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It argues that GM technology does not solve hunger, as most crops are used for animal feed or biofuels in wealthy nations. The document highlights a trend of increasing pesticide use and the emergence of herbicide-resistant weeds in the US, Argentina, and Brazil. It further claims that GM crops often result in lower yields than conventional varieties and suggests that agroecological and organic farming are more effective alternatives for food security.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000994#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Genetically modified crops are not a solution for global hunger because hunger is primarily caused by poverty—including lack of access to land, credit, and technical support—rather than a lack of food production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000994#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The vast majority of GM crops are not intended for the poor; they are primarily used as animal feed, biofuels, or highly processed foods in wealthy countries, with 80% of the area in 2007 concentrated in the US, Argentina, and Brazil.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000994#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"GM crops do not increase productivity; in some cases, such as Roundup Ready soybeans, they have shown lower yields than conventional varieties due to unintended effects of the genetic modification process.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000994#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The adoption of GM crops has led to a significant increase in pesticide use and the development of herbicide-resistant weeds, creating a cycle where companies develop new GM seeds to tolerate even higher doses of chemicals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000994#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Biotechnology companies, particularly Monsanto, maximize profits through 'trait penetration,' increasing seed prices by adding multiple genetic traits and raising the cost of associated herbicides like Roundup.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000994#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the European Union, GM crop cultivation is minimal and declining, representing only 0.21% of cultivable land in 2008, with France prohibiting the MON810 maize variety.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000994#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"International assessments, such as the IAASTD, suggest that returning to biologically diverse agroecological methods and small-scale organic farming is the most effective way to combat global hunger and poverty.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000994#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["GMO","food security","agroecology","organic agriculture","pesticide","biodiversity","biofuel","agricultural productivity","climate change","soil erosion","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["Argentina","Brazil","European Union","India","People's Republic of China","Paraguay","Uruguay","Spain","France","Kenya","Uganda","Ethiopia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["socio-economic analysis","environmental impact assessment","policy critique"]},{"id":"foei-001178","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-001178","title":"who benefits from gm crops?","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2009-02","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/who-benefits-09.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report contends that GM crops fail to alleviate hunger or poverty, instead increasing pesticide use and corporate control over seeds. 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In Argentina, glyphosate-resistant Johnsongrass infested over 120,000 hectares of cropland by 2007.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-001178#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the European Union, GM crop cultivation is negligible, representing only 0.21% of agricultural land, and has seen a decline, including a ban on MON810 maize in France.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-001178#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) concluded that agro-ecological, low-input farming methods are more effective at fighting hunger than GM crops.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-001178#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Insect-resistant (Bt) cotton has failed many small farmers in Asia, particularly in India, where secondary pests not affected by the Bt toxin have led to increased chemical use and farmer debt.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-001178#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["food security","agroecology","organic agriculture","biofuel"],"geography_discussed":["United States","Argentina","Brazil","European Union","India","People's Republic of China","Paraguay","Kenya","Uganda","Ethiopia","Spain","France"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","socio-economic analysis","environmental impact assessment"]},{"id":"ciel-000430","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ciel-000430","title":"Frameworks and Options for Addressing Technology Cooperation in the UNFCCC: National and Multilateral Elements","publisher":{"name":"Center for International Environmental Law","organization":"center-for-international-environmental-law"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2009","source_url":"https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/D92_Technology_May09.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document assesses the institutional and financial failures of technology transfer from industrialized to developing countries under the UNFCCC. It contrasts the G77 + China proposal for a centralized Executive Body and Multilateral Climate Technology Fund with the European Union's preference for bilateral Technology Oriented Agreements and carbon market financing. To resolve these divergences, the author suggests a three-themed evaluation framework based on legal principles, actions across the technology chain (R&D, demonstration, deployment, and diffusion), and institutional mandates. Additionally, the document details the Climate Action Network's (CAN) call for a dedicated Technology Cooperation Mechanism and a Technology Fund to ensure measurable, reportable, and verifiable (MRV) delivery of climate-friendly technologies, specifically addressing intellectual property barriers through a proposed International Declaration on Climate Technologies and