Strengthening El Niño and Middle East Crisis Intensify Food Insecurity Risk in Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific region faces increasing risks from strengthening El Niño conditions and renewed pressures from the Middle East crisis, which are creating uncertainty in fuel, fertilizer, and food markets and supply chains. Forecasts indicate a potentially exceptional El Niño, which, combined with other factors, could lead to an additional 8.2 million people facing acute food insecurity in the region.