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This Climate Risk Profile provides an overview of climate risks to food security and resilience in Madagascar, including an overview of current and projected climate impacts to agriculture, livestock, fisheries, water resources.

Cheneso was the first of the year’s seasonal tropical cyclones to strike Madagascar in January 2023. The flooding affected thousands of homes across six districts. But local authorities say they felt better prepared for this year’s cyclone season.

Madagascar’s location and socio-economic conditions make it especially exposed to a wide range of interconnected hazards.

People living in Madagascar are learning to adapt to rapidly altering climatic conditions in what is said to be the fourth most climate change affected country worldwide.

In Madagascar, an island nation prone to extreme weather events, the UN is working with the authorities to help the African country’s population cope.

Madagascar, in particular the most populated region around the capital of Antananarivo experienced in 2023 its hottest October ever, breaking many high and low temperature records.

An assessment undertaken by the AUC jointly with the SADC and UNDP on the impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi, identified important lessons for recovery.

La Deuxième contribution déterminée au niveau (CDN2) se positionne comme un document de planification stratégique de lutte contre les changements climatiques pour les cinq années à venir.