Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
The climate crisis is having a devastating effect on people's food security in the Dry Corridor of Central America. This region is plagued by severe droughts and irregular rainfall. Both of these conditions are likely to worsen due to the climate crisis. They are predicted to become more frequent and intense.
This has a direct and profound impact on people's ability to produce and access food, with women and children disproportionately affected. Women are often responsible for providing food for their families. Unfortunately, children are more vulnerable to malnutrition and other health risks linked to food insecurity.
The climate crisis is likely to cause further displacement of people from rural to urban areas. This is due to people searching for food. This puts strain on the resources and infrastructure of cities.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is tackling the effects of the climate crisis. We are taking proactive steps to offer more support in the region. This will help to protect and improve the lives of those affected. This is being achieved through a risk-layered approach which takes into account the variations and changes caused by climate change.
To ensure successful climate change adaptation, it is essential to ensure that a gender-equal approach is adopted. This approach will ensure that both climate resilience and gender equality are achieved.
Applying a gender approach, WFP works with communities to restore ecosystems and create more climate-resilient livelihoods. This includes several measures. These measures include improving access to risk insurance and strengthening anticipatory action before climate-related shocks, such as floods and droughts.
WFP is focusing on empowering women and girls. They strive to provide them with access to resources, knowledge, and decision-making power. This will help them adjust and lessen the effects of climate change.
WFP is dedicated to making their efforts gender-responsive and gender-transformative. This means taking into account the various needs and roles of women and men in society.
For more WFP stories, visit our website at wfp.org/stories
And follow the World Food Programme across our other channels here:
Facebook: facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme
Instagram: instagram.com/worldfoodprogramme
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/unwfp
TikTok: tiktok.com/@worldfoodprogramme
Twitter: twitter.com/WFP
The climate crisis is having a devastating effect on people's food security in the Dry Corridor of Central America. This region is plagued by severe droughts and irregular rainfall. Both of these conditions are likely to worsen due to the climate crisis. They are predicted to become more frequent and intense.
This has a direct and profound impact on people's ability to produce and access food, with women and children disproportionately affected. Women are often responsible for providing food for their families. Unfortunately, children are more vulnerable to malnutrition and other health risks linked to food insecurity.
The climate crisis is likely to cause further displacement of people from rural to urban areas. This is due to people searching for food. This puts strain on the resources and infrastructure of cities.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is tackling the effects of the climate crisis. We are taking proactive steps to offer more support in the region. This will help to protect and improve the lives of those affected. This is being achieved through a risk-layered approach which takes into account the variations and changes caused by climate change.
To ensure successful climate change adaptation, it is essential to ensure that a gender-equal approach is adopted. This approach will ensure that both climate resilience and gender equality are achieved.
Applying a gender approach, WFP works with communities to restore ecosystems and create more climate-resilient livelihoods. This includes several measures. These measures include improving access to risk insurance and strengthening anticipatory action before climate-related shocks, such as floods and droughts.
WFP is focusing on empowering women and girls. They strive to provide them with access to resources, knowledge, and decision-making power. This will help them adjust and lessen the effects of climate change.
WFP is dedicated to making their efforts gender-responsive and gender-transformative. This means taking into account the various needs and roles of women and men in society.
For more WFP stories, visit our website at wfp.org/stories
And follow the World Food Programme across our other channels here:
Facebook: facebook.com/WorldFoodProgramme
Instagram: instagram.com/worldfoodprogramme
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/unwfp
TikTok: tiktok.com/@worldfoodprogramme
Twitter: twitter.com/WFP