IPRs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000430#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Industrialized countries have largely failed to meet their UNFCCC commitments to provide effective transfer of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs), which has become a primary point of contention in negotiations regarding emission reduction obligations for developing countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000430#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The G77 + China proposal advocates for a centralized implementation body called the Executive Body and a Multilateral Climate Technology Fund (MCTF) within the UNFCCC to manage international collaboration on the R&D and deployment of ESTs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000430#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The European Union diverges from the G77 + China approach by proposing bilateral Technology Oriented Agreements (TOAs) and suggesting that carbon markets, rather than a new dedicated fund, should be the primary financing mechanism for climate mitigation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000430#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author proposes a framework for evaluating technology cooperation based on three themes: Legal principles (alignment with UNFCCC Articles 4.1c, 4.3, and 4.5), Actions (covering the full chain of R&D, demonstration, deployment, and diffusion), and Institutions (defining mandates for national and multilateral bodies).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000430#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Climate Action Network (CAN) argues for a dedicated Technology Cooperation Mechanism and a Technology Fund with separate windows for RD&D and Diffusion, emphasizing that such support must be additional to the 0.7% Official Development Assistance (ODA) commitments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000430#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To address intellectual property (IP) as a barrier to technology access, CAN proposes an International Declaration on Climate Technologies and IPRs to explore flexibilities such as patent pools, compulsory licensing, and open-source approaches.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000430#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["technology transfer","climate finance","renewable energy","energy efficiency","measurement, reporting, and verification","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","carbon emission trading","capacity building","South–South cooperation"],"geography_discussed":["European Union","People's Republic of China","Japan","Lesotho","Paraguay","Panama","El Salvador","India","Ghana","South Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","comparative analysis","framework proposal"]},{"id":"ciel-000781","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ciel-000781","title":"WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR-18) – May 25th-29th, 2009","publisher":{"name":"Center for International Environmental Law","organization":"center-for-international-environmental-law"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2009","source_url":"https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/SCCR-18_Summary_Jun09.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed"],"summary":{"text":"The SCCR-18 session focused on three primary issues: the proposed Broadcast Treaty, Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright, and Audiovisual (AV) Performance Protection. 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Proponents argue it is necessary to \"prevent piracy and/or the theft of signals,\" while opponents fear new intellectual property rights (IPRs) for distributing content would \"hinder access to information\" and negatively impact competition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000781#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"At SCCR-18, Brazil, Ecuador, and Paraguay officially proposed the WBU Treaty to provide the visually impaired and other reading disabled persons (VIP) cross-border access to copyright-protected material. 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The author criticizes the use of carbon markets to fund REDD, suggesting instead public funding derived from fossil fuel taxes and the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000792#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The REDD system is designed to reduce or mitigate deforestation rather than stop it entirely, which may allow deforestation to continue at an unacceptable rate and fail to protect biodiversity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000792#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The inclusion of monoculture plantations in the definition of forests under REDD could lead to the replacement of natural forests with plantations, which only store 20% of the carbon found in intact natural forests.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000792#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Market-based financing for REDD may allow industrialized nations to avoid reducing their own fossil fuel emissions by using forest carbon offsets, potentially increasing net atmospheric CO2.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000792#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"REDD risks marginalizing indigenous peoples and local communities by increasing land values and encouraging governments to ignore customary land rights to secure carbon assets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000792#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a high probability of 'leakage,' where protecting one forest area simply shifts deforestation activities to another region or country.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000792#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The World Bank is positioning itself to control climate funds through mechanisms like the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FPCF) and Climate Investment Funds (CIF), despite its continued financing of fossil fuel industries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000792#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report proposes alternative funding sources for stopping deforestation that do not rely on carbon markets, such as taxes on fossil fuel consumption in industrialized countries and the removal of fossil fuel subsidies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000792#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","deforestation","forest degradation","carbon emission trading","carbon offset","climate finance","indigenous rights","biodiversity","fossil fuel subsidy","land tenure","climate justice"],"geography_discussed":["Indonesia","Brazil","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Guyana","Paraguay","Guinea","Cameroon"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["critical analysis","policy review"]},{"id":"foei-000794","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000794","title":"mitos en torno a REDD","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":"2008-12","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/17-foei-forest-full-esp-lr.