Nicaragua - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Nicaragua, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, Nicaragua 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 by far the largest contributors to green house gas (GHG) emissions in the country. The emission reduction potential of the sector is large, but not sufficiently explored. Nicaragua counts with only three Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, none of which are 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:	ADVERSE CLIMATE, AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, ATMOSPHERE, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, CALCULATION, CARBON, CARBON CAPTURE, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CARBON TRADING, CH4, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM, CLEARING OF FORESTS, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY, CLIMATE CONDITIONS, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, CLIMATE RISK, CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE RISKS, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATIC CHANGES, CLIMATIC RISK, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, CLOUD COVER, CLOUDINESS, CO2, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMMUNITY FOREST, CROP INSURANCE, CULTIVATED LAND, DAMAGES, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES, DEFORESTATION RATE, DEGRADED AREAS, DNA, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECOSYSTEM, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS ESTIMATES, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, EXTREME EVENTS, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST CARBON, FOREST CARBON STOCKS, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST FIRE, FOREST FIRE CONTROL, FOREST FIRES, FOREST GROWTH, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST REGENERATION, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY PROJECTS, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS, GAS EMISSIONS, GASES, GHG, GHGS, GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS, GREEN HOUSE GAS, HURRICANE, HYDROLOGICAL BALANCE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, INCOME, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE CONTRACTS, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MARKET, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE POLICIES, INSURANCE PRODUCT, INSURANCE SECTOR, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, IRRIGATION, LACK OF RAINFALL, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND-USE CHANGE, LANDS, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, N2O, NATIONAL CLIMATE, NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE, NATIONAL FOREST CARBON, NATURAL RESOURCES, NITROGEN, NITROGEN BASED FERTILIZERS, NITROUS OXIDE, NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS, ORGANIC MATTER, PARTNERSHIP, PASTURE, PASTURES, PORTFOLIO, PP, PRECIPITATION, PRODUCERS, RAINFALL, REDUCING EMISSIONS, REGIONAL CLIMATE, REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RURAL COMMUNITIES, SEASON, SOIL, SOIL CARBON, SOIL DEGRADATION, SOILS, STORMS, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOREST, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, SUSTAINABLE WATER, TEMPERATURE, TOTAL EMISSIONS, UNDERGROUND WATER, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER RESOURCES, WEATHER EXTREMES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069237/nicaragua-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9479
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