Venezuela - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Venezuela, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, Venezuela 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 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the country. The emission reduction potential is large and there are several reforestation programs have been initiated. Venezuela 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 weather extremes. A greater emphasis on developing and applying adaptation and mitigation programs, as well as 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, ACIDITY, AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AREA UNDER IRRIGATION, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, BIOMASS, CALCULATION, CAPACITY OF FORESTS, CARBON, CARBON TRADING, CHEMICALS, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATIC CHANGES, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, CO2, CROPS, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DAMAGES, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES, DEFORESTATION RATE, DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICATION, DRAINAGE, DROUGHT, DRYLAND AREAS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECONOMIC MODEL, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FARMERS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST FIRES, FOREST PLANTATIONS, FOREST POLICY, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY PROJECTS, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, GAS EMISSIONS, GHG, GREEN HOUSE GAS, INSURANCE, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND-USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, LANDS, LIGHTNING, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, NATIONAL FOREST POLICY, NATURAL REGENERATION, NEGATIVE IMPACT, NITROGEN, NITROGEN BASED FERTILIZERS, NITROUS OXIDE, NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS, NUTRIENTS, NUTRITION, OIL PALM, PASTURE, PASTURES, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, POLICY RESPONSE, PORTFOLIO, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRECIPITATION, PRIVATE SECTOR, RAIN, REFORESTATION, RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RIVER, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SOIL, SOIL CARBON, TEMPERATURE, TOTAL EMISSIONS, TREES, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, WATER RESOURCES, WEATHER CONDITIONS, WEATHER EXTREMES, WIND, WOOD,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069377/venezuela-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9484
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