1.5 million to contributing to the sustainable food and nutrition security of vulnerable smallholder families in the Central American Dry Corridor, who are affected by climate change.

Se denomina Corredor Seco se una zona de América Central que se ve afectada por extrema escasez de agua cada año, entre noviembre y abril. Se extiende desde el norte de Nicaragua hasta el sur de Guatemala, pasando por El Salvador y Honduras. El fenómeno de El Niño y las afectaciones del cambio climático han causado sequías repetitivas en esas zonas. Las sequías acumuladas en los últimos años y la baja resiliencia de la población del Corredor Seco han causado una situación de extrema vulnerabilidad e inseguridad alimentaria para unos 2.1 millones de personas.

The Global Programme "Food Security for Climate Change Affected Populations in Central America 2019-2022" is financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of Germany and ASB's own funds. 1.5 million to contribute to the sustainable food and nutrition security of vulnerable smallholder farmers in the Central American Dry Corridor who are affected by climate change.

The geographical area selected for the intervention of the global programme has been parts of the Dry Corridor of Honduras and Guatemala, the two countries in the region most affected by the phenomenon of drought and at greatest risk of food crisis.

Los objetivos del programa, son lograr la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional sostenible de las familias de pequeños agricultores beneficiarios a través de la mejora de la gestión del riesgo de sequía a nivel regional, nacional y local. Esto, se llevará a cabo desarrollando experiencias replicables para la mejora de la disponibilidad y acceso a alimentos de los pequeños agricultores a través de la estabilización, diversificación y adaptación de sus medios de vida.

Through the Global Programme, 23,156 people will be directly impacted and between 500,000 and 1.5 million people living in the Central American Dry Corridor, the most affected by recurrent and prolonged droughts in the CA-4 group of food insecure countries, will benefit indirectly.

Added value approaches of the Programme:

• Multi-level (local, national and regional)
• Multi-sectoral (capacity building, early warning systems)
• Multi-stakeholder (civil society and authorities)
• Strong participatory and local reference character
• Pilot character and multiplying effect
• Inclusive Approach (Active inclusion of people with disabilities)
• Gender approach
• Approach to conservation and protection of the environment