In past years, there has been growing awareness in Central America about the problems caused by extreme weather events, particularly droughts, which threaten the livelihoods of already vulnerable small-scale grain producers in the Dry Corridor. In this context, the project “Increase the resilience of the livelihoods of small-scale producers to drought in the Central American Dry Corridor” was created. The project’s main objective is to contribute to the sustainable reduction of the impact of recurrent droughts on the food security of the vulnerable population in the Central American Dry Corridor.
The project was implemented in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua through a development consortium between the foundation Action Against Hunger (ACF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with financial support and coordination from the European Commission’s Directorate for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO).
The project was carried out on four different levels, each with a specific outcome. The first level, which received the most emphasis in terms of investments, focused on the producers themselves. The second level of project implementation focused on rural communities, promoting organisation and land management to reduce vulnerability. The third level involved municipalities and territorial organisations responsible for risk management and nutritional food security monitoring. The fourth level involved a larger sector of the population, national entities, regional bodies, and the cooperative community. Its focus was on improving knowledge and understanding of the current situation in the Dry Corridor and the impact that climate change has on livelihoods and food security, particularly for decision-makers whose actions influence or improve livelihoods.
