Extreme weather events and climate risks further threaten northern Central America family farmers. Hydrometeorological hazards, such as excessive rainfall and droughts, are increasing in severity…
Facing the biggest education crisis in a century, commitments to improve must become a reality urgently if children are to gain the future they deserve in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Following the regional trend, migration flows from the North of Central America -El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua-, have also intensified in the past ten years. Around 3.8 million…
The European Union has introduced a new legislation to prevent imports of commodities contributing to deforestation. One of the commodities affected is coffee, a key export of Central American…
An exercise in Central America included a financial response simulation conducted by the World Bank Disaster Risk Management team. This reflects the increasing importance that countries in the…
Despite progress toward more comprehensive SPL systems, many Central Americans had limited pre-pandemic access to vital programs to help them cope with crises, find jobs, invest in the health and…
In 2020, 48.7% of the 16.2 million emigrants from Central America and Mexico were women. The migration phenomenon in Central America particularly affects women and girls, who face challenges at…
Universal, affordable, and reliable Internet connectivity is a key ingredient for inclusive recovery
About three-quarters of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean uses the Internet. The World Bank studies 24 countries in the region and provides three main findings on household digital…
Why are fertilizer prices so high, and what can countries in Central America do about this?
What leads thousands of people to travel almost 4,000 kilometers to risk their lives in uncertain conditions? Are there alternatives? What initiatives can help make this migration successful and…