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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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Caribbean lags: 45% of SDG targets regressing
the Caribbean has the lowest share of targets on track for fulfillment (13%), compared to 19% in South America and 18% in Central America and Mexico. Some 45% of Caribbean targets show stagnation or regression — the highest share among the three su...
LAC on track to meet only 19% of SDG targets
the region is on track to meet only 19% of the 2030 Agenda targets at the current pace — down from 23% estimated the previous year. Some 42% of targets are advancing in the right direction but too slowly, while 39% are stagnant or regressing compar...
FAO: 40-day conflict may cut fertilizer applicatio
FAO's Maximo Torero warns that high fertilizer costs and prolonged conflict may force farmers to cut inputs and plantings. A 20% reduction in fertilizers could slash yields by 25%, as costs now consume half of smallholder budgets.
FAO: Vegetable oil up 5.1%, sugar up 7.2% in March
Vegetable oil prices increased 5.1% in March, marking a third consecutive monthly rise, while sugar prices jumped 7.2% to their highest level since October 2025. Both increases are linked to rising energy costs driven by the Iran war and disruptions ...
FAO: Food Price Index rises 2.4% in March
FAO's Food Price Index rose 2.4% in March 2026, reaching its highest level since September of the previous year. The increase reflects the impact of higher energy costs linked to the Iran war, which disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and pushed crude ben...

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GEF - Pantanal 10554

Transboundary cooperation project for the conservation, sustainable development and integrated management of the Pantanal.

Agriculture Innovation Mission (AIM) for Climate

The Agricultural Innovation Initiative for Climate (AIM for Climate) was officially launched on November 2, 2021 during COP26 by the United States and the United Arab Emirates, along with 31 countries...

Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA)

The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) is a landmark decision under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that recognizes the unique potential of agriculture in ta...

Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef

The GRSB mission is to advance, support, and communicate continuous improvement in sustainability of the global beef value chain through leadership, science, and multi-stakeholder engagement and colla...

Latin America and the Caribbean: ECLACs proposal to promote a change in the regions development

Government representatives from 33 member countries of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concluded the thirty-ninth session of the United Nations Regional Commission,...

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...

National Policy for Scientific Development and Technology 2015-2032-GUATEMALA

This policy takes as its starting point the Indicator of Scientific and Technological Capacity, which is determined by the degree of academic training of human capital. In this sense, this policy, bas...

Santiago Network

Catalysing technical assistance of relevant organizations, bodies, networks and experts, for the implementation of relevant approaches for averting, minimize and addressing loss and damage at the loca...

Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (WIM)

The COP19 (2013) established the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts (Loss and Damage Mechanism), to address loss and damage associated with impac...

NAIROBI WORK PROGRAMME

The Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change (NWP) was established at COP 11 (December 2005, in Nairobi) to facilitate and catalyse the development and dissem...

Conference on Science, Innovation and Information and Communication Technologies

Created in 2012 through ECLAC resolution 672(XXXIV) and Economic and Social Council resolution 2012/35. Some of its objectives are to promote the development and improvement of national science, techn...

Climate Market Club

The Climate Market Club (or "Club") is a group of national governments and non-sovereign members that agree on common principles and jointly develop modalities for piloting activities under Article 6....