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CAF Makes USD 1 Billion Available in Response to the Risk of a Super El Niño in Latin America and the Caribbean

Start Date: 02/10/2026
End Date: 2027

Description

Regional initiative through which CAF initially makes USD 1 billion available to support Latin American and Caribbean countries in preparing for and responding to a possible exceptionally intense El Niño event in 2026-2027. The intervention combines financing, technical assistance, humanitarian aid, recommendations, risk management, and information-sharing platforms to strengthen regional preparedness and emergency-response capacity.
Go to Initiative
ElNiño Regional_Cooperation

Observations

The source reports an initial availability of USD 1,000,000,000, with no annual breakdown, country allocation, or detailed composition by financing modality. The amount is already expressed in USD, so an exchange rate of 1 USD per USD is used. The start date is the official publication date of October 2, 2026. The end date of 2027-12-31 is derived from the expected 2026-2027 El Niño period and must be confirmed. The funds are described as initially available rather than fully disbursed.

Iniciative Type

Plan, program or project

Action scope

Regional

Evaluated

No

Stage

Implementation- Ongoing

Temporalidad

Short-term

Number of Years

1 - Year -s

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Budget in USD

Budget in USD
$1,000,000,000.00
Counterpart Budget
$0.00
Total Budget
$1,000,000,000.00
Annual Average Budget
$500,000,000.00
Financing Sources Financing Types
CAF: Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean Multilateral banking

Institutions

Institutions Institutions rols
CAF: Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean Financing-investor
CAF: Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean Execution and operation
CAF: Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean Technical assistance

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