid response to early action

This study investigates the type of programmatic activities that could be suitable for Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) funding if it were to open applications for early action in anticipation of humanitarian crises. The study considers both the actions that are relevant under the CERF’s life-saving criteria, as well as the kinds of actions humanitarian agencies would like to take in advance of a crisis, but are currently unable to fund through the CERF. As it stands, the CERF’s current life-saving criteria offer significant scope for including well-planned and well-sequenced early action. Early action differs more in timing than in content from traditional humanitarian support.