The Red Cross has launched a new initiative that could see humanitarian aid funding delivered before disasters strike.
The "Forecast-based Action Fund" uses forecasting models to release funding to mitigate and even prevent the damage and trauma caused by natural disasters.
Germany has committed an initial $US3.6 million dollars to the new fund which can also draw on a larger disaster relief fund worth up to $US30 million annually.
A senior climate adviser with the Red Cross Olivia Warrick told Koroi Hawkins the fund is being piloted in multiple countries in Africa, South America and Asia and scoping work for its use in the Pacific is already underway.
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