Dry Corridor Anticipatory Action Framework Honduras

The water shortage and a decrease in the availability of water for domestic use and human consumption, which leads to waterborne diseases or the lack of this vital liquid that affect vulnerable groups such as children under five years of age and pregnant women or women of childbearing age with greater intensity. [...] According to the forecasts of the Center for Atmospheric, Oceanographic and Seismic Studies (CENAOS) the effects in the population could be severe in 2024. [...] Other possible worrisome impacts caused by environmental change and induced catastrophes are the increase in food prices, food and water insecurity in malnutrition affecting mainly children under 5 years of age and pregnant women or women of childbearing age, increasing the The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to Coordinate the global emer. [...] The preparedness and response capacity of the WASH sector is also limited, particularly in areas of the Dry Corridor, where WASH services are under responsibility of small and medium size municipalities and or community water boards, with limited capacity to overcome drought and decreasing water table levels for human use and consumption, which holds a preferred and privileged use over other uses. [...] United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs www.unocha.org OCHA |4 Objective of the AA Framework in Honduras: Timely Anticipatory Action save lives against impact of El Niño Outcome(s) of the AA Framework: reduce the humanitarian impact of drought on people at risk in the dry corridor in 2024 through a multi-sectoral package of projects that unfold as soon as the trigger thr.