Linking Anticipatory Action and Social Protection in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings: The Case of Haiti

This case study provides an overview of how the World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting the integration of social protection and anticipatory action (AA) in Haiti, categorized as a highly fragile and conflict-affected country. It focuses on the country’s first-ever AA activation in November 2023, which leveraged the national social protection system to swiftly provide cash assistance and early warning messages to people exposed to flood risk. It summarizes how, despite the challenging context, WFP is supporting the Government of Haiti to build on existing disaster management mechanisms and invest in the nascent social protection infrastructure to provide more timely and effective support to people exposed to climate shocks. As such, the case study provides valuable insights into how the agenda on better integrating AA and social protection can be advanced, even in the most challenging operational settings.