Expansion of agricultural mitigation measures in Panama's Dry Arc under the El Niño climate emergency (2026-2027)

Observations

MIDA reported on September 3, 2026 that B/. 8.21 million was being added under the climate emergency declaration to expand mitigation measures in Los Santos, Herrera, Coclé and parts of Veraguas. The PAESA title is descriptive because the source does not provide an official specific name for this budget package. The source does not provide a breakdown of the B/. 8.21 million by activity, instrument, province or year; therefore, the budget is recorded only as an aggregate amount. This initiative is separate from the approximately B/. 1.2 million previously reported by MIDA as already spent on machinery, medicines, livestock supplements and spare parts. The start date corresponds to the declaration of the National State of Emergency on August 26, 2026 under Cabinet Resolution No. 102-26. June 30, 2027 corresponds to the end of the special procurement authorization established under the emergency. Original currency: Panamanian balboa (PAB); given its parity with the U.S. dollar, exchange_rate = 1 and budget_usd = USD 8,210,000.