Climate change in Honduras


is one of the countries which is most at risk from climate change.
The frequency of natural disasters in Honduras, such as floods, mudslides, tropical storms and hurricanes, "is expected to increase as climate change intensifies," according to a United States Agency for International Development factsheet.
Over 40 percent of Hondurans work in the agricultural sector, which is impacted by increasing temperatures and reduced rainfall.
A 2013 bark beetle outbreak destroyed a quarter of all forests in Honduras.
Honduras contributes only 0.1 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Drought

Drought in Honduras has become a driver of emigration, causing poor crop yields for poor subsistence farmers, and has been a factor in the formation of migrant caravans to the United States.
According to the FAO, migrants leaving central and western Honduras between 2014 and 2016 most frequently citied "no food" as their reason for leaving.