Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
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).
Of the USD 24.8 billion in development financing flows to 15 Caribbean countries, USD 1.48 billion (6%) were mainly related to climate change, while USD 699 million were activities with climate co-benefits (ECLAC, 2024).
Nearly USD 100 million was provided by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through 3 direct access entities in the region: the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, the Department of Environment of Antigua and Barbuda, and the Caribbean Development Bank (ECLAC, 2024).
USD 27.6 million committed by the GCF to strengthen the resilience of the water sector in Barbados in collaboration with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (ECLAC, 2024).
40% of the world's land is degraded, reducing its productivity and negatively affecting climate, biodiversity and people's livelihoods.
