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Fiscal deficit due to weather events

20/02/2024 Go to Evidence

0.8% and 0.9% of GDP represent the increase in the annual fiscal deficit in lower-middle-income and low-income countries, respectively, in the event of at least one climate event per year (IDB, 2024).

0,8% y 0,9% del PIB es el incremento del déficit fiscal anual con la ocurrencia de al menos 1 evento climático por año para países de ingreso mediano-bajo y bajo respectivamente (BID, 2024)

BID, 2024. Rumbo a una inversión pública resiliente y descarbonizada: prácticas de integración de la acción climática en la gestión de la inversión pública

Global agriculture emissions

07/02/2024 Go to Evidence

18% of global emissions from agriculture are expected to be in LAC by 2033, exceeding its share in total production (OECD and FAO, 2024).

(OCDE y FAO, 2024)

OECD/FAO (2024), OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033, OECD Publishing, Paris/FAO, Rome, https://doi.org/10.1787/4c5d2cfb-en.

Reduction of agricultural resources

01/02/2024 Go to Evidence

100% of the agricultural land needed to produce $1,000 was cut in half between 1990 and 2020, with a similar decrease in GHG emissions, phosphate loads, nitrogen, and irrigation water withdrawals (USDA, 2024).

USDA, 2024

USDA.2024. World Agricultural Production, Resource Use, and Productivity, 1961–2020. https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1366-produccion-agricola-mundial,-uso-y-productividad,-1961-2020

Losses Ecuador FEN 1998

10/01/2024 Go to Evidence

US$ 112.3 million in losses were estimated for the agricultural and construction sectors in Ecuador with the El Niño Phenomenon of 1997-1998 (IDB, 2024).

US$ 112.3 millones en pérdidas se estimó para los sectores agrícolas y de construcción en Ecuador con el Fenómeno del Niño de 1997-1998 (BID, 2024)

BID, 2024. Efectos del fenómeno “El Niño” en la Región Andina: una aproximación empírica

El Niño Phenomenon

10/01/2024 Go to Evidence

1.7 percentage points would be the average decrease in annual growth in Peru due to the El Niño Phenomenon (IDB, 2024).

1,7 puntos porcentuales sería la disminución promedio del crecimiento anual en Perú por el Fenómeno del Niño (BID, 2024)

BID, 2024. Efectos del fenómeno “El Niño” en la Región Andina: una aproximación empírica

Growth of organic dairy production in the U.S.

09/01/2024 Go to Evidence

352,289 certified organic dairy cows were in the United States in 2021, increasing from 2,265 in 1992 (Gillespie et al., 2024).

352,289 vacas lecheras orgánicas certificadas había en Estados Unidos en 2021, aumentando de 2,265 en 1992 (Gillespie et al., 2024).

Gillespie, J., Raszap Skorbiansky, S., & Law, J. (2024). U.S. Certified Organic Dairy Production: Three Decades of Growth (ERR-335). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

Growth of organic dairy farms in the U.S.

09/01/2024 Go to Evidence

3,100 organic dairy farms were in the United States in 2019, increasing from 2,004 in 2008 (Gillespie et al., 2024).

3,100 granjas lecheras orgánicas había en Estados Unidos en 2019, aumentando desde 2,004 en 2008 (Gillespie et al., 2024).

Gillespie, J., Raszap Skorbiansky, S., & Law, J. (2024). U.S. Certified Organic Dairy Production: Three Decades of Growth (ERR-335). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.