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Anticipatory Action
Climate-resilient aid powered by smart contracts and data oracles
Anticipatory Action & Climate-Resilient Aid
What if aid arrived before disaster struck — not after?
Every dollar spent before a crisis saves many more after.
What Is Anticipatory Action
A humanitarian approach that delivers aid before a crisis escalates, using early warning signals (weather, climate, economic, ecological data).
•Traditional aid is reactive: damage first, response later.
•Anticipatory action is proactive: support arrives before worst impacts.
•Reduces human suffering and protects livelihoods.
Research shows anticipatory action can be up to 7x more cost-effective than post-disaster aid.
How Blockchain Enables Anticipatory Action at Scale
Knowing a disaster is coming is one thing. Acting fast and fairly is another.
•Smart contracts automate decisions.
•Stablecoins enable rapid, cross-border cash transfers.
•Oracles bring off-chain data (weather, vegetation indices, river levels) on-chain.
•When thresholds are crossed, actions are triggered automatically.
Example: In Kenya, a pilot program used satellite-based vegetation data to trigger stablecoin cash transfers to pastoralists before drought conditions peaked, reducing delivery time by 90%.
Designing Responsible Anticipatory Action Systems
•Human-in-the-loop oversight.
•Clear trigger thresholds.
•Local partner validation.
•Design for inclusion — not everyone has smartphones.
The goal isn't full automation — it's faster, fairer decision-making.