Dominican Republic - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in the Dominican Republic, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, the Dominican Republic 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 large contributors to greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions within the sector. The emission reduction potential is large and several reforestation programs have been initiated. The Dominican Republic does not count with Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in the agricultural sector, thus carbon trading opportunities can be explored. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events, this coupled with problems of land degradation in the country. A greater emphasis on 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:	ABSORPTION, AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGROFORESTRY, AIR, CALCULATION, CARBON, CARBON TRADING, CLEARING OF FORESTS, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE DATA, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES, CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES, CLIMATE CONDITIONS, CLIMATE RISK, CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE RISKS, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE-CHANGE, CLIMATIC CHANGE, CO2, CROP DIVERSIFICATION, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DAMAGES, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES, DEFORESTATION RATE, DEGRADED AREAS, DNA, DROUGHT, DROUGHTS, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC IMPACT, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL MECHANISMS, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST FIRES, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST PLANTATIONS, FOREST PRODUCTION, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, GAS EMISSIONS, GHG, GLOBAL CLIMATE, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY, GREEN HOUSE GAS, GROUNDWATER, HIGH TEMPERATURES, HUMID ZONES, HUMIDITY, HURRICANE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, INCOME, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE CONTRACTS, INSURANCE COVERAGE, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE POLICIES, IRRIGATION, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND-USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, LANDFILLS, LOW RAINFALL, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, NATIONAL CLIMATE, NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NITROGEN, NITROGEN BASED FERTILIZERS, NITROUS OXIDE, NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS, PARTNERSHIP, PASTURE, PASTURES, POLICY ADVICE, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY RESPONSE, PRECIPITATION, RAINFALL, RAINWATER, REFORESTATION, REGIONAL CLIMATE, REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE, RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RIVER, RIVER BASIN, RURAL LIVELIHOODS, SEA, SEASON, SOIL, STORMS, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE INCREASES, TEMPERATURES, TOTAL EMISSIONS, TROPICAL STORM, UNDERGROUND WATER, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER RESOURCES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12063928/dominican-republic-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9472
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