Peru - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Peru, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most developing countries, Peru has submitted only one national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), with the 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 of the agricultural (including land use change and forestry) sector is large, though not yet sufficiently explored. Peru currently counts with one Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in the agricultural sector, and one CDM reforestation project. Reducing vulnerability to climate change and, in particular, to water scarcity due to variations in precipitation and glacier retreats is of increasing importance in the agricultural sector, coupled with more sustainable land management practices.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2009-12
Subjects:	AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEME, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL LANDS, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AIR, AIR POLLUTION, AIR QUALITY, AMAZON DEFORESTATION, AMAZONIAN FORESTS, ANNUAL COST, ATMOSPHERE, BIODIVERSITY, BIOMASS, CALCULATION, CARBON, CARBON CAPTURE, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CARBON TRADING, CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS, CH4, CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, CLIMATE CHANGES, CLIMATE INSURANCE, CLIMATE SCENARIOS, CO2, COASTAL ZONES, COMPENSATION, CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY, CULTIVATED AREA, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION RATE, DEVELOPMENT OF FORESTRY, DNA, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, DROUGHT, DROUGHTS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECONOMIC SECTORS, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK, EMISSIONS OF METHANE, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, EROSION, ETHANOL, EXOTIC SPECIES, EXPLOITATION, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME TEMPERATURES, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FARMING COMMUNITIES, FEASIBILITY, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FISH, FISHERIES, FISHING, FLOODS, FORAGES, FOREST, FOREST AREA, FOREST CARBON, FOREST CONCESSIONS, FOREST COVER, FOREST COVERAGE, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST INDUSTRY, FOREST LANDS, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST PLANTATIONS, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTATION ACTIVITIES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT, FORESTRY LAW, FORESTRY RESOURCES, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FOSSIL FUEL, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, FROST, GAS EMISSIONS, GHG, GLACIERS, GLOBAL EMISSIONS, GRASSLANDS, GREEN HOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, HAIL, HUMIDITY, INCOME, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MARKET, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE POLICIES, INSURANCE PRODUCTS, IRRIGATION, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LOGGING, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, MOUNTAIN AREA, NATURAL FORESTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, OVERGRAZING, PARTNERSHIP, PASTURE, PLANTATION FORESTS, PORTFOLIO, PRECIPITATION, PRODUCERS, RAIN, REFORESTATION, RIVER, RURAL COMMUNITIES, SEA, SECONDARY FORESTS, SINK, SOIL, SOIL DEGRADATION, SOIL EROSION, SOILS, STORMS, SUGAR CANE, SURFACE TEMPERATURE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE USE, TEMPERATURE, TIMBER, TIMBER PRODUCTION, TOTAL COST, TOTAL EMISSIONS, TROPICAL FORESTS, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, WATER RESOURCES, WOOD, WOOD EXTRACTION, WOOD SUPPLY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069299/peru-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9481
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