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This report provides an overview of WFP's progress in scaling up its Anticipatory Action (AA) operations, from covering 3.2 million people in 28 countries in 2022 to 4.1 million people in 36 countries in 2023.
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The guide aims to help the reader understand what Anticipatory Action (AA) is and what benefits it offers; explain the different potential sources of AA finance available in a country; present real-world examples; and identify risks and challenges.
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This case study provides a technical overview of the collaborative process through which the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Fijian Government set up innovative structures to provide cash assistance ahead of anticipated cyclones.
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This study sought to understand how and when can development, climate change and humanitarian actors best support households to protect the livelihoods and wellbeing in the face of repeated or ongoing food crises forecasted to worsen?
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This report and its brief present the learnings from a workshop organized in the context of a project aiming to link social protection programs (SPP) and anticipatory action (AA) in Nepal.
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Plan Indonesia and PSBA UGM, supported by Plan International UK, developed an Anticipatory Action framework for flood control with the integration of PGI in Wowong village, Lembata district, Nusa Tenggara Timur province, Indonesia.
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This report offers a deeper view into the results of OCHA's anticipatory action framework in Ethiopia and valuable lessons to improve its impact in the context of protracted and overlapping crises.
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This initiative involves strengthening national early warning capabilities, linking systems to reach scale, and sustainable financing.

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