CERF Bangladesh: Scale up & Coordination - Panel Discussion

The Anticipatory Action approach in Bangladesh was scaled up through an inter-agency collaboration led by OCHA in early 2020. The first of its kind, a coordinated, large-scale Anticipatory Action Plan was pre-approved by the CERF. The plan was developed by UN agencies (including WFP, FAO and UNFPA) alongside the RC/RC with the aim to mitigate and protect vulnerable households from the risk of monsoon flooding.

In early July 2020, the system was triggered with a forecast of a one in 10 year flood. Agencies quickly provided cash, waterproof storage drums, livestock feed, dignity, and health kits ahead of the hazard’s peak - with the aim to protect lives and livelihoods. This session will discuss the experience of setting up this system, from creating the plan itself to implementation.

• WFP Bangladesh, Niger Dilnahar, Programme Policy Officer 
• FAO Bangladesh, Peter Agnew, Resilience Programme Specialist
• UNFPA Bangladesh, Murshida Akhter, Humanitarian Specialist
• German Red Cross Bangladesh, Afroza Haque, Senior Project Manager  
• OCHA ROAP Bangkok, Daniel Gilman, Humanitarian Affairs Officer

Duygu Bayramoglu