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El Niño FAO–WFP Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal June 2026–March 2027

  • Publication | 2026
Global Food and Nutrition Security

FAO and WFP issue an appeal for anticipatory action at scale, seeking to protect nearly nine million people from the potential impact of a strong El Niño across 22 countries.

An El Niño is forming, and millions of food-insecure people are in its path. The forecast comes at a time when millions of people are already facing acute food insecurity driven by conflict, economic instability, displacement, recurrent weather-related shocks, and economic disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

This joint appeal marks a shift from reacting to crises to financing action before they happen on unprecedented scale.

Funding will support a package of proven anticipatory actions tailored to individual local contexts. These include cash assistance, the distribution of drought-tolerant and/or flood-resistant seeds, livestock protection measures, water harvesting and storage systems, flood protection infrastructure, agricultural advisories and the dissemination of early warning information.

This will help vulnerable households protect livelihoods, stabilize food consumption, safeguard agricultural production and strengthen resilience to future shocks.

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03 Jul 2026

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