6 Solutions to Climate Change & Hunger
July 24, 2019
Climate change isn’t coming. It’s already here, and it’s the second leading cause of global hunger. Here are the six most effective things we can do about it.
WFP News
Topic: Extreme Weather
WFP Provides Innovative Assistance to Flood-Affected People in North Western Bangladesh
July 23, 2019
With more than 700 rivers, Bangladesh is increasingly seeing the impact of climate change. To help, 5,000 households have now received $53 through an innovative forecast-based financing project.
How Will Families in Somalia Survive the Driest Season in 35 Years?
July 18, 2019
Ongoing drought in Somalia means families are facing severe hunger, struggling to adapt and looking for any way to continue their everyday lives.
“Everything Has Changed”: The Congo Is Heating Up
June 24, 2019
Erratic, extreme rainfall is making the Congo hotter and more exposed to dry spells and violent storms
Record Number of People Facing Critical Lack of Food in South Sudan
June 14, 2019
Three UN agencies warn that 61% of the population – the highest rate ever – is projected to face crisis levels of food insecurity or worse by the end of July.
Blow After Blow
April 26, 2019
As Mozambique reels from the consequences of Cyclone Idai, Cyclone Kenneth hits the north of the country.
Erratic Weather Patterns in the Central American Dry Corridor Leave 1.4 Million People in Urgent Need of Food Assistance
April 25, 2019
Prolonged droughts followed by heavy rain have destroyed more than half of the corn and bean crops that subsistence farmers rely on to survive.
How ‘Rural Revitalization’ Could End Hunger
April 25, 2019
We need “a systemwide transformation” in the way we live, work, govern and grow our food. It’s no small task.
Bram Mussa Rescued Over 100 People With a Single Canoe
April 19, 2019
“The water level rose up to our elbows. My husband and I were carrying our children in our arms…We were trapped.”
World Food Programme Reaches 1 Million Flood-Affected People in Mozambique
April 16, 2019
The successful scale-up has been made possible by the generosity of donors. However, WFP still requires $130 million to be able to fully implement its response through June.
