Central America Food Security Forecasts by Municipality Since 2023
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Description
Food security forecasts for Central American countries, departments, and municipalities, tracking Food Consumption Score (FCS) and Reduced Coping Strategy Index (rCSI) metrics since January 2023. Produced by Acción contra el hambre and GIS4tech, the data records the percentage of populations falling into specific vulnerability categories.
Use Cases
Analyzing regional food insecurity trends by comparing the percentage of the population in the 'Poor' FCS category across different departments
Identifying areas requiring urgent humanitarian intervention based on high percentages in the 'Severe' rCSI category
Forecasting socioeconomic stability by monitoring shifts between 'Acceptable' and 'Borderline' FCS statuses over time
Strengths
Granular geographic hierarchy including country, department, and municipality levels
Standardized food security metrics (FCS and rCSI) used by international humanitarian organizations
Continuous temporal coverage starting from January 2023
Limitations
Aggregated data format providing only percentages rather than individual household records
Methodological details regarding sample sizes and survey frequency are not included in the metadata
Provenance
Source
Acción contra el hambre - GIS4tech
Collection Method
Survey-based forecasting
Time Range
2023-2026
Freshness
Updated through March 2026 per metadata timestamps.
Geography
Central America (Country, Department, Municipality)
Data is licensed under CC-BY; users can visit the PREDISAN platform for additional context on the forecasting models and methodology.