Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
681 floods, 400 storms, 92 earthquakes and 77 droughts occurred in Latin America and the Caribbean between 2000 and 2022 (OCHA, 2023).
53 million people have been affected by droughts since 2000, the most impactful disaster in Latin America and the Caribbean, followed by floods (49M) and storms (47M) (OCHA, 2023).
910,000 people were left homeless and 9,500 were killed by storms in Latin America and the Caribbean (2000-2022) (OCHA, 2023).
30 named storms, including 14 hurricanes and 7 major hurricanes, marked the 2020 hurricane season, the most active on record (OCHA, 2023).
9 million people in Central America were affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020, which caused more than 400 deaths and $1.4 billion in damage in a few days (OCHA, 2023).
