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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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EU Mission for Adaptation to Climate Change

The Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change focuses on supporting EU regions, cities and local authorities in their efforts to build resilience against the impacts of climate change. It contributes to...

Official Gazette of Argentina: Decree 508/2022

Decree approving the loan contract between the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) and the Republic of Argentina to financially assist the execution of the Program for the Recovery and Development...

Pacific Coast Collaborative

The Pacific Coast Collaborative serves to bring together policymakers and policymakers from U.S. Western Bloc states and Canadian provinces to facilitate regional cooperation on a range of policy, env...

Cooperation agreement between IICA and Agbar

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Spanish company, Agbar Agriculture, signed a technical cooperation agreement to foster the development of joint initiatives a...

Alliance for Development in Democracy: Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama

The United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Panama signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the U.S.-Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD) Consultative Dialogue on Supply C...

Marco de Programación País FAO-Guatemala 2022–2025

The Country Programming Framework (PPF) 2022–2025, agreed between FAO and the Government of Guatemala, responds to national priorities and aligns with the United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framew...

EU, Ecuador, Kenya and New Zealand form Inclusive Coalition to cooperate on Trade and Climate

The objective of this partnership is to enhance dialogue at the ministerial level so that trade and trade policies support the climate objectives of the Paris Agreement, sustainable development, envir...

Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity

The Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity is a regional initiative established by twelve democratic countries in the Western Hemisphere with the purpose of responding to the needs of their peop...

Crisis Response and Recovery Development Policies in Guatemala (Decree No. 29-2022)

The Cooperation Agreement between Guatemala and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The regulation aims to support the countrys economic recovery in the face of the negat...

Bolivia: Strengthening Quinoa Production and Consumption

The inter-institutional agreement between the International Quinoa Centre (CIQ) and the Regulatory Council for the Designation of Origin of Organic Royal Quinoa from the Southern Altiplano of Bolivia....

Belgium grants US$ 500 000 to FAO to mitigate the effects of the war

Through the Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities (SFERA), Belgium contributed USD 500 000 to FAO to mitigate the effects of the war on the food security of vulnerable rural househo...

Mexico and FAO sign agreement to strengthen the agricultural and rural sector in the country

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Government of Mexico (SADER), update collaboration and sign ...