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

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Early morning on a char: mist over sandy ground, an older woman in a newly distributed shawl standing outside her home. Quiet rather than dramatic — cold-wave imagery is easily clichéd, so favour specificity of place.

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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

Crisis occurred
12 January 2026
Alert raised by members
5 January 2026
Allocation decision
6 January 2026
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.

Members directory

Acknowledgements

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

Donors

Start Ready

Programme & Hub

Start Fund Bangladesh

Start Bangladesh Hub

Responding members

HJUS

CUS

UJS

Donor, programme and member logos to be added to the asset library.

Where

Districts covered by this alert

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4 districts · 5 upazilas