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Heat stress

01/03/2026 Go to Evidence

Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia face an average of 144 days a year with heat that is harmful to coffee, almost four months under heat stress (El País, 2026).

El País. (2026, febrero 18). El cambio climático también va por el café: Los días de calor que afectan sus cultivos se disparan en Brasil, Colombia y otros países productores. https://elpais.com/america-futura/2026-02-18/el-cambio-climatico-tambien-va-por-el-cafe-los-dias-de-calor-que-afectan-sus-cultivos-se-disparan-en-brasil-colombia-y-otros-paises-productores.html

El País. https://elpais.com/

Coffee production

01/03/2026 Go to Evidence

75% of the world's coffee is produced by just five countries: Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia (El País, 2026).

El País. (2026, febrero 18). El cambio climático también va por el café: Los días de calor que afectan sus cultivos se disparan en Brasil, Colombia y otros países productores. https://elpais.com/america-futura/2026-02-18/el-cambio-climatico-tambien-va-por-el-cafe-los-dias-de-calor-que-afectan-sus-cultivos-se-disparan-en-brasil-colombia-y-otros-paises-productores.html

El País. https://elpais.com/

Agriculture vs. other sectors IAP

08/12/2025 Go to Evidence

In the sectoral mapping of PAIs, agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing accounts for 248 PAIs (34.8%), followed by manufacturing (188), tourism (70) and ICT (51); additionally, 32 PAIs in health are identified, according to the report (ECLAC, 2025).

En la identificación sectorial de IAP, el rubro agrícola, silvicultura, caza y pesca registra 248 IAP (34,8%), seguido por industrias manufactureras (188), turismo (70) y TIC (51); adicionalmente se identifican 32 IAP en salud (farmacéutico y servicios/dispositivos médicos), según el informe (CEPAL, 2025).

Formality

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

Formal workers earned 1.7, 1.3 and 1.6 times more in Barbados, Chile, Brazil and Colombia (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Inflation expectations

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

Two economies —Brazil and Mexico— face tensions in inflation expectations (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Forest cover loss in LAC

30/11/2025 Go to Evidence

7% of forest cover was lost between 1990 and 2020 in Latin America and the Caribbean, equivalent to 138 million hectares, highlighting the scale of landscape degradation in the region and the urgency of advancing large-scale restoration and conservation efforts (World Resources Institute, 2024).

World Resources Institute, 2024

Emissions from land use in LAC.

30/11/2025 Go to Evidence

58% of greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean originate from land use, land-use change, and the forestry sector, highlighting the significant weight of these activities in the region’s climate dynamics and the urgent need to strengthen mitigation efforts (World Resources Institute, 2024).

World Resources Institute, 2024

Forests in Latin America and the Caribbean.

30/11/2025 Go to Evidence

23% of the world’s forests and 60% of global biodiversity are located in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the region’s strategic importance for ecosystem and biodiversity conservation. This significant share also reflects the critical role of LAC in providing essential ecosystem services and in supporting global efforts to address environmental degradation and climate change (World Resources Institute, 2024)

World Resources Institute, 2024