Violence and upheaval are pushing millions to the brink of starvation, and they desperately need your help.
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Climate change is one of the leading global causes of hunger.
It means more frequent and intense extreme weather events that increase food insecurity and malnutrition by destroying land, livestock, crops and food supplies.
Extreme weather events have more than doubled in the last 30 years
22 million people are displaced annually due to climate-related disasters
Nearly a quarter of the world's farmable lands are degraded
Millions of people living in fragile, disaster-prone areas have limited resources to adapt to climate change and are highly vulnerable to extreme weather events - like floods, droughts or hurricanes - when they hit.
Source: Climate Change Infographic Photo: AP/IFRC/Denis OnyodiLives and livelihoods are lost as homes, land, livestock, crops and essential food supplies are destroyed.
Source: Climate Change Infographic Photo: WFP/Nour HemiciFood prices skyrocket as supplies dwindle. Parents take their children out of school, people eat less and less, and families sell any remaining valuable assets - like tools and cattle - to afford a meal.
Source: Climate Change Infographic Photo: WFP/Kabir DhanjiThe lack of food and nutrition, which has been building up since the disaster hit, now explodes into a full-blown crisis. Families become largely dependent on humanitarian aid.
Source: Climate Change Infographic Photo: WFP/Bruno DjoyoPeople's overall food consumption drops and their dietary diversity reduces to just a few foods. Malnourishment rises, especially among women. Rates of stunting and wasting in children increase.
Source: Climate Change Infographic Photo: WFP/Amadou BarazeHungry and malnourished people are even less able to withstand another disaster and they suffer graver consequences each time a flood or drought strikes. Some families attempt to leave but, without resources, many have no choice but to stay.
Source: Climate Change Infographic Photo: WFP/George FominyenThe Faces and Voices of Climate Change
The Dry Corridor - comprised of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua - has been effected by extreme rainfall and prolonged drought that have left 1.4M people in urgent need of food assistance.
Read More +The combined effects of civil war and drought in South Sudan have left nearly 6.5M people facing severe hunger and 2.1M women and children acutely malnourished.
Read More +Mozambique was hit hard by Cyclone Idai - the third-deadliest cyclone on record in the Southern Hemisphere - and then by Cyclone Kenneth six weeks later. Homes must be rebuilt, roads need to be repaired and more than 3,000 square miles of farmland needs to be replanted.
Read More +As the largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, WFP understands the short- and long-term effects of extreme weather events and helps vulnerable communities prepare for, recover from and build resilience to them.
Food for Assets provides food in exchange for work on community assets like bridges, dams and irrigation systems. These projects help people withstand extreme weather and have extra benefits like promoting nutrition and gender equality.
WFP helps communities restore degraded land, diversify their crops and build community gardens. One project in South Sudan increased agricultural land by 27% in just two years to the equivalent of more than 15,000 football fields.
WFP uses every available tool to help people withstand climate shocks: hydroponics, water saving technology, satellite imagery and landscape monitoring software. The Innovation Accelerator has launched 23 such projects in 30 countries.
In areas prone to extreme weather events, every grain counts. Farmers in Africa lose about 40% of all the food they harvest due to insects, pests and mold. WFP is changing that with silos and air-tight bags, reducing food loss from 40% to 2%.
Cold and Polluted: Working on the Front Lines of Climate Extremes
One of the places where you can see the effects of climate change very clearly is Mongolia – a country new to WFP’s work. We sat down with Darko Petrovich and Amit Wadhwa, who are spearheading WFP’s efforts in the country – one of the coldest and most polluted places in the world.
Violence and upheaval are pushing millions to the brink of starvation, and they desperately need your help.
Donate now and your gift will be DOUBLED, giving twice as many families a chance at survival.