This paper explains how, through close collaboration with the Fijian Government and other relevant stakeholders, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳has developed a first-of-its-kind system where 100 percent of WFP¡¯s anticipatory cash assistance will be channelled through the country¡¯s existing social protection infrastructure. By building on the country¡¯s disaster risk management capacities and leveraging the Government¡¯s existing social protection infrastructure, the initiative promotes local ownership¡ªfirmly placing the Fijian Government and people in the driver¡¯s seat of proactive disaster mitigation.
Christoph Baade and Osborne Sibande, 2024, Supercharging social protection systems with anticipatory cash: Case study on Fiji¡¯s Anticipatory Action Framework
