The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total of CHF 499,930 for Heatwave Early Action Protocol (EAP) for Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. The approved amount consists of an immediate allocation of CHF 206,061 for readiness, CHF 44,599 for Pre-positioning stocks and CHF 249,271 automatically allocated to implement early actions once the defined triggers are met. Allocations are made from the Anticipatory Pillar of the DREF, under the DREF appeal code MDR00001. Unearmarked contributions to the DREF are encouraged to guarantee enough funding is available for the Early Action Protocols being developed.