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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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People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)
5,136,000 people were in a heightened phase of food insecurity in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food crisis (Ecuador)
2,447,000 people were in a food crisis situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
People in food emergencies (Ecuador)
95,000 people found themselves in a food emergency situation in Ecuador between December 2025 and March 2026. (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, 2026).
Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia
Between 25% and 30% of the 1,345,000 head of cattle are exposed to disease, death and loss of pastures, with the greatest impact in Arauca, Arauquita and Tame, Colombia. (Fundación Corocoras, 2026).
Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)
In Arauca, Colombia, there are approximately 482,631 hectares dedicated to agricultural activities at risk due to permanent exposure to flooding. (Fundación Cocoras, 2026).

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Resolution No. 111 - Incentives for the use of agricultural insurance and technical assistance in the Agricultural Compe...

The resolution details the incorporation of incentives for the use of agricultural insurance and technical assistance in agricultural areas as part of the Agricultural Competitiveness Program. The mai...

Política Nacional de Cambio Climático de Panamá

La Política constituye el marco orientador de las actividades a desarrollar por el sector público, privado y la sociedad civil panameña, de modo que las mismas consideren la gestión de cambio clim...

Law No. 45 approving the “International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture" - Panama

This law formally approves and incorporates the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) into Panama’s national legal framework, making its provisions on co...

Law No. 46, approving the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)

This law gives domestic legal effect to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) in Panama, committing the country to implement science-based, transparent and harmonized phytosanitary meas...

Law 44 That establishes the Special Administrative Regime for the management, protection and conservation of the hydrogr...

The main objective of this Law is to establish in the country a special administrative regime for the management, protection and conservation of hydrographic basins, which allows sustainable developme...

Law 24-2001 Special Fund for Contingency Credits (FECC)

Panamanian law creating the Special Fund for Contingency Credits (FECC), aimed at providing financing to agricultural producers affected by adverse weather conditions, abrupt market price declines, or...

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Law No. 47 - Plant Health Law - Panama

This Law regulates all actions relating to the plant protection of the national agricultural heritage with the primary objective of comprehensively preventing and controlling phytosanitary problems an...

Regulatory and Institutional Framework Drinking Water Sanitary Sewer (Panama)

The purpose of this Law is to establish the regulatory framework to which the activities related to the provision of public drinking water supply and sanitary sewage services, considered public utilit...

Law No. 34 - Creates agricultural insurance and the Agricultural Insurance Institute

The Law establishes the creation of Agricultural Insurance and the Agricultural Insurance Institute (ISA). Its main objective is to offer basic protection against uncontrolled accidental losses in agr...

Convention for the Conservation of Biodiversity and Protection of Priority Wild Areas in Central America

The main objective of the Convention is to conserve the terrestrial and coastal-marine biodiversity of the Central American region for the benefit of present and future generations. The signatory Stat...

International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV Convention)

The UPOV Convention is an international treaty that provides a legal framework for the protection of new plant varieties, granting exclusive commercial rights to the breeders. To obtain protection, a ...

General Water Law (Panama)

1. The purpose of these Laws is to regulate the use of continental and insular waters of the State, guaranteeing their sustainability in availability, quality and quantity, through the integrated mana...