• Men stand in a field of crops which have been destroyed by drought and other natural hazards. A man at the front wears a hat and has his arms crossed. There are mountains in distance.

    Food Insecurity a Threat to the Human Security of the Poqomam People Settled in the Dry Corridor

    Duration: July 2013 - June 2015
    Budget: US$2,463,955
    Implementing Agencies: UNDP (lead), PAHO, FAO

    The 2 million inhabitants of Guatemala’s Dry Corridor have historically coped with conditions of severe water scarcity and seasonal food insecurity. Growing demographic pressures, poverty and poor land management practices, for example, had exerted strain on the fragile environment of the region and had prolonged the cyclical periods of food insecurity faced by the communities.