Fiji has secured approximately $US3.94 million in pre-arranged funding to support anticipatory action for tropical cyclones.
This was revealed in Fiji’s newly released National Anticipatory Action Framework for Tropical Cyclones 2025–2027 showing the funding, designed to enable timely humanitarian responses before disasters strike, primarily comes from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and UN agency financing, with additional contributions through Early Action Protocols and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) via the Fiji Red Cross Society (FRCS).
“It is structured around two complementary pillars: ‘build’ and ‘fuel’. The ‘build’ component refers to long-term investments that establish the systems, capacities, and infrastructure necessary to enable anticipatory action,” the Framework states.
“In contrast, the ‘fuel’ component refers to pre-arranged, operational funding that is released automatically once a pre-agreed trigger is met.”
The framework also details that “Build” funding is money spent ahead of time to get everything ready for disasters, like training people, organising supplies, sharing information, and making sure partners and suppliers are prepared, even if it doesn’t come from emergency funds.
While “fuel” funding is money that is ready to spend immediately when a disaster warning is triggered, paying for things like supplies and emergency actions, while some projects support both preparing in advance and responding quickly.
“The framework represents a coordinated, people-centred approach to disaster preparedness, combining pre-positioned resources, simulation-tested Standard Operating Procedures, and long-term system strengthening to reduce the impact of tropical cyclones across Fiji.”
