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Healthy diet

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

182.9 million people (27.7%) in LAC could not afford a healthy diet in 2022 (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Food insecurity

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

1.1 million migrants and refugees in Ecuador and Peru faced acute food insecurity due to climate events and lack of formal employment (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Exposure to climatic events

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

37 million people suffer from hunger in countries with high exposure to climate events in LAC, compared to 3 million in countries with low exposure (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Prevalence of undernourishment

03/04/2025 Go to Evidence

1.5 percentage points increased the prevalence of undernourishment in LAC between 2019 and 2023 in countries affected by extreme weather events (FAO et al., 2025).

FAO et al., 2025

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2025. América Latina y el Caribe. Panorama Regional de la Seguridad Alimentaria y la Nutrición 2024: Fomentando la resiliencia frente a la variabilidad del clima y los eventos climáticos extremos para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición. Santiago.

Extreme Climate and Agriculture in Peru and Ecuado

21/03/2025 Go to Evidence

The study examines how droughts, floods, and temperature shifts impact agriculture in Peru and Ecuador. It reviews adaptation strategies such as climate-resilient crops, irrigation innovations, and government support. Findings show improved resilience, but highlight the need for more sustainable practices and stronger climate policies (Fernandez & Morales, 2025).

Ricardo Fernández; Gabriela Morales

Revista de Cineforum

Sustainability of urban agriculture

16/02/2025 Go to Evidence

The article assesses the sustainability of urban agriculture in the municipality of El Alto, Bolivia, analyzing its environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Through sustainability indicators, it identifies the strengths and limitations of local agricultural practices, highlighting their role in food security, organic waste management, and income generation for urban families. The study proposes strategies to strengthen this activity as a viable alternative in the face of urban expansion and the challenges of climate change.

Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia.

Villacorta, W. B., Delgado, M. T., & Challco, G. J. C. (2025). Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de la agricultura urbana en el Municipio de El Alto, Bolivia. Sapiens Studies Journal (SSJ), 2(1), 6.

Sanitation services

10/02/2025 Go to Evidence

More than half of the world's population lacks adequate sanitation services (WRI, 2025).

WRI (2025)

WRI (2025). Thinking Beyond the Borehole: Safe Water Supplies Begin with Healthy Watersheds

Access to drinking water

10/02/2025 Go to Evidence

One in three people in the world, or more than 2.2 billion, still lack access to safe drinking wáter (WRI, 2025).

WRI (2025)

WRI (2025). Thinking Beyond the Borehole: Safe Water Supplies Begin with Healthy Watersheds.

Healthy diet

08/12/2024 Go to Evidence

More than 3.1 billion people could not afford a healthy diet in 2023, according to the SOFI report.

Apoyar la transformación de los sistemas alimentarios hacia la sostenibilidad y resiliencia. Libro Blanco. PNUD

FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP, & WHO. (2023). The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World: Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum. FAO. https://shorturl.at/cFo85