Climate change vulnerability and food insecurity: Empirical evidence for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean

This study uses panel data analysis to explore the channels through which climate change vulnerability affects food security in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), including subregional analysis. Agri-food systems face unprecedented challenges in feeding a growing population while preserving natural resources in the presence of climate change. Climate change is a global phenomenon but its impacts on food systems are highly heterogenous.

Aspects such as economic, social, geographical and environmental factors might increase or reduce a regions vulnerability. The results of this study confirm that climate change vulnerability is closely linked to food security and its dimensions, namely: availability, access, use and stability. These findings provide important insights for LAC countries to take action on improving food systems resilience to climate change.