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Cargo ship crossing the Panama Cannal
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Panama Canal logistics are at the mercy of weather and climate

Regional weather variability and climate change make operating the canal a challenge.

Eos - AGU
An indigenous man dressing with his traditional clothes and paints in the edge of a river at Embera Drua, Panama
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Unique high-level national coordination on disaster risk reduction in cooperation with international partners drives progress on comprehensive disaster risk management in Panama

In 2022, Panama approved the National Policy for Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management (PNGIRD) and the National Strategic Plan for Disaster Risk Management (PENGIRD) for 2022-2030, marking significant strides in national disaster risk management.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (Ģý)
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Documents and publications
Climate risk country profile: Panama (2024)

This country profile aims to present a high-level assessment of the climate risks faced by Panama as well as summarize relevant information on policy and planning efforts at the country level.

World Bank, the
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Threatened by climate change, Panama Canal has big plans to combat drought

The lush river valleys of El Zaino y La Arenosa in western Panama, home to thousands of agrarian livelihoods, could soon be submerged by a massive man-made reservoir designed to ensure the viability of the Panama Canal in the face of a changing climate.

Thomson Reuters
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Government of Panama receives US$26.7 million following excess rainfall event

The Government of Panama received US$26.7 million from CCRIF SPC within 14 days of a rainfall event that affected that country during October 31 to November 4, 2024.

Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility, the
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Documents and publications
Potential climate-induced impacts on trade: the case of agricultural commodities and maritime chokepoints

This study assesses the potential macro-economic effects of climate change affecting operations in three maritime chokepoints, i.e., the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal, and the Turkish Straits.

Journal of Shipping and Trade (Springer)
Cargo ship crossing the Panama Cannal
Research briefs
Drought behind Panama Canal’s 2023 shipping disruption ‘unlikely’ without El Niño

A lengthy drought that caused widespread disruption to commercial ships passing through the Panama Canal in 2023 would have been “unlikely” without the influence of El Niño, according to a rapid attribution study.

Carbon Brief
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'Slow-motion disaster': Panama's Indigenous leave home as sea levels rise

The Guna people of Panama's sinking Gardi Sugdub island are planning to move to the mainland to escape rising sea levels

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