TODO ES: Flagship project

TODO ES: The Coffee Initiative

TODO ES: A regional climate and social vulnerability assessment of the Latin American and Caribbean coffee sector — the first large-scale application of the SNPI framework, spanning five country case studies.

TODO ES: The initiative integrates satellite and environmental data with social network analysis across five country-level case studies. It is the first large-scale application of the SNPI framework, and the first assessment that treats social and environmental vulnerability as co-equal dimensions in the LAC coffee sector.

TODO ES: Regional reach, country-level depth


TODO ES: Regional reach, country-level depth

TODO ES: Hover over a country to preview, or click to jump to its case-study card below.

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TODO ES: Five country case studies


TODO ES: Each country on its own terms

TODO ES: Colombia

  • TODO ES: World's third-largest Arabica producer
  • TODO ES: Key regions: Huila, Nariño, Antioquia
  • TODO ES: Threats: temperature increase at altitude, shifting precipitation, leaf rust
TODO ES: Request a country briefing

TODO ES: Costa Rica

  • TODO ES: Pioneering sustainability certifications
  • TODO ES: Key regions: Tarrazú, West Valley, Central Valley
  • TODO ES: Threats: reduced rainfall, rising temperatures at lower altitudes
TODO ES: Request a country briefing

TODO ES: El Salvador

  • TODO ES: Focus of the 2024 transdisciplinary study
  • TODO ES: Key regions: Apaneca-Ilamatepec, El Bálsamo
  • TODO ES: Threats: drought, flooding, pest pressure, economic vulnerability
TODO ES: Request a country briefing

TODO ES: Guatemala

  • TODO ES: Diverse microclimates across eight distinct regions
  • TODO ES: Key regions: Antigua, Huehuetenango, Atitlán
  • TODO ES: Threats: extreme weather events, water scarcity, highland vulnerability
TODO ES: Request a country briefing

TODO ES: Mexico

  • TODO ES: One of the world's largest organic coffee producers
  • TODO ES: Key regions: Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca
  • TODO ES: Threats: leaf rust epidemics, temperature shifts, smallholder vulnerability
TODO ES: Request a country briefing

TODO ES: The LAC–EU trade dimension


TODO ES: Evidence for compliance, not just curiosity

TODO ES: European buyers and regulators increasingly require supply chain transparency on embedded carbon emissions, ESG performance, and human-rights due diligence. EU regulation is moving from aspiration toward enforcement — and the coffee sector is squarely in scope.

TODO ES: Dialectik's integrated assessments provide the evidence base for compliance and for proactive risk management. Country-level vulnerability profiles, paired with stakeholder network performance scores, give procurement, sustainability, and risk teams a rigorous reference for their Latin American supply chain decisions — grounded in peer-reviewed methodology and conducted by regional researchers.

TODO ES: Understanding the LAC–EU coffee trade relationship through both a social and an environmental lens — the combination buyers and regulators now need.

TODO ES: Infrastructure for impact


TODO ES: We strengthen the work of implementing organizations

TODO ES: We produce research and intelligence that strengthens the work of organizations like TechnoServe, Solidaridad, and national coffee institutes. We are not competing with implementing organizations — we are providing the evidence base they need, so that their programs can be targeted more effectively and their results more robustly evaluated.