Caribbean Faces Jobs, Tourism and Agriculture Risks as El Niño Threatens Livelihoods – ILO
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Caribbean faces jobs, tourism and agriculture risks as El Niño threatens livelihoods – ILO
The 2026-2027 El Niño could affect jobs and livelihoods across the Caribbean, with agriculture, fisheries and tourism identified among the sectors most exposed to the climate phenomenon, according to a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The ILO says the Caribbean is among the regions expected to experience drought, water shortages and heatwaves during the 2026-2027 El Niño, with agriculture – including maize, beans, wheat…
The El Niño phenomenon puts jobs at risk and reduces incomes in Latin America and the Caribbean; it discovers which are the most vulnerable sectors in Mexico.
The El Niño climate phenomenon, which is expected to gain strength during the second half of this year and during 2027, will not only intensify droughts, rains, floods and cyclones in Latin America and the Caribbean, but also threaten to reduce employment, workers' incomes and aggravate working conditions in the region, according to a study by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The possibility of El Niño reaching a very strong intensity during the last quarter of 2026 ignites some alarms in Latin America. A report prepared by the Bank of America (BofA) warns that Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Argentina would be the economies of the region most exposed to the effects of the climate phenomenon, with consequences ranging from agricultural losses to greater pressure on inflation and production costs.
An ILO study revealed that the scope of the phenomenon will test countries and their labor and social security institutions.
Telediario CIUDAD DE MEXICO, August 3, 2026./ • Telediario.- In recent years we have observed that the climate changes constantly and this time will not be the exception, since this second half of 2026 the natural phenomenon El Niño will intensify. According to the probabilistic forecast of the ENOS of the Climate Prediction Center of the NOAA, it is expected that the El Niño phase will continue to intensify during the rest of 2026 and persist u…
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