AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSevere Weather: A violent hailstorm battered Asunción and surrounding areas, with tennis-ball-sized hail, smashed windows and cars, fallen trees, damaged power lines, and thousands left without electricity. Protected Landscapes: Into the Wild spotlights Ñacunday National Park in Alto Paraná, home to the 40-metre Salto Ñacunday waterfall and a surviving Atlantic Forest fragment that supports wildlife corridors. Climate Risk for Children: UNICEF warns that 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean face very high risks from El Niño-linked rainfall extremes, threatening food, safe water, health, and schooling. El Niño Context: NOAA forecasts El Niño peaking in December, with ocean temperatures up to 2.7°C above historical records, raising the odds of more extreme weather. Sustainability in Practice: Paraguay’s public procurement agency DNCP improved tracking of sustainable procurement by adding sustainability clauses to e-government tenders and building an internal dashboard—identifying 10,000+ sustainability clauses over two years. Biodiversity Spotlight: Paraguay’s wildlife conservation gets a boost as the Louisville Zoo prepares to welcome a female maned wolf, supporting species survival efforts.
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