From a statement issued by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture:

San Jose, September 12, 2016 (IICA). The transition from severe drought to rainfall above normal that occurred between 2014 and 2015 put Central American countries on alert, as they could face a surge in diseases affecting coffee crops, such as rust and 'ojo de gallo' in some areas of the region.

The climatological outlook expected for the months of September and October provides generalized scenarios with rainfall ranging from normal to above normal in some areas of Central America and the Dominican Republic, according to experts who took part in the Central American Climate Forum, held in Costa Rica.

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Projections are that Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua will register the largest deficit of rainfall in the region between August and October.

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WTO and UNEP launch a report explaining for the first time the connections between trade and climate change.

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