Danish Refugee Council (2024) Other

Anticipatory Humanitarian Action for Displacement (AHEAD) model

Danish Refugee Council

Ref: SRC-002-SSD-001

https://drc.ngo/what-we-do/innovation/anticipatory-action/ahead/

Accessed: 3/23/2026

Summary

Official DRC programme page describing the AHEAD model which uses machine learning to forecast displacement in Liptako-Gourma (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger), South Sudan, and Somalia. Notes the model uses Foresight methodology with open-source data on conflict, health, environment, food insecurity, IDPs, and income. Lists funders including ECHO, Sida, Danida, and Dutch MFA.

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Danish Refugee Council (2024) 'Anticipatory Humanitarian Action for Displacement (AHEAD) model', DRC. Available at: https://drc.ngo/what-we-do/innovation/anticipatory-action/ahead/ (Accessed: 23 March 2026).

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