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Pilar records a level of 2.65 m

31/08/2026 Go to Evidence

2.65 metres was the observed level of the Paraguay River at the Pilar station on 31 August 2026.

Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología (2026).

Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología. (2026, agosto 31). Informe hidrometeorológico conjunto del río Paraguay. https://www.meteorologia.gov.py/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Boletin_hidrologico_31ago2026.pdf

Asuncion records a level of 0.90 m

31/08/2026 Go to Evidence

0.90 metres was the observed level of the Paraguay River at the Asuncion station on 31 August 2026.

Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología (2026).

Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología. (2026, agosto 31). Informe hidrometeorológico conjunto del río Paraguay. https://www.meteorologia.gov.py/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Boletin_hidrologico_31ago2026.pdf

Bahia Negra records a level of 3.75 m

31/08/2026 Go to Evidence

3.75 metres was the observed level of the Paraguay River at the Bahia Negra station on 31 August 2026.

Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología (2026).

Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología. (2026, agosto 31). Informe hidrometeorológico conjunto del río Paraguay. https://www.meteorologia.gov.py/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Boletin_hidrologico_31ago2026.pdf

147.4 million affected by conflict

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

147.4 million people were affected in contexts where conflict and insecurity were the main driver of acute food insecurity.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

266 million faced food crises

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

266 million people in 47 countries and territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025, equivalent to 22.9% of the analyzed population.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

87.5 million affected by climate

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

87.5 million people were affected in contexts where extreme weather events predominated as the main driver of acute food insecurity.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

El Niño settled in region 3-4

19/06/2026 Go to Evidence

Region 3-4 of the Pacific Ocean is where Paraguay’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock states El Niño has already settled, with direct impact expected on Paraguay.

ABC Color (2026)

ABC Color. (2026, 19 de junio). El Niño en Paraguay: recomendaciones del MAG para proteger la producción agrícola. ABC Color. https://www.abc.com.py/negocios/abc-campo/2026/06/19/el-nino-en-paraguay-recomendaciones-del-mag-para-proteger-la-produccion-agricola/

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/

Labor productivity

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

33% of OECD labor productivity corresponds to the average productivity of LAC in 2023 (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