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Three time horizons structure recommendations

27/05/2026 Go to Evidence

3 time horizons, short, medium and long term, structure FAO recommendations to reduce vulnerabilities and build resilience in Latin American and Caribbean agrifood systems.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (2026)

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026, 27 de mayo). FAO recomienda medidas a países de América Latina y el Caribe para enfrentar los efectos del conflicto en Medio Oriente. https://www.fao.org/americas/news/news-detail/fao-recomienda-alc-medidas/

Tag: Armed_Conflict Geopolitics Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Climate_Risks
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Multisectoral
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national Strategic planning Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination International technical cooperation
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers Consumers Private enterprises
Result: Improved public policy formulation and implementation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Institutional capacity building Impact: Food and nutritional security

Six areas concentrate recommended actions

27/05/2026 Go to Evidence

6 priority action areas, alternative trade routes, market monitoring, fertilizer reserves, logistics infrastructure, consumption protection and humanitarian channels, concentrate FAO regional recommendations.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (2026)

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026, 27 de mayo). FAO recomienda medidas a países de América Latina y el Caribe para enfrentar los efectos del conflicto en Medio Oriente. https://www.fao.org/americas/news/news-detail/fao-recomienda-alc-medidas/

Tag: Armed_Conflict Geopolitics Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Value_chains InvestmentFinancing
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Mobility, Services or Transport Logistics Multisectoral
Area: International Trade and Regional Integration Agrifood Context
Instrument: Trade facilitation Early warning systems Strategies, plans, policies or guidelines; sectoral or national Intersectoral and interinstitucional coordination Food aid
Beneficiary: Consumers Agricultural producers Public institutions Exporters Private enterprises
Result: Risk mitigation Improved market efficiency Impact: Food and nutritional security Food access Food affordability

100,000 people supported

14/05/2026 Go to Evidence

More than 100,000 people in 250 rural communities benefited from anticipatory actions implemented in nine countries during the 2023-2024 El Niño event, with increases of up to 40% in maize and bean production in some Central American countries.

World Food Programme (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, May 14). United Nations: Latin America and the Caribbean faces increased food insecurity risks due to El Niño. https://www.wfp.org/news/united-nations-latin-america-and-caribbean-faces-increased-food-insecurity-risks-due-el-nino

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Regional_Cooperation Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) Central America
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Cereals and cereal products Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Family Farming Agrifood Context
Instrument: Early warning systems International technical cooperation Internacional humanitarian and Development Assistance
Beneficiary: Rural communities Family agriculture Agricultural producers Public institutions
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation Improved productivity Strengthened water resources management Impact: Food and nutritional security

22% of farm disaster losses

14/05/2026 Go to Evidence

22% of global agricultural disaster losses are accounted for by the Americas, with losses estimated at USD 713 billion.

World Food Programme (2026)

World Food Programme. (2026, May 14). United Nations: Latin America and the Caribbean faces increased food insecurity risks due to El Niño. https://www.wfp.org/news/united-nations-latin-america-and-caribbean-faces-increased-food-insecurity-risks-due-el-nino

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: Americas (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Rural communities
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Extreme El Niño last seen in 1997

02/05/2026 Go to Evidence

1997 was the last time Argentina observed an extreme version of El Niño, associated with intense rainfall, floods, and damage in urban and agricultural areas.

Avramow (2026)

Avramow, M. (2026, 2 de mayo). La opinión y cautela de los expertos ante la probabilidad de que se desarrolle una versión extrema de El Niño en la Argentina. La Nación. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/la-opinion-y-cautela-de-los-expertos-ante-la-probabilidad-de-que-se-desarrolle-una-version-extrema-nid02052026/

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Floods Droughts
Country: Argentina
Sector: Environment and natural resources Agri-Food (total) Multisectoral
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Studies and diagnoses Prospective studies (forecasting)
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Rural communities
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation

Extreme El Niño exceeds 20%

02/05/2026 Go to Evidence

More than 20% is NOAA’s estimated probability of an extreme version of El Niño occurring, although experts warn that uncertainty remains.

Avramow (2026)

Avramow, M. (2026, 2 de mayo). La opinión y cautela de los expertos ante la probabilidad de que se desarrolle una versión extrema de El Niño en la Argentina. La Nación. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/la-opinion-y-cautela-de-los-expertos-ante-la-probabilidad-de-que-se-desarrolle-una-version-extrema-nid02052026/

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Droughts Floods
Country: Argentina Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) Americas (aggregate)
Sector: Environment and natural resources Agri-Food (total) Multisectoral
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Prospective studies (forecasting) Studies and diagnoses Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation Information generation

Weak El Niño has 60%

01/05/2026 Go to Evidence

60% is the approximate probability assigned by Enfen to a weak El Niño event in Peru during 2026.

Bío Bío Chile (2026)

Bío Bío Chile. (2026, 1 de mayo). Lluvias, sequías y calor extremo: cómo afectará "El Niño Global" a Chile y Perú este año. https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/ciencia-y-tecnologia/medio-ambiente-cyt/2026/05/01/lluvias-sequias-y-calor-extremo-como-afectara-el-nino-global-a-chile-y-peru-este-ano.shtml

Tag: ElNiño Climate_Risks Droughts Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition Outlook-2025-2026
Country: Peru
Sector: Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources Agri-environmental
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Early warning systems Studies and diagnoses
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural producers Rural communities
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience Risk mitigation Information generation

Conflict Could Drive Up Fertilizer Prices

15/03/2026 Go to Evidence

15–20% higher global fertilizer prices are projected during the first half of 2026 due to energy and trade tensions linked to the conflict in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

(FAO, 2026).

Food and Agriculture Organization

Tag: Armed_Conflict Food_Securtiy_And_Nutrition
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Beneficiary: Value Chains
Result: Risk mitigation Impact: Food and nutritional security

Macro losses due to temperature

09/10/2025 Go to Evidence

6.3% of GDP would be the estimated losses for LAC associated with rising temperatures toward 2030, according to the reported climate-impact scenario (ECLAC, 2025).

6,3% del PIB serían las pérdidas estimadas para ALC asociadas al aumento de la temperatura hacia 2030, según el escenario de impactos climáticos reportado (CEPAL, 2025).

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture Trade&Environment Climate_Risks
Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (countries)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Agrifood Context
Result: Risk mitigation Climate mitigation

Global climate finance

23/10/2024 Go to Evidence

4% of global climate finance goes to agriculture, despite its vulnerability and contribution to emissions (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial (23 de octubre de 2024). El sector alimentario como motor de crecimiento y empleo. Reuniones Anuales de 2024.

Tag: Green_Finance Climate_Risks
Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agri-Food (total)
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Instrument: International financial cooperation
Beneficiary: Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Risk mitigation Climate mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience