Paraguay - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Paraguay, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, Paraguay 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 green house gas (GHG) emissions in the country. The emission reduction potential is large and several reforestation programs have been initiated. Paraguay is among the few countries in Latin America without a single Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project, and carbon trading opportunities can be explored. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate variability, 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:	AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, CALCULATION, CAPACITY, CARBON, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CARBON TRADING, CH4, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM, CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY, CLIMATE CHANGES, CLIMATE DATA, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, CO2, COMPENSATION, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DAMAGES, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES, DEFORESTATION RATE, DNA, DROUGHT, DROUGHTS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECOSYSTEM, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FORAGE, FOREST, FOREST CARBON, FOREST COVER, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST LAND, FOREST PLANTATIONS, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY PROJECTS, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, FROST, GAS EMISSIONS, GHG, GRASSLAND, GREEN HOUSE GAS, HAIL, HIGH TEMPERATURES, IMPACT OF CLIMATE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY, INCENTIVES, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MARKET, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, IRRIGATION, KNOWLEDGE, LACK OF RAINFALL, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND-USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, LANDS, LEAD, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, MODELS, NATIONAL CLIMATE, NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE, NATIONAL FORESTRY, NITROGEN, NITROGEN BASED FERTILIZERS, NITROUS OXIDE, NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS, NO, PARTNERSHIP, PASTURE, POLICIES, POLICY, POLICY RESPONSE, PORTFOLIO, PRECIPITATION, RAINFALL, REFORESTATION, RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RIVER, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SOIL, SOIL CARBON, STORMS, SUBSTITUTION, SUPPLY, TEMPERATURE, TOTAL EMISSIONS, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, WATER RESOURCES, WIND,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069316/paraguay-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9482
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