Our Scans · Ecuador · Weekly Summary

• [New] The USDA is working to expand export opportunities for American agriculture through a new trade mission to Argentina and Ecuador. BARN OnAir & OnLine 24/7/365
• [New] In Ecuador, several nonprofits have conducted participatory workshops to identify the main challenges they will face as government agencies continue to implement the Organic Social Transparency Law. Stanford Social Innovation Review
• For instance, in the Andean corridor spanning Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where informal trade and migration routes facilitate vector movement, cross-border initiatives like the Andean Community's health protocols could integrate ENSO forecasting with community-led surveillance. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Glaciers across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina are melting at accelerating rates, increasing the risk of both flooding and long-term water shortages. UN News
• US policies will influence what happens next in Ecuador. Acled
• Peru and Ecuador face elevated flood risks. Through my Asian lens
• INAMHI predicts similar for 2026, urging sustainable farming. / Ecuador Andes Travel Guide
• Demonstrations in Ecuador are often highly organised and can lead to significant disruptions in travel between provinces. WheelyTyred.
• A structural risk unique to dollarized economies: Ecuador cannot devalue to regain export competitiveness. The Rio Times
• FocusEconomics projects 2.1%, the World Bank 1.9%, and Allianz Trade 2.0%. / Ecuador The Rio Times
• Indeed the Ecuadorian Government has announced that it will undertake a new offensive against criminal groups in that country with unspecified U.S. support-while warning of the potential for collateral damage. Just Security
• Impacts split asymmetrically: northern Brazil, the Amazon, Pantanal and Central America face drought; southern Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and northeastern Argentina face flooding; Ecuador and Peru face combined coastal flood and inland drought risk. The Rio Times
• Ecuadorian and Colombian sovereign spreads have widened relative to Mexican and Brazilian peers through Q1 2026; Argentina and Peru are trading primarily off political and election variables that have absorbed attention away from climate risk. The Rio Times
• El Nino typically brings heavier rains and flooding risk to Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, but below-normal rainfall to Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Bolivia, eastern Peru, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Zero Carbon Analytics
• The Pacific coast of Ecuador and Peru faces a combined risk. The Rio Times
• Mars and ofi (Olam Food Ingredients) have today announced a five-year strategic partnership (2025-2029) to help advance climate-smart and regenerative agriculture practices in cocoa production in Ecuador across their shared cocoa supply chain. CNS Media

Last updated: 20 June 2026