AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCrisis on the Dry Corridor: A World Food Programme story spotlights Salvadoran farmer José Cirilo Mendoza, pushed off his land by five straight years of drought across Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua—he tried to reach the U.S. for work, was turned back at the border, and is now relying on community gardens, soil conservation, watershed and water-harvesting support to keep farming. Regional diplomacy: PARLATINO’s new Caribbean Commission is set to hold its first official meetings in Curaçao, with Nicaragua among the delegations, focusing on climate, environmental protection, sustainable development and cooperation. Conservation pressure points: Costa Rica’s crackdown on illegal gold mining is moving toward harsher penalties that target the whole supply chain, from miners to transport and logistics—an approach that matters for shared ecosystems across the region. Background signal: Climate research warns Atlantic hurricane seasons may swing wildly between quiet and extremely destructive years, raising the stakes for coastal resilience in the Caribbean.
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