Strong El Niño could push 49 million more people into acute hunger, UN agency says
The agency said 45 vulnerable countries could see crisis-level food insecurity rise 22% as drought and flood risks threaten harvests and aid efforts.
- On Wednesday, the World Food Programme warned that a powerful El Niño event could push nearly 49 million additional people into acute food insecurity by the end of next year.
- The U.N. agency reported an 81% chance of a very strong El Niño event, with ocean temperatures at their warmest levels since at least 1982, potentially making it the strongest such event since 1950.
- Central America and Southern Africa face the highest risks, with food insecurity projected to increase by 83% and nearly 75% respectively, while South America and the Caribbean could each see more than 12 million additional people affected.
- Funding cuts from United States and European donors have hampered monitoring efforts, forcing the WFP to reduce household surveys from about 1.1 million in 2024 to about 800,000 this year.
- Jean-Martin Bauer, director of the WFP's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Service, noted the agency reached more than 1.3 million people across 18 countries with anticipatory aid to mitigate extreme weather impacts.
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A further analysis by its World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations said that strengthening the climate phenomenon could lead to a significant deterioration in 45 countries already experiencing vulnerability.
Africa: Strengthening El Niño to Push 49 Million More People Into Acute Hunger
Nearly 50 million more people in highly vulnerable communities globally are set to be pushed into acute hunger because of the strengthening El Niño weather phenomenon, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
The UN reveals that the intense weather phenomenon will seriously worsen conditions in 45 vulnerable countries by the end of 2027, reaching 274 million people
The El Niño phenomenon should significantly worsen food insecurity in some countries. The World Food Programme provided EUR 12 million in advance.
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