Climate and food security analyses
- 15 times
- as many infants died in the 24 months after typhoons as in the typhoons themselves over the last two decades in the Philippines
- 12%
- increased likelihood of below-average height and weight in children born during droughts in Zambia.
- Increased wasting and stunting
- rates among preschool children after floods in Bangladesh
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its Fifth Assessment Report is clear: the advent of more frequent and intense disasters caused by climate change could negatively affect people’s ability to produce, access and consume food. Rural areas are the most affected and the risk is disproportionately high for particularly vulnerable groups – including female-headed households and those with scarce access to land, productive assets or education.
A firm understanding of the links and potential impacts of climate change on food insecurity can inform action taken on the ground to prepare for weather-related disasters and enhance the ability of governments and communities to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.
The World Food Programme (WFP), in partnership with governments, NGOs and research institutions, works at the global, national and local level to produce analysis that matches information on livelihood systems, nutrition dynamics and other environmental and socio-economic factors with data on climate risk.
Related topics
WFP analyses and approaches
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Global analyses and approaches
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WFP Guide on Climate and Food Security Analyses ; C-ADAPT: Climate Resilience for food security ; How Climate drives Hunger; Food Insecurity and Climate Change Vulnerability Map ; What a 2°C and 4°C warmer world could mean for global food insecurity ; Climate impacts on food security and nutrition ; Consolidated Livelihood Exercise for Analysing Resilience (CLEAR) Approach ; 72-hour Assessment Approach
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Asia and Pacific
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Afghanistan , Cambodia , Laos , Nepal , Philippines , Regional study , Sri Lanka , Timor-Leste
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Eastern and Central Africa
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West Africa
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Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Egypt , Kyrgyz Republic , Regional study , South Sudan , Sudan , Tajikistan