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Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.

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Niño3.4 Exceeds +2°C
In July 2026, the Niño3.4 index exceeded a +2°C sea-surface temperature anomaly in the equatorial Pacific, a threshold that Météo-France classifies as strong El Niño intensity.
El Niño 2026 Among Strongest Since 1950
Among the most intense episodes observed since 1950 could be the 2026 El Niño: six-month seasonal forecasts indicate that the Niño3.4 index will continue rising and peak in late 2026, potentially reaching very strong intensity.
El Niño Limits Atlantic Cyclone Activity
4 low-intensity, short-lived tropical systems had been observed in the 2026 Atlantic season by August 28; only Tropical Storm Dolly occurred in the main development region. Météo-France links this historically low activity to the strong El Niño an...
43%: Extraordinary Coastal El Niño in summer
43% is the estimated probability of an extraordinary Coastal El Niño in the Niño 1+2 region during the summer from December 2026 to March 2027.
58%: Very strong El Niño in Niño 3.4
58% or higher is the probability that El Niño will reach very strong magnitude in the Niño 3.4 region between September 2026 and January 2027.

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Executive Decree No. 40364-MAG – General Provisions for the Prevention of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Ra...

The executive decree establishes mandatory measures to prevent the introduction and spread of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (FOC TR4) in Costa Rica. It bans the importation of plant...

National Wastewater Sanitation Policy 2016 - 2045 (PNSAR)

The National Wastewater Sanitation Policy becomes the first reference to define what is expected of the sector, in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which propose, among other thin...

National Wetlands Policy 2017-2030

The general objective of this Policy is to "Integrally manage Costa Rica's wetland ecosystems in order to contribute to national development through the conservation of their ecological integrity and ...

National Seed Policy of Costa Rica 2017-2030

Mediante la política se trabaja la implementación de un marco normativo, técnico y operativo de la actividad de semillas en el país para fortalecer al sector Agropecuario y al público en general,...

National Territorial Rural Development Plan 2017 - 2022.

The National Plan for Territorial Rural Development (PNDRT) 2017-2022 is the strategy for the execution of the State Policy for Territorial Rural Development (PEDRT) 2015-2030, whose purpose is aimed ...

Costa Rica National REDD+ Strategy

The Costa Rica National REDD+ Strategy is a public policy aimed at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through six coordinated and inclusive lines of action. These include pro...

Costa Rica's National Drinking Water Policy, 2017-2030

The Costa Rican National Drinking Water Policy 2017-2030 (PNAP) is a strategy that strengthens the technical leadership of the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) and defines Costa Ric...

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Agri-environmental and climate change sectoral articulation strategy

Costa Ricas Agri-environmental and Climate Change Sectoral Articulation Strategy is a document prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) in 2016. The objective of the strategy is to ...

National Risk Management Policy Costa Rica

The National Risk Management Policy is a long-term planning instrument to guide actions of the State, the private sector, and civil society, aligning them with common purposes towards a "country devel...

National Plan for Integrated Management of Water Resources (Costa Rica)

The management plan will mainly present the basis of analysis of the territory, developed in the characterization and diagnosis, from which the baseline and agroecological zoning are derived. The plan...

State Policy for the Territorial Rural Development of Costa Rica (PEDRT) 2015 -2030.

The policy seeks to generate an impact on the role of the State through programs, plans and specific actions that contribute to improving the agricultural sector and the development of rural territori...

Costa Rica National Biodiversity Strategy 2016-2025

The Costa Rica National Biodiversity Strategy 2016-2025 is the main implementation instrument of the National Biodiversity Policy 2015-2030, which seeks to reverse the loss and deterioration of biodiv...