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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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Food price increase
The price of basic foodstuffs increased by 6.1% after two months of blockade in Hormuz (INFOBAE, 2026).
Barriers for agrifood companies.
83% of firms finance their investments primarily with their own resources.
Peru: 2015 El Niño raised pesticide exposure risk
The study maps 1,793 of 1,874 Peruvian districts (95.7%), with moderate-to-high risk zones covering over one-third of the national territory, indicating ENSO events amplify pesticide dispersal. (Honles,J. et al, 2026)
Peru: 436 cancer hotspots linked to pesticide
The excessive or inappropriate use of pesticides is strongly linked to an alarming increase in cancer cases, with 436 risk zones identified in Peru, concentrated in the Western Andes and the southern coast.(Honles,J. et al, 2026)
Dry Corridor and Caribbean face drought risks
The LAC agricultural sector absorbs 26% of climate disaster damages on average—rising to 82% during droughts—while equatorial Pacific warming further cripples Caribbean coastal fisheries.(Castellanos, 2026)

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Law Creating the Fund for the Purchase of Land with Gender Equity for rural women

This law creates a fund for the purchase of land for rural women, in order to grant legal and material appropriation of the land in their favor, which allows, in addition to improving the quality of l...

Nicaragua freezes fuel prices at more than US$4 per gallon/n

The Government of Nicaragua reported a freeze in fuel prices for the week of March 20-26, acting in response to the trend of rising prices in the market due to the Ukraine-Russia war.

Canada to provide $6.5 million to small farmers in Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru hit by the COVID-19 pandemic

The Government of Canada will contribute to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme to support the recovery of small farmers affected...

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS: Second National Communication of Nicaragua

The Second National Communication complies with the constitutional mandate and the Plan of Human Development to guarantee the right of the Nicaraguan People to live in a healthy environment, with less...

Plan for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector in Nicaragua

The Plan for Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Sector is a multisectoral instrument that seeks to comply with the 2010-2015 Action Plan of the Nat...

National Climate Change Action Policy of Nicaragua

Nicaragua's National Climate Change Policy, approved by decree, is an integral part of the climate management system established in 2021 and seeks to urgently address climate change through principles...

North Atlantic Autonomous Region Strategy

The Strategy for the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) is a document prepared by the Government of Nicaragua in 2022. The objective of the strategy is to contribute to the sustainable developmen...

Nicaragua expands duty-free chicken meat import quotas/n

Within the framework of the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), the Government of Nicaragua will open an additional 1,533 metric tons of duty-free imported chicken meat...

Action Plan for the Integrated Management of Nicaraguas Water Resources (2022-2026)

The Action Plan for the Integrated Management of Water Resources in Nicaragua (2022-2026) is a document prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA) in 2021. The objective of...

National Environmental and Climate Change Strategy of Nicaragua (ENACCC)

Nicaragua's National Environmental and Climate Change Strategy (ENACCC) establishes the national environmental and climate change strategy for the period between 2010 and 2015. This cross-sectoral str...

Municipal Climate Change Adaptation Strategy in Somoto, Madriz, Nicaragua

The Municipal Adaptation Strategy in Somoto, Nueva Segovia is a document prepared by the Somoto Municipal Mayors Office in 2022. The objective of the strategy is to contribute to the reduction of the ...

Municipal Adaptation Strategy in Macuelizo, Nueva Segovia, Colombia

The Municipal Adaptation Strategy in Macuelizo, Nueva Segovia is a document prepared by the Municipal Mayors Office of Macuelizo in 2022. The objective of the strategy is to contribute to the reductio...