Costa Rica - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Costa Rica, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, Costa Rica has submitted one national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with a second one under preparation. Land use change and forestry are the largest contributors to GHG emissions in the country. The emission reduction potential of the sector is large and several reforestation programs have been initiated. It is estimated that Central America produces less than 0.5 percent of global carbon emissions, but it is one the most vulnerable regions to climate change related impacts on the planet. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate variability, this coupled with problems of land degradation in the country. A greater emphasis on reducing soil degradation and developing and applying adequate insurance mechanisms can be placed for better management of public resources in light of natural disasters in the agriculture sector.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:	AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, AQUIFERS, ARABLE LAND, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, CALCULATION, CARBON, CARBON NEUTRAL, CARBON TRADING, CH4, CHEMICALS, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATIC CHANGES, CO2, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMMUNITY FOREST, COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DAMAGES, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES, DEFORESTATION RATE, DROUGHTS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ELECTRICITY, EMISSION, EMISSION OF METHANE, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSION REDUCTION UNITS, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, EXTREME EVENTS, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FARMS, FERTILIZERS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FLOODS, FORAGES, FOREST, FOREST BIOMASS, FOREST CARBON, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST IMPROVEMENT, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY PROJECT, FORESTRY PROJECTS, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, FUEL, GAS EMISSIONS, GHG, GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS, GREEN HOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS ABSORPTION, GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES, GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY, GREENHOUSE GASES, HURRICANES, INCOME, INSURANCE, INSURANCE INDUSTRY, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MARKET, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE POLICIES, IPCC, IRRIGATION, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND-USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, N2O, NATURAL RESOURCES, NITROGEN, NITROUS OXIDE, NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS, PARTNERSHIP, PASTURE, POLICY RESPONSE, PORTFOLIO, PRECIPITATION, REDUCING EMISSIONS, REFORESTATION, REGENERATION, RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RIVER, RIVER BASINS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL COMMUNITY, SEA, SOIL, SOIL CARBON, SOIL DEGRADATION, SOIL EROSION, STORMS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOREST, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS, SUSTAINABLE USE, TAX REVENUES, TEMPERATURE, TOTAL EMISSIONS, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, WATER RESOURCES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12063846/costa-rica-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9471
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