Amazon Droughts Expose Governance Gaps, Study Urges Preventive Action

A FGVces study highlights that the 2023-2024 Amazon droughts, worsened by El Niño and climate change, caused record-low river levels and severe impacts on infrastructure and livelihoods. The report underscores the region's limited adaptive capacity and calls for stronger preventive governance. This signals growing climate risk in a critical biome, with implications for regional economies and global climate feedback.