Volcanoes, typhoons and pandemics: Digital solutions improve disaster response and social protection in the Philippines

This case study follows this collaboration from initial discussions and workshops, through to the use of SCOPE in various disaster responses in the Philippines, and to WFP’s local government capacity strengthening and its ongoing role helping the Government develop its own beneficiary management system. Providing food and cash assistance to populations affected by largescale shocks is an important but challenging part of disaster response and shock-responsive social protection programmes.