Already confronted with food security challenges which, since earlier this year, had compelled the Caribbean to move in the direction of establishing a regional food terminal designed to respond to ‘worst-case’ scenarios, particularly in the least food-secure countries in the region, Caribbean Community countries have just been served notice of the likelihood that their circumstances are likely to get worse before they get better.
This week the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) issued yet another blunt warning that the heavy rains which have already been impacting on the agriculture sectors and other aspects of normal life across the region are likely to persist through December, posing a risk of flooding and likely creating food availability challenges on top of those already facing some countries in the region.