Organizers
WFPStream the Event
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Contact information
carla.alleyne@wfp.orgVirtual Launch of the Fourth Round of the Caribbean COVID-19 Food security and Livelihoods Impact Survey
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with support from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), has tracked the impact of COVID-19 on the lives and livelihoods of residents in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.
Location
About the event
WFP Caribbean and CARICOM will present the findings of the Fourth Round of the Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security and Livelihoods Impact Survey.
The Caribbean is particularly vulnerable to price shocks as it is disproportionately dependent on imports for domestic food consumption. The latest CARICOM-WFP food security and livelihoods survey, undertaken just prior to the onset of the Ukraine crisis, signals that the region remains at a tipping point for food security. This crisis has since led to a further spike in the price of food commodities as measured by the FAO Food Price Index. This exacerbates the enduring effect of COVID-19 on food security. Investments in domestic and regional food systems must become a strategic priority for CARICOM and its members, along with social protection measures for the most vulnerable.
