Natural Disasters & Preparedness Archives - Page 9 of 15

Andrés Gordillo in his canoe, navigating through the communities affected by flooding in the Los Espinos-Quevedo Community

El Niño Could Worsen Hunger This Year. Here’s WFP’s Humanitarian Response.

For families already struggling to find enough food, weather shocks from El Niño can quickly lead to extreme hunger. That’s why WFP prepared and acted early to protect communities.

The drought in Somalia is putting families and communities under growing strain.

World Food Programme ramps up preparedness and response plans as El Niño threatens to push tens of millions into acute hunger

WFP warns that El Niño could worsen food insecurity through 2027, threatening vulnerable communities and driving greater hunger worldwide.

Mamenosoa Odile lives in Anjamahavelo. She is the president of the Mifanavotse Association. They work with WFP, growing and harvesting crops in community farmland.

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WFP Provides Food to Thousands Displaced from Goma After Volcano Eruption

June 2, 2021

WFP has started providing emergency food rations to people displaced from their homes in Goma by the sudden eruption of Nyiragongo volcano.

Climate Change, Food Security and Humanitarian Emergencies

June 2, 2021

Climate change is threatening our complex global food system which is already struggling to meet the needs of a growing and changing population.

Bai Mbaram attempts to grow vegetables in dry soil near Lake Chad

14 Facts Linking Climate, Disasters & Hunger

May 13, 2021

Disasters disproportionately affect the world’s poorest people and communities, significantly increasing hunger, malnutrition and their exposure to risk. Here are 14 key facts on the link between disasters and hunger.

Why Do Floods Follow Droughts? Look to the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

May 10, 2021

Imagine waking up to a wave of water running across your floor and hearing your six children cry out in fear. This is what happened to Agan in Ethiopia when floods washed away everything she had.

Two Years Since Cyclone Idai Struck, Many Mozambicans Still Struggle to Recover

March 6, 2021

In the weeks after the strongest storm to ever hit the country, WFP’s emergency assistance kick-started the recovery of 1.8 million people. But many others, who are still struggling today, face a bleak and uncertain future.

Humanitarian emergencies like this hurricane causes extreme hunger.

Battered by Climate Shocks and Bruised by Economic Crisis Millions More in Central America Face Hunger

February 23, 2021

Communities in Central America have hit rock bottom: Many now have nowhere to live and are staying in temporary shelters, surviving on next to nothing.