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190 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean were affected by 1,534 disasters (2000-2022), making it the second most disaster-prone region in the world (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
681 floods, 400 storms, 92 earthquakes and 77 droughts occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2000 and 2022 (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
53 million people have been affected by droughts since 2000, the most impactful disaster in Latin America and the Caribbean, followed by floods (49M) and storms (47M) (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
910,000 people were left homeless and 9,500 were killed by storms in Latin America and the Caribbean (2000-2022) (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
30 named storms, including 14 hurricanes and 7 major hurricanes, marked the 2020 hurricane season, the most active on record (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
9 million people in Central America were affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020, which caused more than 400 deaths and $1.4 billion in damage in a few days (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
60% of deaths from storms and hurricanes in the Latin American and Caribbean region between 2000 and 2019 correspond to Haiti (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
40% of Dominica's population was affected by storm Erika, with damages of US$483 million, 90% of the country's GDP (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
3% of annual GDP has been lost in the Caribbean due to intense weather events (OCHA, 2023).
OCHA, 2023
OCHA.2023. Panorama de los Desastres en América Latina y el Caribe 2000 - 2022
More than 65% of deforestation in Colombia is generated in the Amazon biome (FCDS, 2024).
Más del 65% de la deforestación en Colombia se genera en el bioma amazónico.
Observatorio Amazonía de Conflictos Socioambientales