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Acting Before a Flood to Protect the Most Vulnerable: An Independent Review of WFP¡¯s Anticipatory Cash Transfers in Bangladesh

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An impact evaluation by the Center for Disaster Protection (CDP) finds that WFP¡¯s Forecast-based Financing programme had a substantial positive impact on the beneficiaries¡¯ food security, asset loss and damage, and overall wellbeing.

On July 2020, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳Bangladesh delivered anticipatory cash transfers as early as 4 days before severe flood impact, which was 100 days earlier compared to WFP¡¯s flood response in 2019. The study concludes that anticipatory action in predictable crises is essential to avoid irreversible welfare costs.