Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Between 90 and 110 billion USD per year is estimated to cost the impact of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2050 (ECLAC, 2024).
Between USD 3.3 billion and USD 4.576 billion is needed by the region by 2030, representing between 31% and 32% of the annual global investment required to meet the Paris Agreement targets (ECLAC, 2024).
2,220.7 billion USD is estimated that Latin America and the Caribbean need to invest in water and sanitation, energy, transport and telecommunications infrastructure by 2030 (ECLAC, 2024).
980 million women are estimated to be excluded from formal financial systems (ECLAC, 2024).
9% is the gender gap in financial access in developing countries (ECLAC, 2024).
55% of women entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean work in the informal sector, which limits their ability to grow in size and profits (ECLAC, 2024).
USD 632 billion were recorded in global climate financing (ECLAC, 2024).
USD 1.48 billion, equivalent to 6% of total aid, was allocated to the Caribbean (ECLAC, 2024).
48% of climate finance in the Caribbean was directed to mitigation activities, 32% to adaptation, and 20% to both (ECLAC, 2024).
65% increased financing for adaptation, from an annual average of USD 30 billion in 2017-2018 to USD 49 billion in 2019-2020 (ECLAC, 2024).
