WFP Scaling up Anticipatory Action phase II The World Food Programme (WFP) has been implementing the “Multi-Country Programme (MCP) for Scaling-up drought anticipatory actions for food security in Africa” (MCP-AA4FS) in Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger and Zimbabwe with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) since 2020. The proposed interventions build on the achievements of the MCP-AA4FS phase I implemented in Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger and Zimbabwe, by further strengthening existing capacities at national and local levels to deliver anticipatory actions (AAs) ahead of climate shocks and expanding the programme to Burkina Faso, Malawi and Tanzania. While the previous phase was focused on drought only, this next phase will also include other hazards such as floods and cyclones. As part of the programme, WFP commits to continuing to generate rigorous evidence on AA for multiple hazards and contexts, which will contribute to stronger programme design, institutionalization and scale up of this innovative approach. WFP will carry out gender role analyzes in all country contexts with the aim that the intervention should meet the needs of women, men, girls and boys to an equal extent, and contribute to increased equality.