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report critiques REDD, asserting that it is designed to reduce rather than stop deforestation and may incentivize the replacement of natural forests with carbon-poor plantations. 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The document specifically highlights negative outcomes in South America, Africa, India, and China, and disputes claims that GM technology makes food cheaper or is necessary for the livestock industry.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000618#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is no evidence that GM crops have contributed to the Millennium Development Goals of halving hunger and poverty by 2015, as the primary GM crops in developing countries (soya and cotton) are used for exports to wealthy nations rather than food.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000618#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"GM crops have not increased yields compared to conventional crops; specifically, Roundup Ready soya is reported to have a \"yield drag\" with yields 5-10% lower than conventional soya.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000618#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The expansion of GM soya in South America is linked to reduced food security, deforestation, and increased rural poverty, with 2% of landowners controlling 70% of land in Paraguay.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000618#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In India, the adoption of expensive Bt cotton seeds is cited as a factor exacerbating crippling debt, contributing to 942 documented farmer suicides in 2007.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000618#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"GM crops have not reduced pesticide use; glyphosate use on US soybeans increased 15-fold from 1994 to 2005, and Brazilian authorities documented an 80% increase in glyphosate use from 2000 to 2005.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000618#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The global GM crop landscape is highly concentrated, with over 90% of planted area in five countries (US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay) and over 95% of acreage consisting of soya, maize, and cotton.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000618#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The primary benefits of GM crops are limited to large-scale commercial farmers in the US and Argentina through a 'convenience effect' that reduces farm labour.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000618#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["food security","poverty reduction","biodiversity loss","deforestation","soil erosion"],"geography_discussed":["Argentina","Brazil","Paraguay","India","People's Republic of China","South Africa","United States","Canada","Australia","European Union","Makhatini Flats","Paraná","Xinjiang"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","socio-economic impact assessment"]},{"id":"foei-000448","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/foei-000448","title":"¿quién se beneficia con los cultivos transgénicos? el uso creciente de plaguicidas","publisher":{"name":"Friends of the Earth International","organization":"friends-of-the-earth-international"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"es","date_published":"2008-01","source_url":"https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/08-foei-gmo-es-esp-lr.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report argues that genetically modified (GM) crops provide no substantive environmental, social, or economic benefits. 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The US alone accounts for more than 50% of global GM crop production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000448#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Herbicide-resistant GM crops act as 'pesticide promoters' by encouraging the development of resistant weeds, leading to higher chemical use. In the US, glyphosate use in major field crops increased more than 15-fold between 1994 and 2005, and the amount applied per acre of soy rose by over 150% from 1994 to 2006.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000448#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"GM crops have not improved food security for the poor because they are primarily used for animal feed, biofuels, and processed foods for wealthy countries. 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In the US, glyphosate use in soybean plantations increased by 28% in 2006, and the volume applied per acre of soy rose by over 150% between 1994 and 2006.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000617#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"GM crops have not improved food security for the global poor because they are primarily used for animal feed, biofuels, and processed foods for wealthy nations, and no commercial variety has been modified to increase yield.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000617#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The concentration of the seed industry among a few multinationals like Monsanto, DuPont-Pioneer, Syngenta, and Bayer has led to higher seed prices, fewer choices for farmers, and legal actions against farmers who save seeds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"foei-000617#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The adoption of Bt cotton has not consistently increased yields or reduced pesticide use. 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The document highlights that the exploration area overlaps significantly with proposed Cacataibo territorial reserves and that the use of explosives and the influx of workers increase the risk of forced contact, which historically leads to mass death from disease and violence. It further claims that the Peruvian state approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) without proper consultation with settled Cacataibo communities and that the EIA's safety measures are insufficient to prevent forced contact or environmental contamination.