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Presentation of the Study "Analysis of Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change in the SICA Region" for COP28

11 December 2023 | Briefing note

The Executive Secretary of the Central American Agricultural Council (SE-CAC) organized a parallel event for the presentation of the study entitled Analysis of Agricultural Vulnerability to Climate Change in the SICA region in the Pavilion of Central American Integration System (SICA) from El Salvador for 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) on December 11, 2023.…

OCTAVA REUNIÓN DE PERSONAS EXPERTAS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE PRÁCTICA SOBRE SEGUROS AGROPECUARIOS EN CENTROAMÉRICA Y LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA

28 September 2023 | Briefing note

The 8th Meeting of Experts of the Community of Practice on Agricultural Insurance in Central America and the Dominican Republic took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on September 28th and 29th of 2023 and was organized and developed by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in coordination with the Executive Secretary of the Central American Council (SECAC) with the support of General Director´s Office of Agricultural Risk of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic. The meeting was carried out in person with virtual means during the two days …

Central American Countries, ECLAC and SECOSEFIN Meet to Debate the Extension of Collaboration for Incorporating Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change into Public Investment

5 May 2022 | Briefing note

The Executive Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Treasury or Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (SECOSEFIN), officials from the member countries of the Council of Ministers of Treasury or Finance of Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic (COSEFIN/SICA) and from the Subregional Headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Mexico met virtually on May 5 of this year to review a proposal to extend the implementation of the project “Disaster risk reduction and sustainable and inclusive adaptation to climate cha…

The impacts of COVID-19 and the climate emergency reveal the need for sustainable public investment in Central America

30 July 2021 | Briefing note

The region’s sustainable recovery facing the health crisis caused by Covid-19 and extreme events such as hurricanes and tropical storms intensified by climate change, was one of the main topics addressed at the fourth meeting of the Regional Technical Committee of the Council of Finance Ministers of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (Spanish acronym: SE-COSEFIN), held virtually on June 29 and June 30. The meeting took place as part of the project “Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change in Public Investment” (Spanish acronym: RIDASI…

COSEFIN, ECLAC and SDC present new project on public investment, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable and inclusive adaptation to climate change

2 March 2020 | Briefing note

The Executive Secretariat of the Council of Finance Ministers of Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (Spanish acronym: SE-COSEFIN), along with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) officially launched the project Capacity Building for the Incorporation of Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable and Inclusive Adaptation to Climate Change in Public Investment in COSEFIN/SICA Member Countries in San Salvador, El Salvador. The goal of the project is to contribute to the reduction of losses an…

Program: National and Regional Capacity Building in SICA countries on Agricultural Sustainability and Nutritional and Food Security Adapted to Climate Change

22 April 2019 | Briefing note

Regional Context SICA region countries are among the most exposed to climate phenomena in the world. Their societies, ecosystems, and production systems – especially rural areas – are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in part because of their geography: Central American countries are located on a narrow isthmus between two continents, between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and have long coastlines and much land at or close to sea level. Climate change and variability will continue to magnify socioeconomic vulnerabilities in the region and will increasingly infl…

ECLAC and Partners Publish Document on Coffee and Climate Change in the Dominican Republic

13 November 2018 | Briefing note

Coffee cultivation is especially vulnerable to extreme climate events and unexpected changes in climate patterns. Although precipitation variability is characteristic of the Dominican Republic, in recent years extreme changes in rain and progressive temperature rise have been observed, triggering direct and indirect effects on coffee cultivation. Aware of the importance of adopting responsive measures before climate change in the coffee sector, INDOCAFE, CNCCMDL, and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic agreed to carry out an analysis with ECLAC on the potential impacts of cli…

ECLAC and Partners Publish Document: The Economics of Climate Change in Guatemala

13 November 2018 | Briefing note

The document, “The Economics of Climate Change in Guatemala” was publish in the ECLAC repository. This document is the result of a compilation, systematization and analysis exercise of the results of the economics of climate change in Central America initiative (ECC CA) studies on Guatemala. The document shows prospective macroeconomic, demographic, soil usage and energy scenarios, temperature and precipitation climate change scenarios are presented from the fourth IPCC report at the national and departmental level, analyses on interannual changes, aridity, dry months and extreme events are al…

ECLAC and Partners Publish Document on Climate Change Impact Analysis Methodologies for Food and Nutritional Security

7 November 2018 | Briefing note

“Climate Change and Food and Nutrition Security in Central America and the Dominican Republic: Methodological Proposals” was published in the ECLAC repository. This document is based on the recommendations from the work group from the expert meeting on food and nutrition security challenges and opportunities in countries from the Central American Integration System (SICA) organized by the Executive Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council (SE-CAC), ECLAC, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Regional Food and Nutrition Security Program for Central …

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