When it comes to tackling the climate and environmental crises, protecting communities is the World Food Programme (WFP)'s top priority. From strengthening early warning systems to predicting climate hazards and giving people valuable preparation time, to facilitating access to insurance schemes to cover losses resulting from poor harvests, WFP is giving communities the tools they need to protect themselves against climate impacts.
Also key is restoring ecosystems as natural barriers against climate impacts and improving food production in places where nature has been so degraded that agriculture is failing.
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The link between the climate and hunger emergencies is chillingly clear. In 2022, climate extremes were the primary driver of acute food insecurity for 56.8 million people in 12 countries. The looming return of El Niño, the weather pattern connected to the eastward warming of the Pacific, is expected to make matters worse, setting off extreme shocks around our planet, which sadly looks set to pass the 1.5C warming threshold in 2027.
Here are some of the ways WFP works with communities to respond.
