Bolivia: Wild Fires - Jul 2024 Updates

Description of the Event Date of event 08-09-2024 What happened, where and when? Between July and November 2024, Bolivia faced one of the most severe forest fire emergencies in its history. The...

Los fenómenos meteorológicos y climáticos extremos castigan América Latina y el Caribe Según un nuevo informe de la Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM), glaciares moribundos, huracanes...

Selon le rapport 2024 sur l’état du climat en Amérique latine et dans les Caraïbes, que vient de publier l’Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM), la raréfaction des glaciers, les ouragans et...

Extreme weather and climate impacts bite Latin America and Caribbean Dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes and wildfires, debilitating drought and deadly floods scarred the socio-economic...

Desarrollos destacados en el país 2024 estuvo marcado por un escenario de inestabilidad sociopolítica, aumento de la inflación y la emergencia ambiental producto de los graves incendios forestales...

Esta donación es gestionada a través de UNICEF, que también sumará USD 43.400. Beneficiará a 926 familias en el municipio de San Matías. LA PAZ, 17 de enero de 2025 – La República de Corea, en...

UNICEF will match this donation with $43,000. 926 families in the municipality of San Matías will benefit. LA PAZ, January 17, 2025 - The Republic of Korea, in response to the devastating...

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Highlights The Amazon region is facing one of its worst droughts, impacting millions, particularly indigenous communities, as water levels in many rivers across the basin reach record lows. Low river...

Coinciding with COP29, the IFRC’s ‘world-first’ indemnity insurance policy demonstrates an innovative approach to financing costs of climate risk. Insurance policy – developed by Aon - was triggered...

Latest Update – October 21, 2024 Domestic food price inflation remains high in many low- and middle-income countries. Inflation higher than 5% is experienced in 76.2% of low-income countries (1.1...

Wildfires Bolivia (Update) On 7 October 2024, the Bolivia Ministry of Defense (MINDEF per its acronym in Spanish) provided more than 20 tons of humanitarian aid, including food and supplies, to the...

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Situation Overview Wildfires continue affecting South America, while countries as Colombia report a reduction in the number of fires affecting their territories, others such as Brazil, Bolivia, Peru,...

Highlights La Niña is expected to emerge in late 2024 and persist into early 2025, bringing extreme weather events that could cause extensive agricultural damage and worsen food security conditions...