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Articles | Volume 24, issue 12
Articles | Volume 24, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4661-2024
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 12
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19 Dec 2024
Research article |  | 19 Dec 2024

Ready, Set & Go! An anticipatory action system against droughts

Gabriela Guimarães Nobre, Jamie Towner, Bernardino Nhantumbo, Célio João da Conceição Marcos Matuele, Isaias Raiva, Massimiliano Pasqui, Sara Quaresima, and Rogério Manuel Lemos Pereira Bonifácio

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The Ready, Set & Go! system, developed by the World Food Programme and partners, employs seasonal forecasts to tackle droughts in Mozambique. With the Maputo Declaration, efforts to expand early warning systems are aligning with global initiatives for universal protection by 2027. Through advanced forecasting and anticipatory action, it could cover 76 % of districts against severe droughts, reaching 87 % national coverage for the first months of the rainy season.
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