OPSAa

+506 2216 0222 opsaa@iica.int

Blog IICA

Policy frameworks

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

DID YOU KNOW?

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.

Export

Showing 104 results

Protocol of Sustainable Finance of the Banking Industry in Argentina

The Protocol of Sustainable Finance of the Banking Industry in Argentina is a voluntary framework agreement signed in 2019 by financial institutions in the country to integrate sustainability into the...

Decree 4-2019, Law for the Economic Reactivation of Coffee in Guatemala.

The referred decree mandates the authorization of extending the contractual period of the trust named "Trust for the Producers of the Guatemalan Coffee Sector" until October 23, 2051. Additionally, Ar...

Resolution No. 002-2019 of January 29, 2019 creating the Credit Program: Sustainable Production in the Comarcas.

The program aims to generate a positive change in the lives of producers and people residing in these areas, through the granting of the necessary economic resources for the development of agricultura...

Peru: Law No. 30893 amending Law No. 29064, Law for the relaunching of Banco Agropecuario (AGROBANCO).

The Law amends the framework for the relaunching of AGROBANCO to strengthen its institutional framework, improve its corporate governance and focus its actions on financing small farmers. It also crea...

IDB: Country Strategy with Honduras 2019-2022 (GN˗2944)

The central objective of the EBP 2019-2022 is to promote higher and more inclusive growth. To this end, the Bank will organize its interventions around three pillars: (i) strengthening fiscal institut...

Agricultural and Livestock Plan 2017-2018

The Agricultural Plan (PAP) 2017-2018 incorporates the main measures to support marketing, rural risk management and credit support, especially the corresponding resources made available and the condi...

Policy Development Plan 2017-2021

The Policy Development Plan 2017-2021 of Suriname is a strategic government instrument that establishes guidelines for the sustainable development of the country during this period. This plan integrat...

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...

National Climate Change Adaptation Plan - Agricultural Strategy in Brazil

The Agriculture Strategy focuses on the adaptation of the agricultural sector to the effects of climate change. Developed in coordination with entities such as MAPA, Embrapa and Inmet, the strategy se...

Mexico's Climate Change Mid-Century Strategy

Mexico's Climate Change Mid-Century Strategy is the guiding instrument of the national climate change policy, both in the medium and long-term, to face the impacts of climate change and to transition ...

Antigua & Barbuda’s 2015-2020 National Action Plan: Combatting Desertification, Land Degradation & Drought

El Plan tiene como objetivo abordar la desertificación, la degradación del suelo y la sequía en respuesta a la Convención de las Naciones Unidas para Combatir la Desertificación (UNCCD). El plan ...

Financing for the reactivation of the agricultural, fishing, aquaculture, forestry, and agro-industrial sectors (Law 173...

Through which measures are adopted regarding financing for the reactivation of the agricultural, fishing, aquaculture, forestry, and agro-industrial sectors, and other provisions related to the streng...