Paraguay: Appeal for funds
Paraguay is facing extreme drought, which is particularly critical in the Chaco region – the country’s largest, least populated, most remote and arid region, characterized by limited rainfall, sandy eroded soils and desert temperatures – due to the “triple episode” of the La Niña phenomenon. Severe rainfall deficit is exacerbating the humanitarian situation and affecting populations' food security and livelihoods, particularly of Indigenous People as well as of the rest of the population that depends on agriculture for food and income. An alarming increase in the level of malnutrition also continues to impact already vulnerable families. The response of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) aims at restoring the livelihoods of rural households affected by the prolonged drought, as well as rehabilitating water infrastructures, while strengthening anticipatory actions and climate-resilient measures in collaboration with local and municipal actors. The intervention prioritizes the most affected communities in the targeted region, namely Indigenous Peoples and women.
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| Format: | Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FAO ;
2023
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CC6618EN http://www.fao.org/3/cc6618en/cc6618en.pdf |
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