FATHUM: Forecasts for AnTicipatory HUManitarian action FATHUM aims to undertake interdisciplinary research which will provide the needed evidence and direction to enable the successful implementation and scale-up of “Forecast-based Financing” locally, nationally and internationally, enhancing preparedness and resilience to disasters. The research will build on pilot projects conducted in highly flood-prone districts in Uganda and Mozambique, by bringing together a group of interdisciplinary researchers to analyse and research how a new type of Forecast-based Financing system can quickly respond to forecasts of extreme events, while still contributing to long-term resilience goals and reducing the need for disaster response. Research and development activity contributing to the UK’s strategy to address key development challenges.