Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
$1 billion invested in coastal flood adaptation leads to a $14 billion reduction in economic damages (UNEP, 2023).
40% of humanity already lives in highly climate-vulnerable areas (UNEP, 2023).
85% of countries have at least one climate change adaptation planning instrument at the national level (UNEP, 2023).
12.7 trillion dollars PPP was the global hidden cost of agrifood systems in 2020, considering emissions, water use, soil change, unhealthy diets, malnutrition and poverty (FAO, 2023).
4 billion people live in water-scarce areas, and one in four cities faces water insecurity (World Bank, 2023).
Hurricane Ivan in 2004 caused $44.6 million in damage to Grenada's agricultural sector (Shynkarenko, 2023).
16 million dollars in agricultural damage caused by Hurricane Emily in 2005 in Grenada (Shynkarenko, 2023).
39% of the population of Georgetown, Guyana, was affected by the January 2005 floods, with damages of US$500 million, including US$52.6 million in the agricultural sector (Shynkarenko, 2023).
74,000 acres of agricultural land and more than 20,000 farmers were affected by severe flooding in Guyana in May 2021 (Shynkarenko, 2023).
190 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean were affected by 1,534 disasters (2000-2022), making it the second most disaster-prone region in the world (OCHA, 2023).
