PERU · EL NIÑO
Key Facts
—What is on the table: A draft supreme decree would declare a state of emergency in districts of 22 of Peru’s 25 regions, plus the constitutional province of Callao, over imminent rain danger from El Niño 2026–2027.
—When: The Council of Ministers debated the measure in an extraordinary, non-in-person session on 31 August 2026. It had not been published in the official gazette at the time of writing.
—An update, not a first step: The move follows four supreme decrees of 23 August — three for 60 days each, plus a 120-day fishing emergency.