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000663#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The hydrocarbon exploration concession for Lot 107, granted to Petroleum del Perú S.A.C., overlaps significantly with the traditional territories of isolated Cacataibo people, specifically covering nearly 60% of the proposed Northern Zone reserve and approximately 20% of the Southern Zone reserve.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000663#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 2D seismic exploration project involves the detonation of explosives—approximately 4 to 7 kilograms of bentonite every 50 meters—across 390 kilometers of lines within Cacataibo territory, which creates a high risk of forced contact.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000663#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Forced contact with isolated indigenous communities in the Amazon historically results in catastrophic population declines due to introduced diseases and violence, sometimes leading to the total extinction of the group.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000663#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Peruvian government approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 2D seismic project in August 2007, despite the fact that the company had not resolved 65 observations previously raised by INRENA in January 2007.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000663#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EIA is deemed insufficient because it lacks adequate plans to prevent the entry of illegal loggers and settlers, fails to protect water sources from contamination by explosives or fluids, and proposes ineffective measures to avoid forced contact, such as sending settled community members ahead of work crews.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000663#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The threat is considered imminent because Petroleum del Perú S.A.C. had already begun placing explosives in the Palcazo river sub-basin and announced that seismic exploration activities would start in January 2008.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ciel-000663#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["indigenous rights","environmental impact assessment","biodiversity loss","land tenure"],"geography_discussed":["Ecuador","Brazil","Venezuela","Paraguay","Colombia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["legal petition","human rights assessment"]},{"id":"iai-000726","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-000726","title":"14th IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP) Meeting / 14a Reuión de la Conferencia de las Partes (CoP) del IAI","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2007-06","source_url":"https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-14-list-participants.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document lists the attendees of the 14th IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP) Meeting and the Science Symposium, both held in Manaus, Brazil, on June 14-15, 2007. Participants included representatives from national governments, research institutions, and international bodies from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, the United States, and Venezuela, as well as IAI directorate staff and external review committee members.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000726#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 14th IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP) Meeting and the Science Symposium took place in Manaus, Brazil, on June 14-15, 2007.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000726#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Participants at the CoP meeting represented several countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, the United States of America, and Venezuela.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000726#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The event included representatives from various scientific and governmental organizations, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), Environment Canada, and the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000726#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The IAI External Review Committee (ERC) was represented by members Sarah Banas, Jerry Melillo, and Vaughan Turekian, all associated with the AAAS.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000726#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Local support and coordination for the events were provided by staff from the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA) in Manaus.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-000726#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Argentina","Bolivia","Canada","Chile","Mexico","Panama","Paraguay","United States","Venezuela"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["administrative record"]},{"id":"iai-001807","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001807","title":"Informe de la Dirección Ejecutiva del IAI","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"report","language":"es","date_published":"2007-05-21","source_url":"https://archive.iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/iai-cop-14-directorate-report-s.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The IAI Executive Directorate report for 2006-2007 details the institute's efforts to integrate climate science with policy, specifically focusing on land-use change in the Plata Basin and urbanisation in Latin America. It highlights the transition from the CRN I to CRN II research networks, the success of the Training Institute Seed Grants (TISG) in fostering multidisciplinary networks across 19 countries, and new strategic partnerships with organizations like IDRC, SCOPE, and the MacArthur Foundation to address biodiversity in the Andes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001807#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The IAI developed a conceptual note for an international, interdisciplinary program to study land-use change and rural transformation in the Plata Basin and central Brazil, driven by the global demand for biofuels. The program aims to assess risks such as increased runoff and flooding in the eastern Plata Basin and drought risks in the west.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iai-001807#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Training Institute Seed Grants (TISG) program, which concluded in February 2007, provided eight grants totaling US$ 110,000. 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