5 August 2021 Acting Before a Flood to Protect the Most Vulnerable: An Independent Review of WFP’s Anticipatory Cash Transfers in Bangladesh 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. Anticipatory Action Cash transfers Climate action Climate change adaptation Climate risk management, insurance and financing Disaster risk reduction Bangladesh