LAC: Freshwater Consumption in Agriculture

~75% of freshwater use in LAC is by agriculture.

~75 % es el consumo de agua dulce por agricultura en LAC.

Severe Global Food Insecurity

750 million people represent the global population exposed to severe levels of food insecurity, with this statistic trending upwards (Duncan et al., 2022).

750 millones de personas representan la población global expuesta a niveles severos de inseguridad alimentaria, con esta estadística en tendencia ascendente (Duncan et al., 2022).

More volatility days

395 days of excessive volatility were recorded for soft wheat between January 2007 and June 2011, compared with 207 days between December 2001 and December 2006.

Torero (2016)

Torero, M. (2016). Alternative mechanisms to reduce food price volatility and price spikes: Policy responses at the global level. In M. Kalkuhl et al. (Eds.), Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy. Springer. https://opsaa.iica.int/en/resource-2747-alternative-mechanisms-to-reduce-food-price-volatility-and-price-spikes-policy-responses-at-the-global-level

Increase in Extreme Climate Events

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.

60% of economic losses affect agriculture

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)

58% of losses occurred in agriculture

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)

More than USD 6 billion in losses from Hurricane

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)

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

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)