The Dry Corridor
April 22, 2025
The Dry Corridor is a strip of land across El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua that is vulnerable to extreme climate events like long periods of drought, putting livelihoods at risk.
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Location: Honduras
Honduras
April 22, 2025
Poverty is the root cause of hunger in Honduras but inequality, violent crime and vulnerability to extreme climatic events exacerbate hunger.
The 8 Countries Most Affected by Climate Change
April 21, 2023
In regions around the world, the climate crisis is causing more frequent and intense extreme weather events. From droughts to hurricanes to floods, these climate extremes are driving more people into severe hunger and poverty.
Hunger, Poverty, Climate Shocks and Threat of Violence Force Hundreds of Thousands of Families From Their Homes in Central America
December 17, 2021
Over the last five years, a new report found that an estimated 378,000 people have made the arduous trek from their homes in Central America across the border into the United States.
A Force of Nature: Hunger and Climate Crises in Ten Photographs From Around the Globe
August 19, 2021
To mark Nature Photography Day, we’re looking at ten stunning photographs from some of the hungriest places on earth.
“Hope Is Key to Our Work.” Highlights From a Conversation Between WFP USA’s President and the Alliance’s Eric Mitchell
July 22, 2021
On June 29th, World Food Program USA President and CEO Barron Segar sat down with the Executive Director of the Alliance to End Hunger, Eric Mitchell, to discuss hunger in Central America.
Trouble in the Tropics: Climate Change, COVID-19 and the Relentless Cycle of Hunger
June 29, 2021
For International Day of the Tropics, we’re taking a deeper look at how climate presents unique challenges for those living in the Dry Corridor and how WFP is helping to break the cycle of hunger.
Barren Farms, Violent Crime and No Jobs. Here’s What Most of Us Don’t Know About Migration
June 15, 2021
Today, the global spotlight on the Central American migration crisis has left many to question what the root causes are of the migration. We have some answers, and they all boil down to one thing: hunger.
To Untangle America’s Complex Border Challenges, We Must First Tame Climate Change and Hunger
May 13, 2021
There are no easy solutions to untangle America’s complex border challenges, but there are remedies that can alleviate vulnerable people’s need to migrate. They begin with understanding what truly drives the hunger that prompts so many people to leave their homes.
Life Without Water: Poverty & Hunger in Honduras
May 12, 2021
Maria’s family invested all their money in corn crops, then watched them wither away from drought. Now they’re struggling to put food on the table and praying for rain.
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