World: Intersecting Global and Regional Shocks: Implications of the Middle East Crisis and El Niño for Food Security in the Caribbean, April 2026

Countries: World, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago Sources: Caribbean Community Secretariat, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. Executive Summary The Caribbean enters 2026 facing a convergence of global and regional shocks that pose significant risks to food security, household purchasing power, and economic stability. The simultaneous emergence of a major supply chain disruption in the Middle East combined with a high probability El Niño event threatens to amplify longsta