Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
26% of climate disaster damages in LAC are absorbed by the agricultural sector on average, rising to 82% during droughts; equatorial Pacific warming also severely impacts Caribbean coastal fisheries (Castellanos, 2026).
24 vessels per day transited the Panama Canal during the 2023–24 El Niño drought, down from the usual 36, with draft restrictions set at 44 feet (Noll, 2026).
The Caribbean and Mesoamerica have three times more arid lands compared to South America (CAF, 2025).
The IDB, CAF and the CDB launched a debt swap initiative at COP30 to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean without increasing public debt (CAF, 2025).
20% could reduce the yield of maize and bean crops in Central America by the end of the century (FAO et al., 2025).
USD 93 billion cost the sub-regional Caribbean the 2017 hurricane season, including USD 13 billion for Cuba and USD 68 billion for Puerto Rico (ECLAC, 2024).
49% government ownership and 51% private sector ownership is projected in the Caribbean Resilience Fund as a trust fund and public-private partnership (ECLAC, 2024).
$1.2 billion has been allocated in Climate Finance for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience to support developing countries and regions in strengthening their adaptation capacity and resilience to climate change (ECLAC, 2024).
3% of environmental philanthropy only supports women's environmental activism, according to the Gender Equality Action Coalition for Climate Justice (ECLAC, 2024).
22 billion USD could reach climate change-related losses by 2050, according to projections (ECLAC, 2024).
