Guatemala - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Guatemala, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, Guatemala has submitted one national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Land use change and forestry are by far the largest contributors to greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in the country. The emission reduction potential of the sector is large, but not sufficiently explored. Guatemala counts with eight CDM projects, one of which is in the agricultural sector. 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 and weather extremes, this coupled with problems of land degradation in the country. A greater emphasis on reducing soil degradation, reforestation 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:	ABSORPTION, AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION ACTIVITIES, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, AREA UNDER IRRIGATION, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, CALCULATION, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY, CARBON STOCKS, CARBON TRADING, CH4, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATIC CHANGES, CO2, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMMUNITY FOREST, COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DAMAGES, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES, DEFORESTATION RATE, DISASTER PREVENTION, DROUGHT, DROUGHTS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECONOMIC INDICATORS, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EMISSIONS INVENTORIES, EMISSIONS OF METHANE, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FEASIBILITY, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST CONSERVATION, FOREST COVER, FOREST FIRES, FOREST INSTITUTE, FOREST INVENTORIES, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY PROJECTS, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, GAS EMISSIONS, GASES, GHG, GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS, GLOBAL WARMING, GREEN HOUSE GAS, HURRICANE, HURRICANES, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE CONTRACTS, INSURANCE COVERAGE, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS, INSURANCE SECTOR, JOBS, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND-USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, N2O, NATURAL FORESTS, NATURAL REGENERATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, NITROGEN, NITROUS OXIDE, NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS, PASTURE, POLICY RESPONSE, PORTFOLIO, PRECIPITATION, PRODUCERS, REDUCING EMISSIONS, REFORESTATION, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RIVER, RIVER BASIN, RURAL COMMUNITIES, SEA, SOIL, SOIL CARBON, SOIL DEGRADATION, STORMS, SUBTROPICAL MOIST FOREST, SUGAR CANE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOREST, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, TEMPERATURE, TOTAL EMISSIONS, TOTAL NITROGEN OXIDES, TREES, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, WATER RESOURCES, WEATHER EXTREMES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12064030/guatemala-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9475
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