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0.9 °C in 2040 and 2.4 °C by the end of the century is the projected temperature increase for Colombia, with more droughts and extreme rains (Beverinotti, J et al., 2023).
(Beverinotti, J et al., 2023)
Beverinotti, J., García, P. M., Gonzalez Saldarriaga, S., y Grosman, N. (2023). Cadenas de valor sustentables: oportunidades y desafíos de integración productiva y descarbonización en Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. https://doi.org/10.18235/0005291
51% is the emissions reduction that Colombia has committed to achieve by 2030, with a goal of carbon neutral by 2050 (Beverinotti, J et al., 2023).
(Beverinotti, J et al., 2023)
Beverinotti, J., García, P. M., Gonzalez Saldarriaga, S., y Grosman, N. (2023). Cadenas de valor sustentables: oportunidades y desafíos de integración productiva y descarbonización en Colombia, Perú y Ecuador. https://doi.org/10.18235/0005291
Of the 33 countries in LAC, only three have an agricultural census produced in the last 5 years (FAO and UNDP, 2025)
FAO y PNUD (2025)
FAO y PNUD. 2025. Caracterización de la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Desafíos, evidencia y perspectivas. Santiago, FAO.
The article assesses the sustainability of urban agriculture in the municipality of El Alto, Bolivia, analyzing its environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Through sustainability indicators, it identifies the strengths and limitations of local agricultural practices, highlighting their role in food security, organic waste management, and income generation for urban families. The study proposes strategies to strengthen this activity as a viable alternative in the face of urban expansion and the challenges of climate change.
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia.
Villacorta, W. B., Delgado, M. T., & Challco, G. J. C. (2025). Evaluación de la sostenibilidad de la agricultura urbana en el Municipio de El Alto, Bolivia. Sapiens Studies Journal (SSJ), 2(1), 6.
85% of biofuel production in 2030 will come from crops (IEA, 2024).
IEA (2024)
IEA (2024). Carbon Accounting for Sustainable Biofuels.
One in three people in the world, or more than 2.2 billion, still lack access to safe drinking wáter (WRI, 2025).
WRI (2025)
WRI (2025). Thinking Beyond the Borehole: Safe Water Supplies Begin with Healthy Watersheds.
More than half of the world's population lacks adequate sanitation services (WRI, 2025).
WRI (2025)
WRI (2025). Thinking Beyond the Borehole: Safe Water Supplies Begin with Healthy Watersheds
Droughts have increased by 29% and flood disasters by 134% since 2000, affecting essential water infrastructure (WRI, 2025).
WRI (2025)
WRI (2025). Thinking Beyond the Borehole: Safe Water Supplies Begin with Healthy Watersheds
The 1.4% annual growth in agricultural productivity in the OECD between 1991 and 2000 was reduced to 0.85% between 2011 and 2021 (OECD, 2024).
OECD (2024)
OECD (2024), Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024: Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/74da57ed-en
2.3% was the annual growth of Argentina's agricultural production between 2012 and 2021, driven mainly by an increase in intermediate inputs (OECD, 2024).
OECD (2024)
OECD (2024), Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024: Innovation for Sustainable Productivity Growth, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/74da57ed-en