Bolivia - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Bolivia, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, Bolivia 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, coupled with agriculture, 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. Bolivia counts with only two registered Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, none of which is in the agricultural sector. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate variability and weather extremes and around a third of the population derives their livelihood from agricultural production. A greater emphasis on adaptation strategies, in particular those related to water harvest and sustainable land management, as well as 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 LANDS, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, AGROFORESTRY, ALTITUDE, AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST, ARABLE LAND, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, BIOLOGICAL CORRIDORS, BIOMASS, CALCULATION, CARBON, CARBON CAPTURE, CARBON EMISSIONS, CARBON IN FORESTS, CARBON INTENSITY, CARBON LOSSES, CARBON RETENTION, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CARBON TRADING, CATCHMENT, CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT, CH4, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY, CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM, CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS, CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES, CLIMATE DATA, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, CLIMATE STRESS, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATES, CLIMATIC CHANGES, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, CO2, COMMUNITY FORESTRY, CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DAMAGES, DEFORESTATION, DEGRADED AREAS, DESERTIFICATION, DROUGHT, DROUGHTS, DRY FORESTS, ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, ECOLOGICAL ZONES, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECONOMIC SECTORS, ECONOMICS, ECONOMICS OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ELECTRIC POWER, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS ESTIMATES, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EMISSIONS OF METHANE, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, EXOTIC SPECIES, EXPLOITATION, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FARMS, FEASIBILITY, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FIRE MANAGEMENT, FISHERIES, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST AREA, FOREST AREAS, FOREST CARBON, FOREST CARBON STOCKS, FOREST COVER, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST DEVELOPMENT, FOREST FIRES, FOREST INDUSTRY, FOREST LAW, FOREST PROJECTS, FOREST RESOURCES, FOREST SECTORS, FOREST SPECIES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY AUTHORITY, FORESTRY LAW, FORESTRY MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY PROJECTS, FORESTRY SECTOR, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, GAS EMISSIONS, GASES, GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL, GHG, GLACIAL MELT, GLACIER AREA, GLACIER RETREAT, GLACIERS, GREEN HOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, HAIL, HEAVY RAINS, HYDROLOGY, ICE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE, INSURANCE, INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS, INSURANCE PRODUCTS, INSURANCE SCHEMES, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND-USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION, METEOROLOGY, METHANE EMISSIONS, NATIONAL CLIMATE, NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE, NATIONAL FOREST AREA, NATIONAL FOREST CARBON, NATIONAL FORESTRY, NATURAL REGENERATION, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, OVERGRAZING, PASTURES, PLANTING, PORTFOLIO, PRECIPITATION, PRODUCERS, RAIN, RAINFALL, RAINFALL INCREASE, RAINFALL INCREASES, RAINWATER, REDUCING EMISSIONS, REFORESTATION, RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SOIL CARBON, SOIL DEGRADATION, SOIL EROSION, SUBTROPICAL FORESTS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE FOREST, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, SUSTAINABLE USE OF FOREST, TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE INCREASES, TEMPERATURES, TIMBER, TIMBER PRODUCTS, TOTAL EMISSIONS, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WATER QUALITY, WATERSHED, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, WEATHER EXTREMES, WEATHER INSURANCE, WIND, WMO, WOOD, WOOD SUPPLY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12063633/bolivia-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9467
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