
Region III: South America

Floods and droughts are the two major hazards increasing region’s vulnerability which are strongly related to climate variability, in particular El Niño-Southern Oscillation, and further exacerbated by climate change. Severe storms, landslides and forest fires also have significant impacts on the region, especially considering that northern Argentina, southern Brazil and Paraguay encompass the area with the highest lightning frequency in the world.
To address the challenges imposed by climate change and local environmental constraints, among others, the Regional Office for the Americas actively collaborates with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), the Organization of American States (OAS) and Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE). The focus is also on contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through the Issue-based Coalitions with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
The socio-economic composition of Region III includes mainly developing economies with a couple of landlocked developing countries that on average have an upper-middle income, while the Human Development Index ranges from medium to very high.
Projects in the region
WMO Offices in the region
WMO Regional Office for the Americas (RAM)
Avda. Mariscal López 1146, esq. 22 de Septiembre, 3er Piso, Edificio del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional, Asunción, Paraguay
Email: ram@wmo.int