Anticipatory action and cash transfers for slow-onset hazards: Practitioners’ note for field testing

This paper aims to explore multiple case studies on the slow-onset anticipatory cash topic, consolidating existing knowledge and scrutinizing gaps that demand deeper investigation. It underscores the need to tailor cash interventions in anticipatory action and ensure that these interventions are sensitive to the diverse needs and challenges faced by all community members.

The findings are based on consultations with communities and governments in Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu and Viet Nam, as well as regional perspectives from over 30 agencies that are part of the Asia-Pacific Technical Working Group on Anticipatory Action and the Asia-Pacific Regional Cash Working Group. The authors aimed to explore diverse contexts – from some of the most populated countries to the least – to understand how cash can be effectively utilized in different settings for anticipatory action in slow-onset hazards. In the realm of slow-onset hazards, the focus will be on droughts and extreme winter seasons, aligning with the body of learning that has unfolded in Asia and the Pacific thus far.