Country: Mozambique Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. Getting ahead of tropical storms and cyclonesToday, we can predict with increasing confidence the occurrence and humanitarian impact of out-of-the-ordinary weather events. The projected impact of these events can be proactively mitigated based on pre-identified triggers, finance and actions to support vulnerable people before disaster strikes. Building on evidence that acting prior to the onset of a predictable, specific and severe hazard is a significantly faster, more (cost-)efficient and more dignified humanitarian response, OCHA is facilitating anticipatory action globally, including through frameworks. An anticipatory action framework is a formal mechanism that enables humanitarian organizations to collectively get ahead of a predictable shock and mitigate its impact. Each of the OCHA-facilitated frameworks methodically combines four components:Forecasting and pre-agreed triggersPre-arranged financingPre-agreed actions that mitigate the impact of the hazardLearning and documentation of evidenceThe framework in Mozambique was designed under the leadership of the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and in close collaboration with the national technical working group on anticipatory action led by the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD). The framework combines anticipatory action with early response to support the most vulnerable communities ahead of, during, and in the immediate aftermath of severe tropical systems. Anticipatory actions are implemented in specific pilot districts in Nampula, Zambezia, Sofala and Inhambane provinces, while early response is provided in most coastal provinces. Triggers were reached in March 2025 before Cyclone Jude made landfall, resulting in the release of $6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF).