14.11.2024
18:46
How
pioneering
an
array
of
anticipatory
initiatives
in
Zimbabwe’s
Mbire
District
could
help
to
minimize
the
impact
of
extreme
weather
events
and
other
risks.
Details
Anticipatory
Humanitarian
Action,
a
project
pioneered
by
Welthungerhilfe
(WHH)
and
partner
Farm
Community
Trust
of
Zimbabwe
(FCTZ)
in
Mbire,
combines
indigenous
knowledge
systems
and
scientific
data
analysis
as
indicators
of
drought.
Often,
humanitarian
action
is
an
emergency
response
to
a
disaster,
but
the
anticipatory
approach
aims
to
reduce
the
impact
of
a
disaster
and
relies
on
the
community
as
sources
of
knowledge
rather
than
solely
recipients
of
aid.
So
far,
the
Welthungerhilfe
Anticipatory
Humanitarian
Action
Facility
(WAHAFA)
has
been
launched
in
nine
African
countries
where
humanitarian
approaches
are
fused
with
local
knowledge
to
create
a
custom
solution
to
mitigate
risks
before
they
become
disasters.
Post
published
in:
Agriculture