El Niño is expected to worsen Madagascar's food crisis, with 2.5 million people facing acute food insecurity.
El Niño impacts Madagascar
El Niño, a climate pattern characterized by warmer-than-average ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific, is expected to worsen the food crisis in southern Madagascar, according to Action Against Hunger.Drought conditions to intensify
The global climate phenomenon will intensify drought conditions in the coming months in this part of the country, where more than 2.5 million people are currently facing acute food insecurity.Worst food crisis since 2021
The NGO expects the region to experience the worst food crisis since that of 2021 in the south of the island, which had already seen severe hunger and malnutrition affecting large parts of the population.Humanitarian response needed
Action Against Hunger is calling for urgent humanitarian assistance to address the growing crisis, as the combination of El Niño-induced drought and ongoing food shortages threatens to push more people into severe hunger.
