19 people, mostly women farmers, operate the Community Hydroclimatic Monitoring Network in southern Ahuachapán, El Salvador; during Tropical Storm Julia, an alert issued after more than six hours of rain enabled vulnerable families to evacuate two hours before the rivers overflowed, with no loss of life.

83% of disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean are related to climate hazards, but only 6% of the regional risk-management budget is allocated to preventing future risks and 16% to reducing existing risks.

1.7 million new internal displacements caused by disasters were recorded in 2024 in Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Haiti and Ecuador alone, according to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement cited by the source.

Regional project designed to strengthen climate change and disaster adaptation and resilience in the fisheries sectors of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. The initiative will benefit more than 21,800 people, including small-scale fisherfolk, boat owners, processors, vendors, traders and coastal communities, with particular attention to women and youth. Interventions include climate-resilient fishing vessels and infrastructure, restoration and monitoring of coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds, integration of climate adaptation and disaster risk management into fisheries planning, access to insurance and financial services, training, technology and regional dissemination of good practices.

Project aimed at transforming livestock production in the Arenal-Huetar Norte Conservation Area of Costa Rica through sustainable and regenerative practices, stronger governance and capacity building for producers and institutions, access to incentives and finance, silvopastoral systems, improved grazing, soil and water management, restoration of riparian forests and wetlands, digital monitoring, traceability and deforestation-free production. The intervention seeks to strengthen rural livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve biodiversity and restore ecosystems, with attention to women, youth and the Maleku Indigenous people.

National program implemented by Costa Rica's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) to improve the sustainability, competitiveness and economic participation of small and medium agricultural producers. The operation uses a Program-for-Results (PforR) financing approach and has total financing of US$695 million: US$555 million in counterpart financing from the Government of Costa Rica, US$120 million from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD/World Bank), and US$20 million from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The Program includes modernization of public agricultural extension services, a digital producer information platform, agricultural traceability, productive and cold-chain infrastructure, technical assistance, access to financing for adoption of NAMA practices, and payments for environmental services related to carbon sequestration in agricultural soils. The Program will directly benefit 10,500 producers and reach 30,000 producers through direct and indirect benefits, equivalent to approximately 90,000 people when household members are included, with explicit attention to women and youth.

The Mexico-FAO Country Programming Framework 2026-2031 guides the priorities, goals, and mechanisms for technical and financial cooperation between the Government of Mexico and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations over six years. Its purpose is to accelerate the transition toward more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems. It organizes cooperation around the dimensions of people, prosperity, and planet and includes actions related to productivity, nutrition, finance, technology, markets, public procurement, short supply chains, sustainable management of water, soils, forests and fisheries, social protection, gender equality, and productive inclusion. Its six results areas represent a portfolio of approximately 140 million dollars for 2026-2031, of which about 54 million dollars already have identified funding and 86 million dollars must be mobilized. Implementation will be jointly monitored by SRE, SADER, AMEXCID, and FAO.

Costa Rica's Nationally Determined Contribution 2025-2035 updates the country's climate commitments through an integrated vision linking mitigation and adaptation under the principles of progression, environmental integrity, transparency and social justice. The framework consolidates and raises climate ambition through a multisectoral portfolio of actions aimed at decarbonization, climate resilience and nature-based solutions. It includes mitigation targets, ecosystem protection and restoration, stronger territorial resilience, institutional arrangements for implementation, and commitments related to gender equality, youth participation and recognition of Indigenous Peoples.

Belize's National Rural Development Strategy (NRDS) 2026-2030 establishes a coordinated, evidence-based national framework to advance inclusive, resilient and sustainable rural transformation. The Strategy is structured around four strategic axes: Partnership, Prosperity, People and Places, and integrates two cross-cutting approaches: inclusion, with a focus on gender, youth and culture, and climate change resilience. Its roadmap comprises 14 lines of action and 32 flagship initiatives designed to address structural constraints to rural development, including land insecurity, high financial costs, market failures and infrastructure gaps in roads and basic services. The preparation process included a strategic diagnosis, more than 40 expert interviews, eight community dialogues across all six districts involving more than 190 rural stakeholders, and technical consultations leading to final validation of the roadmap.

Project implemented in six regions of Guyana to improve the social and economic conditions of poor rural households, especially small-scale producers and vulnerable groups. READ expanded access to financial services and strengthened enterprise and market development, technical assistance, extension and training. The target group comprised 5,200 rural households, equivalent to about 20,800 people, with particular attention to woman-headed households, youth, Amerindian communities, non-traditional crop farmers and operators of rural micro and small enterprises. The Ministry of Agriculture was the executing agency and IFAD provided both loan and grant financing.

The initiative aimed to reduce rural poverty in the highland and high rainforest areas of Peru by strengthening the productive, human, social, and natural assets of organized smallholder farmers. The project supported the formation and consolidation of rural producer organizations to implement co-financed business plans, combined with technical assistance, training, and competitive funding mechanisms. It also promoted sustainable territorial management and strengthened local government capacities, enhancing market access, financial inclusion, and income generation among vulnerable rural populations.

This initiative is a Technical Cooperation (HA-T1341) in Haiti to support sustainable rural and agricultural development, focusing on strengthening implementation of the PAPAIR operation (HA-J0002) and identifying new investment opportunities to improve productivity, food security, and climate resilience in the country’s northern region. The TC responds to delays and limited operational capacity within MARNDR to implement PAPAIR (low disbursement rate and challenges in procurement, operational management, and planning), compounded by political, institutional, and security instability. Its specific objectives are to: (i) strengthen the Ministry’s capacity to implement PAPAIR, (ii) extract lessons learned from past and ongoing operations (including incentive mechanisms, subsidies, and technical assistance instruments, as well as private-sector experiences), and (iii) support the design of new strategies and investments (including sustainable value chains and a feasibility study for rehabilitating irrigation infrastructure). The TC is structured into three components: implementation support to PAPAIR through consultancies (procurement/contract management, rural infrastructure, M&E, gender and diversity), lessons learned, and identification/design of new strategies and investments; with outputs shared with public authorities, private-sector actors, and development partners. It will be executed by the IDB at the request of the Government of Haiti, in close coordination with MARNDR (monthly meetings and a designated focal point), funded by OC-SDP resources from W1D and W2A/W2B windows totaling US$300,000 over 24 months, starting on September 1, 2025.