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Alert B089 · Disaster Risk Financing

Cold wave support across northern char communities

A cold-wave trigger based on forecast minimum temperatures released Start Ready funds a week before the coldest night of the season, putting warm clothing in char households ahead of the drop rather than after it.

PastCold WaveAnticipatory actionRaised 5 January 2026
Cold wave support across northern char communities, Alert B089. Image credit: Member organisation, 2026
People reached
33,700
Funds disbursed
£248,000
Crisis to community reach
0days

What happened

Major activities

  • Warm clothing and blankets for 6,740 households
  • Anticipatory cash for fuel and warm food
  • Health outreach targeting older people and infants

Timeline

  1. Crisis occurred

    12 January 2026

  2. Alert raised by members

    5 January 2026

  3. Allocation decision

    6 January 2026

  4. Aid reached community

    9 January 2026

Crisis to alert
0 days
Alert to decision
1 day
Crisis to reach
0 days

Who responded

3 responding members

Each of these organisations lists this alert on its own profile — one relational field, populating both sides.

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Logo sequence

Acknowledgements

Per the brand manual, the Start Fund Bangladesh sequence runs donors → Start Fund Bangladesh → Start Bangladesh Hub → members → collaborators.

Donors

Programme & Hub

Responding members

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Where

Districts covered by this alert

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4 districts · 5 upazilas