extreme weather events – Francisco Alpízar

Perceptions of Extreme Weather Events and Adaptation Decisions

A Case Study of Maize and Bean Farmers in Guatemala and Honduras Extreme Events and Climate Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2021) Milagro Saborío-Rodríguez, Francisco Alpízar, Leyla Aguilar-Solano, M. Ruth Martínez-Rodríguez, Raffaele Vignola, Bárbara Viguera, Celia A. Harvey. Abstract Although there is growing recognition that extreme weather events pose significant challenges to Central American agriculture, littleContinueContinue reading “Perceptions of Extreme Weather Events and Adaptation Decisions”

Determinants of food insecurity among smallholder farmer households in Central America: recurrent versus extreme weather-driven events

Regional Environmental Change (2020) Francisco Alpízar, Milagro Saborío-Rodríguez, M. Ruth Martínez-Rodríguez, Bárbara Viguera, Raffaele Vignola, Tabaré Capitán & Celia A. Harvey. Abstract To ensure food security among rural communities under a changing climate, policymakers need information on the prevalence and determinants of food insecurity, the role of extreme weather events in exacerbating food insecurity, and the strategies that farmers use to copeContinueContinue reading “Determinants of food insecurity among smallholder farmer households in Central America: recurrent versus extreme weather-driven events”