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1.7 million disaster displacements

22/09/2026 Go to Evidence

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.

Paz Cardona (2026)

Paz Cardona, A. (2026, 22 de septiembre). Comunidades latinoamericanas se apropian de los datos científicos para sobrevivir a la crisis climática. Agencia Ocote. https://www.agenciaocote.com/blog/2026/09/22/datos-climaticos-comunitarios-sobrevivir-crisis-climatica/

Crops affected by rains (Ecuador, 2026)

19/07/2026 Go to Evidence

25,148.52 hectares of crops were affected by rains in Ecuador between January and mid-July 2026. (National Secretariat of Risk Management of Ecuador, 2026).

Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador. (2026). Informe de Situación Nacional - SitRep 132.

Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador

Crops lost due to rain (Ecuador, 2026)

19/07/2026 Go to Evidence

27,835.41 hectares of crops were lost due to rains in Ecuador between January and mid-July 2026. (National Secretariat of Risk Management of Ecuador, 2026).

Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador. (2026). Informe de Situación Nacional - SitRep 132.

Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador

Two mechanisms protect rural investment

01/07/2026 Go to Evidence

2 economic protection mechanisms, market diversification and agricultural insurance, are included in the plan to prevent price declines and facilitate the recovery of affected producers' investments.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026, 1 de julio). MAGP presenta plan de contingencia ante posible presencia de Evento El Niño. https://www.agricultura.gob.ec/magp-presenta-plan-de-contingencia-ante-posible-presencia-de-evento-el-nino/

Four sectors have preventive measures

01/07/2026 Go to Evidence

4 productive sectors, agriculture, livestock, aquaculture and fisheries, have differentiated preventive measures under Ecuador's Contingency Plan for the possible occurrence of El Niño.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026, 1 de julio). MAGP presenta plan de contingencia ante posible presencia de Evento El Niño. https://www.agricultura.gob.ec/magp-presenta-plan-de-contingencia-ante-posible-presencia-de-evento-el-nino/

Percentage of LAC fishing in the S. Pacific

30/06/2026 Go to Evidence

Approximately 64% of the region's capture fisheries production in 2024 came from the Southeast Pacific. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026). El estado mundial de la pesca y la acuicultura 2026 - América Latina y el Caribe.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Probability of El Niño magnitude (region 1+2)

15/06/2026 Go to Evidence

For the Niño 1+2 region, the Coastal Niño would extend until the summer of 2027. The event is expected to reach a magnitude between strong (48%) and moderate (46%). (Multisectoral Commission in Charge of the National Study of the El Niño Phenomenon, 2026).

Comisión Multisectorial Encargada del Estudio Nacional del Fenómeno El Niño. (2026). Comunicado Oficial ENFEN N° 11-2026.

Comisión Multisectorial Encargada del Estudio Nacional del Fenómeno El Niño (ENFEN)

Estimated growth of agriculture (Ecuador, 2026)

Activities related to agriculture, livestock and forestry will grow by 2.9% in Ecuador during the year 2026. (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026). Panorama agroestadístico - Mayo 2026.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Ecuador

Hectares of temporary crops (Ecuador, 2025)

742,606 hectares in Ecuador contain temporary crops (rice, peas, broccoli, barley, corn, potatoes, quinoa, soybeans, wheat, cassava, and others). (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026). Panorama agroestadístico - Mayo 2026.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Ecuador

Hectares of permanent crops (Ecuador, 2025)

1,471,725 ​​hectares in Ecuador contain permanent crops (bananas, cocoa, coffee, sugarcane, passion fruit, oranges, African palm, tomatoes, and others). (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2026).

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca. (2026). Panorama agroestadístico - Mayo 2026.

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Ecuador