FAO emergencies and resilience

Latin America and the Caribbean

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Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s second most disaster-prone region. Recurrent climatic shocks and natural disasters add to transboundary animal disease outbreaks, conflict and political unrest, structural poverty and the economic consequences of COVID-19. These factors continue to aggravate food insecurity and the degradation of livelihoods. FAO’s work in the region mainly focuses on addressing the immediate needs of affected populations by restoring their production activities and agricultural livelihoods.

News
News
Haiti: Escalating violence and economic shocks compound hunger crisis
25/03/2024

Nearly half of the population is facing acute food insecurity.

News
FAO proposes five key actions to address climate-conflict nexus at the United Nations Security Council
14/02/2024

Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol urges game-changing solutions to break the vicious loop between climate crisis, conflict and hunger

News
Rural women in Haiti invest in themselves
10/07/2023

Village savings and loan associations help Haitian women build their businesses and futures

Publications
Publications
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela: Agricultural livelihoods and food security in the context of COVID-19
02/2021

This report shares the analysis on the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the agri-food system in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela...

Publications
Haiti: Response overview - January 2020
02/2020

Throughout 2019, Haiti was marked by major natural disasters that add to the effects of those experienced during the past ten years, the cholera epidemic,...

Publications
Chile: Building agricultural resilience to climate risks
10/2021

This case study describes the Republic of Chile’s approach to building agricultural resilience to natural hazard-induced disasters, particularly climate...

Multimedia
Video
Women of the state of Sucre: entrepreneurs and resilient
03/04/2024

FAO Venezuela deployed actions in the states of Amazonas, Apure, and Sucre to "Reduce the protection risks of selected vulnerable communities through...

Video
Indigenous women of Amazonas: ancestral knowledge and community resilience
03/04/2024

FAO Venezuela deployed actions in the states of Amazonas, Apure, and Sucre to "Reduce the protection risks of selected vulnerable communities through...