The extreme flooding in South Brazil highlighted the vulnerability of small-scale fishers to climate-induced disasters.

Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil suffered extreme flooding in the months of May and June of 2024. It has severely disrupted the livelihood of small-scale fishers who depend on the region’s aquatic ecosystems (see Table 1). The flooding, driven by unprecedented climate change-induced rainfall, affected thousands of people and caused 147 deaths. It devastated infrastructure, including shops, factories, farms and essential services like transportation and electricity.