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Caribbean: Iran war and El Niño worsen hunger

13/04/2026 Go to Evidence

45 million additional people could fall into acute hunger if the Iran war persists, with the Caribbean among the most vulnerable regions due to food import dependence and El Niño drought threats (The Guardian, 2026).

(The Guardian, 2026)

The Guardian. (2026, abril 13). El Niño explainer. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/el-nino-explainer

Strong El Niño: 62% likely June–Aug,

06/04/2026 Go to Evidence

+1.5°C anomaly in the Niño-3.4 region is NOAA's CPC threshold for a "strong" El Niño event, with a 62% probability of occurrence in June–August 2026 (Noll, 2026).

(Noll, 2026)

Noll, B. (2026, abril 6). Super El Niño chances increasing risks. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/04/06/super-el-nino-chances-increasing-risks/

Panama Canal: El Niño cut daily transits

06/04/2026 Go to Evidence

24 vessels per day transited the Panama Canal during the 2023–24 El Niño drought, down from the usual 36, with draft restrictions set at 44 feet (Noll, 2026).

(Noll,2026)

Noll, B. (2026, abril 6). Super El Niño chances increasing risks. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/04/06/super-el-nino-chances-increasing-risks/

Super Niño 2026 may be strongest on record

06/04/2026 Go to Evidence

ENECMWF models project Pacific temperatures exceeding the 2015 record (+5.04°F), with a 61% probability of El Niño in May–July 2026 (Noll, 2026).

(Noll, 2026)

Noll, B. (2026, abril 6). Super El Niño chances increasing risks. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/04/06/super-el-nino-chances-increasing-risks/

Peru: 2015 El Niño raised pesticide exposure risk

01/04/2026 Go to Evidence

The study maps 1,793 of 1,874 Peruvian districts (95.7%), with moderate-to-high risk zones covering over one-third of the national territory, indicating ENSO events amplify pesticide dispersal. (Honles,J. et al, 2026)

(Honles,J. et al, 2026)

Honles, J., Cerapio, J. P., Monge, C., Marchio, A., Ruiz, E., Fernández, R., Bertani, S. (2026). Mapping pesticide mixtures to cancer risk at the country scale with spatial exposomics. Nature Health. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44360-026-00087-0

Impact of frost on crops in the highlands (PE)

26/03/2026 Go to Evidence

During the 2025-2026 agricultural season in the Peruvian highlands, the frosts of February 2026 affected between 50% and 100% of the quinoa, potato, and forage crops, with variable development, from good to fair. (National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru, 2026).

Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú. (2026). Senamhi impulsa foro binacional Perú–Bolivia para analizar el comportamiento climático 2025–2026 en el Altiplano.

Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú (SENHAMI)

Possible impact of El Niño on GDP (Peru)

20/03/2026 Go to Evidence

It is estimated that the effects of a weak coastal El Niño in Peru could subtract 0.1 percentage points from the growth of economic activity in 2026. (Central Reserve Bank of Peru, 2026).

Banco Central de Reserva del Perú. (20 de marzo de 2026). Reporte de inflación - Marzo 2026.

Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Temperature increase

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

1.5°C was the temperature increase limit reaffirmed at COP27 (CAF, 2023).

CAF, 2023

Pupo Roncallo, O. R., & González Quiroga, A. (2023). Transición energética y descarbonización en América Latina y el Caribe en industrias de alto consumo energético (Policy Paper N.º 27). CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina. https://scioteca.caf.com/bitstream/handle/123456789/2268/Policy%20Paper%20N%C2%B027_Transici%C3%B3n%20energ%C3%A9tica%20y%20descarbonizaci%C3%B3n%20en%20ALC%20en%20industrias%20de%20dificil%20descarbonizacion.pdf?sequence=4&isAllowed=y