AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHeat and storms hit Paraguay: Paraguay’s weather service confirmed a 74-year temperature record after extreme heat across more than a dozen localities, with Mariscal Estigarribia in the Chaco reaching 43.8°C. Disaster response: A severe storm with winds up to 90 km/h left at least 4,000 families affected and damaged homes, power lines, and crops in Caaguazú, San Pedro, and Cordillera. El Niño risk for children: UNICEF warns 25.8 million children across Latin America and the Caribbean face very high El Niño-related risks from rainfall deficits or excess, with impacts on food, safe water, health care, and education. Biodiversity spotlight: Paraguay’s Bat Day coverage highlights the work of the Bat Conservation Programme, using the Guaraní “mbopi” to build public support for bat protection. Protected areas: San Rafael, a key Atlantic Forest fragment, is described as vital for water regulation, carbon storage, and rare birdlife—while enforcement and funding remain weak. Sustainable procurement: Paraguay’s DNCP improved tracking of sustainable public procurement through structured e-procurement data and dashboards, identifying 10,000+ sustainability clauses in tenders over two years. Civic space: A UN Human Rights Council statement says Paraguay has only partially implemented civic-space recommendations and warns about laws that could restrict civil society work.
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