10 countries were identified by GDACS as affected by the Central America-2026 drought episode: The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua and El Salvador.

840,372 km² were experiencing medium agricultural drought impact in the GDACS Central America-2026 episode as of September 29, 2026.

1.7 million new internal displacements caused by disasters were recorded in 2024 in Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Haiti and Ecuador alone, according to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement cited by the source.

Emergency programme implemented by FAO in ten municipalities across the Haitian departments of Artibonite, Centre and Ouest to restore local food production and meet urgent needs. The first phase reaches 13,000 vulnerable households, representing approximately 65,000 people. With funding exceeding USD 16 million, the programme is expected to ultimately support 326,000 people by providing farming households with more than 205 tonnes of crop and vegetable seeds and over 160,000 small livestock. The second phase will distribute ducks, poultry, guinea fowls, rabbits and goats to more than 29,394 households to facilitate immediate access to food and protein, protect livelihoods and reduce reliance on recurring humanitarian assistance.

Proposal for a national financial protection mechanism for the agricultural sector against catastrophes, linked to the CCRIF and to agricultural risk management and transfer

The CDM Strategy 2014-2024 is a regional strategic framework that represents a paradigm shift from a reactive to an anticipatory approach to disaster management. Its core objective is the integration of disaster management considerations into the development planning and decision-making process of CDEMA’s Participating States. It addresses all hazards and all phases of the disaster cycle: prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and rehabilitation

Regional plan for production, food security, and intra-regional trade. It includes agricultural insurance, digitalization, R&D, and capacity building. It recognizes climate variability as a production challenge

Regional agenda that includes aspects such as Agriculture Disaster and Risk Management, risk transfer mechanisms, climate-smart agriculture, and the strengthening of agri-food systems

The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, adopted in March 2015 by the United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, set new goals and targets in this area. Other reference documents have framed disaster risk reduction and the fight against climate change, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is in the wake of these new realities that the Haitian Government has decided to revise the National Disaster Risk Management Plan, integrating the issue of climate change and human security.

This agro-environmental project focused on combating severe land degradation and deforestation within the Artibonite River basin. By implementing agroforestry systems and soil conservation techniques (such as terracing and live barriers), the project successfully restored the land's productive capacity. The initiative integrated reforestation with food production, strengthening local governance through watershed committees and farmer field schools. This approach ensured that ecosystem protection generated direct economic benefits for rural communities while enhancing climate resilience.

This initiative is a Technical Cooperation (HA-T1341) in Haiti to support sustainable rural and agricultural development, focusing on strengthening implementation of the PAPAIR operation (HA-J0002) and identifying new investment opportunities to improve productivity, food security, and climate resilience in the country’s northern region. The TC responds to delays and limited operational capacity within MARNDR to implement PAPAIR (low disbursement rate and challenges in procurement, operational management, and planning), compounded by political, institutional, and security instability. Its specific objectives are to: (i) strengthen the Ministry’s capacity to implement PAPAIR, (ii) extract lessons learned from past and ongoing operations (including incentive mechanisms, subsidies, and technical assistance instruments, as well as private-sector experiences), and (iii) support the design of new strategies and investments (including sustainable value chains and a feasibility study for rehabilitating irrigation infrastructure). The TC is structured into three components: implementation support to PAPAIR through consultancies (procurement/contract management, rural infrastructure, M&E, gender and diversity), lessons learned, and identification/design of new strategies and investments; with outputs shared with public authorities, private-sector actors, and development partners. It will be executed by the IDB at the request of the Government of Haiti, in close coordination with MARNDR (monthly meetings and a designated focal point), funded by OC-SDP resources from W1D and W2A/W2B windows totaling US$300,000 over 24 months, starting on September 1, 2025.

El proyecto CARICOM AgReady - GCF Readiness Support Project busca elevar el perfil del sector agrícola involucrado en el financiamento climático del Fondo Verde del Clima. Los planes generales involucran la implementación de estrategias basadas en evidencia para desarrollar y fortalecer la agricultura del Caribe para un sistema de bajas emisiones, mejorar las oportunidades de mercado y atraer inversiones del sector privado.