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

The depleted Panama Canal needs new water sources as climate-driven drought spotlights global warming risks to world's waterways.

Building a resilient future: experts from the City Climate Finance Gap Fund share how they worked with policy makers in Panama to enhance last-mile connectivity, spur urban regeneration, and support disaster risk reduction in vulnerable communities.

This seismic risk profile of Panama, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.

This factsheet presents findings from an analysis of 14 Latin American countries to document the SNIPs’ response to the pandemic, as well as to draw recommendations and lessons-learned for stimulating economic recovery in a resilient manner.

A severe drought in Panama is creating long queues and delays at the Panama Canal, causing shipping disruptions and further highlighting the impact the climate crisis is having on global trade.

What does a drought in Central America have to do with Australia’s cost of living? Quite a lot, if the drought affects the Panama Canal.

Panama is highly exposed to a variety of shocks, including earthquakes, tsunamis, epidemics, wildfires, landslides, and urban riverine and coastal floods. These catastrophic events are increasing in severity due to climate change.