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Drought affected thousands of hectares : Guatemala

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

360,000 hectares in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor were affected by the lack of rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAGA) (WFP, 2024).

PMA, 2024.

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Guatemala
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance Food aid
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities Agricultural producers
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Agricultural losses exceeded 75%.

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

25% to 75% crop losses were recorded in areas with Action Against Hunger projects in Guatemala during 2023, due to drought conditions associated with the El Niño phenomenon. Agricultural losses exceeded 75% in some affected areas.

PMA, 2024

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Guatemala
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities Agricultural producers
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Honduras faces a food crisis.

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

2.4 million people in Honduras faced crisis or more severe levels of food insecurity between June and August 2023 due to below-average rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon (WFP, 2024).

PMA, 2024

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Honduras
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance Food aid
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Undernourishment in LAC

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean suffered from undernourishment in 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Food Insecurity South America

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

With 36.4% of its population, South America faced a worrying situation of moderate or severe food insecurity during 2022 (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: America, South (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Gender and Food Insecurity

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

At 9.6% in 2022, the gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in South America reflected significant inequalities in access to food between men and women (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: America, South (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Women and Rural Youth Agrifood Context

Childhood overweight in LAC

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

4.2 million children under 5 years of age in Latin America and the Caribbean were overweight in 2022, with 3 million in South America, 1 million in Mesoamerica, and 200,000 in the Caribbean (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Wasting prevalence

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

At 1.4% in 2022, the prevalence of wasting in Latin America and the Caribbean was notably lower than the global estimate of 6.8% (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context

Overweight in Trinidad and Tobago

19/04/2024 Go to Evidence

8.3% increase in the prevalence of childhood overweight in Trinidad and Tobago in the last two decades (FAO et al., 2023).

FAO et al. (2023)

FAO, FIDA, OPS, PMA y UNICEF. 2023. América Latina y el Caribe - Panorama regional de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición 2023: Estadísticas y tendencias. Santiago. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8514es

Tag: Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Sector: Food
Area: Agrifood Context