Famine Action Mechanism- FAM Why? Responding earlier saves lives and resources, but financing often mobilized after crisis has started What? Building on existing famine early warning and enhancing capacity through artificial intelligence and modelling Making financing more predictable by linking early warning with pre-arranged financing Supporting evidence based and coordinated responses, working with existing systems When? Scoping/roll out in 5 countries (Somalia, Afghanistan, Yemen, South Sudan, Chad) WB video overview http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2018/09/24/famine-action-mechanism-global-initiative-end-famine This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA