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Drought affected thousands of hectares : Guatemala

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

360,000 hectares in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor were affected by the lack of rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAGA) (WFP, 2024).

PMA, 2024.

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Guatemala
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance Food aid
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities Agricultural producers
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Agricultural losses exceeded 75%.

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

25% to 75% crop losses were recorded in areas with Action Against Hunger projects in Guatemala during 2023, due to drought conditions associated with the El Niño phenomenon. Agricultural losses exceeded 75% in some affected areas.

PMA, 2024

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Guatemala
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities Agricultural producers
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Honduras faces a food crisis.

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

2.4 million people in Honduras faced crisis or more severe levels of food insecurity between June and August 2023 due to below-average rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon (WFP, 2024).

PMA, 2024

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Honduras
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance Food aid
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Rural communities
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Climate change in the Andes and agriculture

11/03/2021 Go to Evidence

Systematic review compiling existing research on the effects of climate change on Andean agriculture. It analyzes climate variables (temperature, precipitation, evapotranspiration), induced phenomena (soil erosion, glacier retreat, alterations in crops such as potatoes, quinoa, corn), and the vulnerability of small-scale farmers in the high Andes.

Universidad Continental, Huancayo, Perú

Lozano, A., Alvarez, C., Moggiano, N. (2021). El cambio climático en los Andes y su impacto en la agricultura: una revisión sistemática. Scientia Agropecuaria, 12(1): 101-108

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture
Country: Peru
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: Support to technological research and development
Beneficiary: Rural communities
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Impact of climate change

10/12/2020 Go to Evidence

56% of the departments in Colombia are in the very high threat category due to climate change, affecting the entire national territory (Government of Colombia, 2020).

Gobierno de Colombia (2020). ACTUALIZACIÓN NDC COLOMBIA - 2020. Actualización de la Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional de Colombia (NDC).

Gobierno de Colombia (2020). ACTUALIZACIÓN NDC COLOMBIA - 2020. Actualización de la Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional de Colombia (NDC).

Tag: Climate_Risks
Country: Colombia
Sector: Multisectoral
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience

Increase in Extreme Climate Events

30/12/2010 Go to Evidence

8 extreme events per decade experienced El Salvador in the 2000s, compared to 1 event per decade in the 60s and 70s (Martín Manzano, 2012).

8 eventos extremos por década experimentó El Salvador en los años 2000, comparado con 1 evento por década en los años 60 y 70 (Martín Manzano, 2012).

Martín Manzano, M. del M. (2012). La FAO y la agricultura familiar: El caso de El Salvador. FAO El Salvador.

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture GlobalCatastrophicRisks Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: El Salvador
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Environment and natural resources
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Early warning systems
Result: Climate mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Environmental sustainability

USD 475 million in losses from the 1997–98 El Niño

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

USD 475 million in losses were estimated by ECLAC in Central America during the 1997–98 El Niño event, with all countries reporting significant impacts on the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

Tag: ElNiño Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: Central America
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources Multisectoral Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Education and awareness building Strategic planning Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Rural communities Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Improved technical capacities Information generation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

More than USD 6 billion in losses from Hurricane

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

More than USD 6 billion in economic losses were caused by Hurricane Mitch in Central America, with approximately half occurring in the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

Tag: ElNiño Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: Central America
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources Multisectoral Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Education and awareness building Strategic planning Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Rural communities Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Improved technical capacities Information generation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

58% of losses occurred in agriculture

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

58% of the economic losses recorded in Costa Rica during the El Niño event occurred in the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

Tag: ElNiño Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: Central America Costa Rica
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources Multisectoral Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Education and awareness building Strategic planning Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Rural communities Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Improved technical capacities Information generation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

60% of economic losses affect agriculture

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

Nearly 60% of the economic losses caused by droughts and El Niño events are borne by the agricultural sector, highlighting its high vulnerability to climate variability.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

Tag: ElNiño Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: Central America
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources Multisectoral Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Education and awareness building Strategic planning Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Rural communities Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Improved technical capacities Information generation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security