As Nigeria expands anticipatory action for flooding through increasingly coordinated national systems, an important question remains: How can anticipatory action better reach, benefit, empower, and ultimately transform outcomes for women?

This webinar presents findings from new IFPRI research based on interviews and discussions with government agencies, humanitarian organizations, civil society organizations, donors, and researchers working on anticipatory action and disaster risk reduction in Nigeria. Using the Reach–Benefit–Empower–Transform (RBET) framework, the study identifies where current systems are succeeding, where barriers remain, and practical opportunities to strengthen gender-responsive anticipatory action.

Participants will hear evidence from the accompanying policy brief and research paper, highlighting six priority actions identified by stakeholders: improving early warning systems for women, shifting toward individual-level targeting, tailoring assistance to women’s needs, improving delivery systems, strengthening women’s participation in decision-making, and investing in sustained community engagement to address underlying gender norms.

Because this research was developed through extensive engagement with organizations working in Nigeria, the webinar will also serve as an opportunity to validate findings, discuss how the anticipatory action landscape has evolved since the research was conducted, and identify priorities for future programming and collaboration.

Program

Speakers: Katrina Kosec, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI; Jordan Kyle, Research Fellow, IFPRI

• Opening Remarks
• Presentation: Making Anticipatory Action Work for Women in Nigeria
• Partner Discussion and Validation
• Closing Remarks