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Honduras food insecurity and water scarcity intensifies

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By late July 2026 the hunger and water crisis in Honduras ~~intensified.~~ had deepened. An early‑July analysis warned that up to 1.8 million people (≈18 % of the population) could face a food crisis or emergency, and experts highlighted the country’s waste of abundant rainfall because of insufficient capture and storage infrastructure. Geographer Carlos Héctor Sabillón called for a national hydrological plan to protect watersheds, promote reforestation and build large‑scale storage works, especially for Tegucigalpa. Anthropologist Mario Ardón criticised the reliance on imported staple grains and urged a long‑term agrarian strategy to exploit Honduras’ diverse microclimates, aiming to reduce food insecurity affecting roughly 1.7 million people. A week later a severe El Niño‑related drought devastated maize and bean crops in the Corredor Seco region, pushing about 95 000 people into IPC Phase 4 emergency food insecurity. The Honduran Forum and ACT Alliance members OCDIH and CASM prepared food, safe‑water and agricultural inputs for vulnerable families in Copán, Santa Bárbara and Lempira. Simultaneously, the national meteorological and oceanographic agency placed 75 municipalities on yellow alert for water scarcity, and local mayors declared emergencies as residents struggled to supply livestock with water from the Choluteca River. At the end of July, meteorologists estimated a 90‑97 % likelihood that a strong El Niño will persist, warning that August rains will remain too light to restore soil moisture in the Corredor Seco. The Honduras Forum reaffirmed aid for the same vulnerable households, while projections indicated rice yields could fall 20‑50 % in the hardest‑hit districts, potentially adding up to 1.5 % pressure on global food‑price inflation if oil prices stay near $100 per barrel. Regional reports showed Argentina confronting flood risk and Colombia activating water‑scarcity alerts, underscoring the broader climate‑driven challenges across Latin America.

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