Over the past 30 years, the Caboclos peoples of the Amazon region have noticed changes in the tidal floods, known locally as lançantes, on the floodplains of the Amazon Estuary, Brazil.
The Mantaro Valley in central Peru is home to more than half a million people whose livelihoods depend on agricultural activities. Most vegetables and grains consumed in Lima are produced in the valley through rain-fed small-scale agriculture.
About 75% of the Latin American population now lives in urban areas. Since 1986 urban poverty has been on the increase and there are more urban than rural poor, a trend that is already affecting food security and availability.