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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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CSUCA's Open Science Statement

It was unanimously approved at the 121st Ordinary Session of the Central American University Superior Council (CSUCA) on October 10. This declaration is an important collective position of the region'...

United States: California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)

The main objective of this legislation is to decarbonize the transportation sector through the use of low-carbon alternative fuels such as ethanol, biojet and biodiesel, as well as cleaner-burning fos...

Law 401 on Climate Change for the State of Zacatecas and Municipalities

The Climate Change Law for the State of Zacatecas and Municipalities was enacted on December 29, 2015. The law establishes the framework for climate action in the state of Zacatecas, encompassing both...

Catastrophic Agricultural Insurance for Family Farming in Guatemala.

This financial instrument was created to strengthen the resilience of small producers to the occurrence of two types of climatic events: heavy rains and prolonged droughts. The parametric and catastro...

Special Agricultural Safeguard (SAE)

Special Agricultural Safeguard (SAE) is understood as a temporary trade defence measure for the producers of a country, which empowers the customs authorities of the importing country to apply, during...

Under discussion in the House of Assembly - The Bahamas government intends to eliminate tariffs on some three dozen food...

Most of the food products that are to be exempted from taxes were taxed at a rate of 5%. These items include cheese, lettuce, salad beets, turnips, cucumbers, cucumbers, peas and beans, asparagus, cel...

RESOL-2023-1280-APN-MEC, which establishes the 2023 Nutrient Contribution Program.

The objective of the program is to provide support to small and medium wheat and corn producers to increase the average doses of nitrogen fertilization to provide higher yields, more grain protein and...

Partnership between the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote innovation, attract private ...

The alliance between the World Bank and the IDB aims to boost support for efforts to achieve net-zero deforestation in the Amazon, strengthen the Caribbean's resilience to natural disasters, and reduc...

Resolution 1186/2023 creating the Strengthening Program for the Apicultural Chain

Resolution 1186/2023 establishes the Strengthening Program for the Apicultural Chain within the framework of Decree No. 576/22, which created the Export Increment Fund, aimed at financing, among other...

FONTAGRO -Seed Fund

Seed funds, consensus projects, and other initiatives serve as instruments of technical cooperation within the thematic areas of the current PMP (Priority Themes and Countries Program) that are intend...

Peru: Catastrophic Agricultural Insurance (Ministerial Resolution No. 0271-2021-MIDAGRI )

The SAC is an insurance covered 100% by the State, to serve the poorest and most vulnerable farmers in the country, whose purpose is to support them to reintegrate into agricultural activity and compe...

Belém Declaration - Presidential Declaration on the occasion of the Amazon Summit - IV Meeting of Presidents of the Sta...

The eight Amazonian countries (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Suriname, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela), established a roadmap to guarantee the survival of the rainforest, with measures for water man...