Uruguay - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Uruguay, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Uruguay is one of the four developing countries in the World to have submitted two 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 (including land use change and forestry) is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the country and it is also one of the most important sectors in the economy, representing 65 percent of the county's export sources. Significant steps have been made in reforestation and carbon sequestration in the country, reducing the net effect of the sector on total GHG emissions. Given that the emissions reduction potential of the sector is large, carbon trading opportunities have not yet been explored in the country. Reducing vulnerability to climate change and, in particular, to seasonal variability and variations in precipitation is of increasing importance in the agricultural sector (and, particular, for water management), coupled with more sustainable land management practices and production decisions.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE, ABSORPTION, AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION ACTIVITIES, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AMOUNT OF RAINFALL, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, BIOMASS, CALCULATION, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CARBON FINANCE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITY, CARBON TRADING, CH4, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE, CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, CLIMATE EVENT, CLIMATE EVENTS, CLIMATE MODELS, CLIMATE RISK, CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE RISKS, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CLIMATIC CHANGES, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, CO, CO2, COASTAL ZONE, COASTAL ZONES, CULTIVATED AREA, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DAMAGES, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION RATE, DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICATION, DNA, DROUGHT, DROUGHTS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, EMISSION, EMISSION ABATEMENT, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EMISSIONS INVENTORIES, EMISSIONS OF METHANE, EMISSIONS REDUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, EROSION, ETHANOL, EXTRAORDINARY LOSSES, EXTREME TEMPERATURES, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FEEDSTOCKS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FISHERIES, FISHERY, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST AREA, FOREST AREAS, FOREST PLANTATION, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY LAW, FORESTRY POLICY, FORESTRY PROJECTS, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, FROST, FUELS, FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS, GAS EMISSIONS, GASES, GCM, GHG, GLOBAL CLIMATE, GLOBAL EMISSIONS, GRASSLANDS, GREEN HOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, HAIL, HIGH TEMPERATURE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, 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 POLICY, IPCC, IRRIGATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND PRODUCTIVITY, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND-USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, MEAN TEMPERATURE, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, N2O, NATIONAL CLIMATE, NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE, NATIONAL EMISSIONS, NITROGEN, NITROUS OXIDE, NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS, PASTURE, PASTURES, PLANTATION FORESTS, PLANTING, POLICY RESPONSE, PORTFOLIO, PRECIPITATION, RAIN, RAINFALL, RAINY DAYS, REFORESTATION, REGIONAL CLIMATE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RICE PRODUCTION, SEA, SEASON, SOIL, SOIL CARBON, SOIL CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES, SOIL EROSION, SOILS, STORMS, SURFACE WATER, TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE INCREASES, TOTAL EMISSIONS, TOTAL NITROGEN OXIDES, TREES, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER RESOURCES, WATERS, WIND, WIND SPEED, WIND STORMS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069336/uruguay-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9483
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