The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023
2023
This report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) examines the impact of disasters on agriculture and food security worldwide. The report provides estimates of losses caused by disasters over the past three decades, analyzing the increased global threat to agricultural production and its sectors, such as crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries, and aquaculture. The report also explores how global risks—from pandemics to armed conflicts—drive disaster risk in agriculture, threatening people’s livelihoods and food systems worldwide. The report calls for urgent investment in resilience, disaster risk reduction, and preparedness to preserve the role of agriculture in building a sustainable future.
The report is divided into five parts:
- Part 1: Introduction
- Part 2: Impact of Disasters in Agriculture
- Part 3: Disaster Risk Drivers and Cascading Impacts
- Part 4: Disaster Risk Reduction Solutions in Agriculture
- Part 5: Conclusions
An online version of the report is available, along with a brief summary of key findings.
The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023
Source:
The Impact of Disasters on Agriculture and Food Security 2023: Avoiding and Reducing Losses Through Investment in Resilience. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2023. https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc7900en.