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El Niño: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, October 2023–March 2024

Mitigating the expected impacts of El Niño-induced climate extremes on agriculture and food security

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 22 P.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) The latest forecasts point to a greater than 80 percent chance of El Niño continuing through March–May 2024, following declaration of the onset of El Niño conditions in early July 2023 by the World Meteorological Organization. The strength is expected to be comparable to the top six strongest events in recorded history, increasing the likelihood of extreme weather and climate hazards, ranging from drought to floods and storms. By disrupting rainfall and temperature patterns, El Niño may strongly impact agriculture, rural livelihoods and food security. Such early warnings clearly call for early action. FAO’s El Niño Anticipatory Action and Response Plan requires urgent funding to deliver immediate support in a number of identified countries around the world, based on analysis of historical trends, latest seasonal forecasts, agricultural seasonality and the vulnerability of populations at risk.

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FAO. 2023. El Niño: Anticipatory Action and Response Plan, October 2023–March 2024. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8496en

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