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Fewer daily slots amid low precipitation

20/08/2026 Go to Evidence

9 daily Neopanamax slots and 25 Panamax slots will be available from September 3, 2026; Panamax slots will decrease to 23 from September 15 amid reduced precipitation in the Canal watershed.

Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (2026)

Autoridad del Canal de Panamá. (2026, 20 de agosto). Panama Canal adopts additional measures to address reduced precipitation in the Canal watershed. https://pancanal.com/en/panama-canal-adopts-additional-measures-to-address-reduced-precipitation-in-the-canal-watershed/

Tag: ElNiño Food_Water_Security Climate_Risks
Country: Panama
Sector: Mobility, Services or Transport Logistics Environment and natural resources
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Regulations, standards and legal frameworks
Result: Risk mitigation Strengthened water resources management

Neopanamax maximum drafts postponed

20/08/2026 Go to Evidence

14.63 meters of maximum authorized draft is postponed until September 2, 2026, and the adjustment to 14.48 meters is postponed until October 1, based on Gatun Lake levels and weather projections.

Autoridad del Canal de Panamá (2026)

Autoridad del Canal de Panamá. (2026, 20 de agosto). Panama Canal adopts additional measures to address reduced precipitation in the Canal watershed. https://pancanal.com/en/panama-canal-adopts-additional-measures-to-address-reduced-precipitation-in-the-canal-watershed/

Tag: ElNiño Food_Water_Security Climate_Risks
Country: Panama
Sector: Mobility, Services or Transport Logistics Environment and natural resources
Area: Agrifood Context
Instrument: Regulations, standards and legal frameworks
Result: Risk mitigation Strengthened water resources management

Over 64% of affected farmers use Prodesal

07/08/2026 Go to Evidence

More than 64% of the affected farmers were enrolled in Prodesal and received technical guidance and support.

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile. (2026, 7 de agosto). Seremi de Agricultura Maule detalla afectaciones por sistemas frontales concentradas en pequeños agricultores. https://minagri.gob.cl/noticia/seremi-de-agricultura-maule-detalla-afectaciones-por-sistemas-frontales-concentradas-en-pequenos-agricultores/

Tag: Climate_Risks Floods FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Chile
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Agricultural extension services Technical assistance to producers
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers

Maule records 1,056 affected farmers

07/08/2026 Go to Evidence

1,056 farmers affected by the frontal weather systems were recorded by INDAP in the Maule Region as of the week of 7 August 2026.

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile. (2026, 7 de agosto). Seremi de Agricultura Maule detalla afectaciones por sistemas frontales concentradas en pequeños agricultores. https://minagri.gob.cl/noticia/seremi-de-agricultura-maule-detalla-afectaciones-por-sistemas-frontales-concentradas-en-pequenos-agricultores/

Tag: Climate_Risks Floods FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Chile
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers

Five communes hold 50% of affected farmers

07/08/2026 Go to Evidence

50% of the 1,056 affected farmers were concentrated in five Maule communes: Chanco, Cauquenes, Pelluhue, Parral and Retiro.

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile (2026)

Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile. (2026, 7 de agosto). Seremi de Agricultura Maule detalla afectaciones por sistemas frontales concentradas en pequeños agricultores. https://minagri.gob.cl/noticia/seremi-de-agricultura-maule-detalla-afectaciones-por-sistemas-frontales-concentradas-en-pequenos-agricultores/

Tag: Climate_Risks Floods FamilyAndCommunityFarmingSystems
Country: Chile
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Family Farming Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Agricultural producers

Driest July since 1967 in French Guiana

04/08/2026 Go to Evidence

110 mm of average rainfall were recorded in French Guiana in July 2026, compared with a monthly normal of 262 mm; it was the driest July recorded since 1967.

Météo-France Guyane (2026)

Météo-France Guyane. (2026, 4 août). Résumé mensuel du temps juillet 2026. https://meteofrance.gf/fr/climat/resume-mensuel-du-temps-juillet-2026

Tag: Droughts Climate_Risks
Country: French Guyana
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Agrifood Context

Rainfall deficit reached 49%

04/08/2026 Go to Evidence

49% was the average rainfall deficit in July 2026 across the 13 historical monitoring stations in French Guiana; across 25 stations with more than 30 years of data, the deficit was 46%.

Météo-France Guyane (2026)

Météo-France Guyane. (2026, 4 août). Résumé mensuel du temps juillet 2026. https://meteofrance.gf/fr/climat/resume-mensuel-du-temps-juillet-2026

Tag: Droughts Climate_Risks
Country: French Guyana
Sector: Environment and natural resources
Area: Agrifood Context

Four countries most exposed to El Niño

28/07/2026 Go to Evidence

4 Latin American countries, Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Argentina, have the greatest exposure to an intense El Niño event in 2026, according to a Bank of America report.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 28 de julio). ¿Qué países serán los más golpeados por El Niño en 2026? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/paises-mas-golpeados-el-nino-america-latina-2026/

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Colombia Peru Brazil Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers Family agriculture
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation

Three crops at risk from El Niño

28/07/2026 Go to Evidence

3 strategic crops, maize, sugar and wheat, face production risks associated with El Niño: lower maize and sugar production in Brazil and impacts on part of Argentina's wheat harvest.

AgroLatam.com (2026)

AgroLatam.com. (2026, 28 de julio). ¿Qué países serán los más golpeados por El Niño en 2026? https://www.agrolatam.com/agricultura-latam/paises-mas-golpeados-el-nino-america-latina-2026/

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Value_chains Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Brazil Argentina
Sector: Cereals and cereal products Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Family agriculture Exporters Private enterprises
Result: Improved productivity Risk mitigation Impact: Food and nutritional security