Mexico - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Mexico, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Mexico is the only developing country to have submitted three national communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), indicating strong commitment by the government for addressing climate change across sectors. Agriculture contributes little, in relative terms, to total green house gas (GHG) emissions and the emission reduction potential in the sector is small and primarily focused on methane reduction, though more diversified carbon trading opportunities can be pursued. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to weather extremes, in particular in the Northern parts of the country, where water scarcity is an issue, or the Southern parts of the country, where tropical storms caused extensive damage to crop and livestock production. Reducing vulnerability to climate change is of utmost importance in the agricultural sector in Mexico, considering the role the sector plays in food security and livelihoods of rural populations.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:	AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGROFORESTRY, ANIMAL FEEDING, ARABLE LAND, AREAS OF FOREST, ARID AREAS, ATMOSPHERE, BASINS, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, BIOENERGY, BIOGAS, BIOMASS, CALCULATION, CARBON, CARBON CAPTURE, CARBON CYCLE, CARBON FERTILIZATION, CARBON INTENSITY, CARBON STOCKS, CARBON SUBSTITUTION, CARBON TRADING, CATTLE RAISING, CH4, CLEAN ENERGY, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES, CLIMATE POLICY, CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATES, CLIMATIC CHANGES, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, CO, CO2, COAST, COAST WETLANDS, COMBUSTION, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, COMMERCIAL FORESTRY, COMMUNITY FOREST, COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AREAS, CONSERVATION OF CARBON, CROP INSURANCE, CROP PRODUCTION, CROPLAND, CROPS, CULTIVATED AREA, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DAIRY FARMS, DAMAGES, DATA COLLECTION, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION RATE, DEGRADED FOREST, DEGRADED FOREST AREA, DEGRADED LAND, DESERTIFICATION, DISASTER PREVENTION, DNA, DROUGHT, DROUGHTS, ECOLOGY, ECONOMIC COSTS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSION SCENARIOS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS ESTIMATES, EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK, EMISSIONS INVENTORIES, EMISSIONS REDUCTION, EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY SAVINGS, ETHANOL, EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, EXTREME EVENTS, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FERTILIZERS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISHERIES, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST AREA, FOREST CARBON, FOREST CONCESSIONS, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST DEVELOPMENT, FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST FIRES, FOREST INDUSTRIES, FOREST INDUSTRY, FOREST LANDS, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST PLANNING, FOREST PLANTATION, FOREST PROTECTION, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY ACTIVITIES, FORESTRY COMMISSION, FORESTRY LAW, FORESTRY PROJECTS, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FOSSIL FUELS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, GAS EMISSIONS, GCM, GHG, GHGS, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL EMISSIONS, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, GRASSLANDS, GREEN HOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GASES, HUMIDITY, HURRICANE, HURRICANES, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, INCOME, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE CONTRACTS, INSURANCE COVERAGE, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MARKET, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE POLICIES, INSURANCE PREMIUM, INSURANCE PREMIUMS, INSURANCE PRODUCTS, IRRIGATION, LAND AREA, LAND COVER, LAND HOLDINGS, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND USE PLANNING, LAND-USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, LAND-USE CHANGE EMISSIONS, LIVESTOCK INSURANCE, LOGGING, LOW-CARBON, MANAGED FORESTS, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, METHANE GAS, MITIGATION, N2O, NATIONAL FORESTRY, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NITROGEN, NITROUS OXIDE, PASTURES, PLANTATIONS, POLICY RESPONSE, PORTFOLIO, PP, PRECIPITATION, RAIN, RAINFALL, RAINWATER, REFORESTATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RESTORATION, RETROFITTING, RISK MANAGEMENT, SALINITY, SEA WATER, SOIL, SOIL CARBON, SOILS, SPECIES, SUBTROPICAL FORESTS, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY, TEMPERATE FORESTS, TEMPERATURE, TIMBER, TOTAL EMISSIONS, TROPICAL FORESTS, TROPICAL STORMS, VEGETATION, VEGETATIVE COVER, VEGETATIVE COVERAGE, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, WATER CYCLE, WATER RESOURCES, WATER USAGE, WATERWAYS, WEATHER EXTREMES, WETLAND, WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS, WIND, WIND EROSION, WOOD, WOOD PROCESSING, WOODY BIOMASS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069211/mexico-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9478
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