How El Nino and two wars are driving the next food price crisis | DW News

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Global food prices are climbing as climate and conflict collide. Supply disruptions caused by wars in Ukraine and Iran are combining with the threat of a severe El Nino. We speak to Erin Sikorsky, Director of the Center for Climate and Security, about the geopolitical risks and possible ways to avert a severe food crisis. 00:00 FAO food price index hits near four-year high: the El Nino connection 01:14 Erin Sikorsky on why a stressed food system cannot absorb another shock 02:39 El Nino's expected impact: which regions face drought and which face floods 03:06 Grain, sugar, and dairy: how El Nino disrupts global supply chains l05:52 The FAO commodity index: why vegetable oils worry Sikorsky most 06:46 How quickly could El Nino price shocks hit consumers in vulnerable countries 07:21 Are markets reacting to actual shortages or fear of future shortages 09:41 Does food insecurity predict political unrest? North Africa and the Arab Spring parallel 11:23 Record harvests and rising prices:

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