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Initiatives

Initiatives are interventions that can take the form of laws, guidelines, incentives, among others, which are often reflected in allocations of public and private resources.

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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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Ecotrade: Economic Integration for Sustainable Trade in Central America

Ecotrade is an initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by the Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), which, as a strategic partner, supports the strengthening o...

Implementation- Ongoing

Strengthening Strategic Capacities for Water Security in Prioritized Watersheds of the SICA Region

The project aims to contribute to water security in prioritized watershed territories of the SICA region by producing technical diagnostic studies, cost-of-inaction/benefit-of-action analyses (BACI),...

Implementation- Ongoing

Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains

The new Initiative of the EU and its member states is designed to halt deforestation and help partner countries make a successful transition to sustainable, deforestation-free value chains. They annou...

Implementation- Ongoing

Multi-stakeholder collaborative research to advance food system transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean

This project engages civil society and research partners from selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to identify critical questions on food systems transformation from a grassroots pers...

Implementation- Ongoing

Paths to Prosperity Program

The program addresses systemic problems in production and supply chains, making it easier for small producers, providers and workers to integrate into global and local markets. In Latin America, it fo...

Implementation- Ongoing

Sustainable climate-adapted territories in Latin America

This project supports the implementation of climate-adapted sustainable agriculture (CSAA) technologies and practices and community participation strategies. The project ensures that this implementati...

Implementation- Ongoing

“Great Forests of Mesoamerica" Program

The Great Forests of Mesoamerica (GFM) Program is a five-year (2023–2027) European Union initiative under the #TeamEurope approach to strengthen the protection and sustainable use of Mesoamerica’s gre...

Implementation- Ongoing

ESP: Regional alliances for the dissemination of iron-rich beans in Latin American and Caribbean countries

The project seeks to contribute to the adoption of iron-rich bean varieties in the project countries through on-farm validation and scaling up of the varieties in greatest demand and to increase the d...

Implementation- Ongoing

ESP: Geographical Indications for Mesoamerican Cocoa

The project involves a regional, inter-institutional and inter-organizational effort in 16 territories of the participating countries and is expected to have an impact on at least 56 organizations, gr...

Implementation- Ongoing

Transforming Food Systems and Reducing Deforestation

To promote sustainable and integrated landscapes and efficient food systems (cacao, beef and dairy cattle) in key value chains in landscapes surrounding protected areas (PAs) and biological corridors...

Implementation- Ongoing

Transforming Food Systems and Reducing Deforestation in the Protected Areas and Biological Corridors landscapes from the...

Implementation- Ongoing

Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR)

Impact Program is a $345 million initiative supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) that seeks to transform the global food system by promoting sustainable integrated landscapes and efficie...

Implementation- Ongoing

Initiatives

People in a h. phase of food insecurity (ECU)

People in food crisis (Ecuador)

People in food emergencies (Ecuador)

Vulnerability of livestock in Colombia

Impact of climate on agricultural land (COL)

Ecotrade: Economic Integration for Sustainable Trade in Central America

Strengthening Strategic Capacities for Water Security in Prioritized Watersheds of the SICA Region

Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains

Multi-stakeholder collaborative research to advance food system transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Paths to Prosperity Program

Sustainable climate-adapted territories in Latin America

“Great Forests of Mesoamerica" Program

ESP: Regional alliances for the dissemination of iron-rich beans in Latin American and Caribbean countries

ESP: Geographical Indications for Mesoamerican Cocoa

Transforming Food Systems and Reducing Deforestation

Transforming Food Systems and Reducing Deforestation in the Protected Areas and Biological Corridors landscapes from the...

Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR)