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Costa Rica | Volcanic Ash: Early Action Protocol Annual Report (EAP2022CR01 | MDRCR022), 30 April 2026

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SUMMARY OF THE EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL

The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has allocated CHF 383,103 for the implementation anticipatory actions to reduce and mitigate the impact of Volcanic Ash in Costa Rica. This Early Action Protocol includes an allocation of CHF 254,568 to preposition stock and undertake annual readiness activities to implement early actions, if and when the trigger is reached. The early actions to be conducted have been pre-agreed with the National Society and are described in the Early Action Protocol summary.

This report summarizes the annual readiness and prepositioning activities done in the reporting period. The report also includes any changes or updates done to the initially agreed plan.