The population in 10 departments is facing a food insecurity crisis, and this number could increase due to El Niño conditions.

A population across ten departments in Guatemala is currently facing a food insecurity crisis, with warnings that the situation could worsen due to prevailing El Niño conditions. This acute food security challenge compounds broader economic pressures in the country, as separate economic reports indicate that inflation in Guatemala rebounded to 2.70 percent in July, driven primarily by rising fuel costs.

The concurrence of climate shocks linked to El Niño and inflationary pressures poses heightened risks to vulnerable households, particularly in the ten affected departments. Authorities and analysts monitoring the situation note that the agricultural and economic impacts of these factors threaten to expand the scale and severity of the food crisis if mitigation measures are not sufficient.