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Impact of temperature

21/10/2024 Go to Evidence

2.4-3.6°C is the projected temperature increase for Trinidad and Tobago by 2100, significantly threatening agricultural production (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

2.4-3.6°C es el aumento proyectado en la temperatura para Trinidad y Tobago hacia 2100, amenazando significativamente la producción agrícola (Govia & Roopnarine, 2024).

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1807-estudio-de-desarrollo-%22sin-destapar-y-sin-contar:-la-conexion-oculta-entre-agua-y-sostenibilidad-en-trinidad-y-tobago%22

Climate volatility as a challenge

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

37% of farmers reported climate volatility or extreme climate events among their top 3 challenges for the next 3 years (Bayer AG, 2024).

37% de los agricultores reportaron la volatilidad climática o eventos climáticos extremos entre sus 3 principales desafíos para los próximos 3 años (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024, September 26). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals [News Release]. https://www.bayer.com/en/media

Carbon pricing

21/05/2024 Go to Evidence

7% of global emissions were covered by carbon pricing a decade ago; today it is almost a quarter (World Bank, 2024).

Hace una década, las políticas de fijación de precios del carbono abarcaban solo el 7 % de las emisiones mundiales; en la actualidad, estos instrumentos cubren casi un cuarto de ellas. (Banco Mundial, 2024)

Banco Mundial, 2024. Situación y tendencias de la fijación del precio del carbono 2024: Se registran avances positivos en la fijación del precio del carbono, pero se necesita más

Carbon pricing

21/05/2024 Go to Evidence

75 carbon pricing instruments are in operation today, with new initiatives in Australia, Hungary, Slovenia, Mexico and Taiwan, China (World Bank, 2024).

Hoy en día, 75 instrumentos de fijación del precio del carbono se encuentran en operación, con iniciativas recientes en Australia, Hungría, Eslovenia, México y Taiwán, China. (Banco Mundial, 2024)

Banco Mundial, 2024. Situación y tendencias de la fijación del precio del carbono 2024: Se registran avances positivos en la fijación del precio del carbono, pero se necesita más

Honduras faces a food crisis.

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

2.4 million people in Honduras faced crisis or more severe levels of food insecurity between June and August 2023 due to below-average rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon (WFP, 2024).

PMA, 2024

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Agricultural losses exceeded 75%.

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

25% to 75% crop losses were recorded in areas with Action Against Hunger projects in Guatemala during 2023, due to drought conditions associated with the El Niño phenomenon. Agricultural losses exceeded 75% in some affected areas.

PMA, 2024

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Drought affected thousands of hectares : Guatemala

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

360,000 hectares in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor were affected by the lack of rainfall associated with the El Niño phenomenon, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAGA) (WFP, 2024).

PMA, 2024.

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

Dry Corridor Faces Food Crisis

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

1.7 to 2.7 million people in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua may require food assistance by March 2024 due to the impacts of the El Niño phenomenon in the Central American Dry Corridor (WFP, 2024).

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

PMA, 2024.

Food Crisis Worsened by El Niño

23/04/2024 Go to Evidence

43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean do not have sufficient access to food, in a context worsened by climate impacts associated with the El Niño phenomenon. (WFP, 2024)

Programa Mundial de Alimentos (WFP). (2024). Fenómeno de El Niño 2023–2024: América Latina y el Caribe.

PMA, 2024.

Climate events

20/11/2023 Go to Evidence

9% to 57% between 2000 and 2020 has increased extreme weather events (FAO et al., 2021).

(FAO et al., 2021)

https://opsaa.iica.int/resource-1235-el-estado-de-la-seguridad-alimentaria-y-la-nutricion-en-el-mundo-2021