Analysis of barriers in financing and operationalizing linkages between anticipatory action and social protection systems

This report reviews the feasibility, behavioural and political-economy factors that affect the demand and financing of anticipatory action (AA) programmes integrated into government social protection (SP) systems, and discusses recommendations for increasing support for these interventions.

Key takeways from the report state that governments exploring the use of AA as a means to address the risk of shocks should consider the potential impact and feasibility of such an approach, as well as the technical and programmatic readiness of their SP systems to deliver AA interventions. International partner organizations can play a key role in supporting governments in addressing some of the feasibility, behavioural and political-economy barriers for testing and scaling-up sustainable and cohesive AA-SP systems.