Ex ante
Latin for ‘from before’. In the context of disaster events, ex ante instruments are arranged before the event, and ex ante decisions are made at that time as well (Clarke and Dercon 2016).
Anticipatory Action
Actions taken before a crisis hits to prevent or reduce potential disaster impacts prior to a shock or before acute impacts are felt.
Shock-responsive social protection
Social protection systems adapted to scale quickly when large shocks affect many people.
Covariate shocks
Shocks affecting many households at once where losses are shared across the same community.
Disaster risk management
Policies and actions to reduce disaster risks, manage impacts and strengthen resilience.
Hazard
A natural or human process that can cause injury, damage or disruption.
Social protection
Policies and programmes designed to reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability throughout the life cycle.
