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Perceptions of climate change in Guatemala

01/05/2019 Go to Evidence

In two climate-vulnerable regions of Guatemala, 95 % of farmers perceive climate change; 81 % report production impacts, but only 41 % have adapted—mainly via tree planting (Viguera et al., 2019).

Bárbara Viguera, Francisco Alpízar, Celia A. Harvey, M. Ruth, Martínez-Rodríguez, Milagro Saborío-Rodríguez, Lucía Contreras

Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) Conservation International, Moore Center for Science Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), Oficina Regional para América Latina y el Caribe, Unidad de Cambio Climático Universidad de Costa Rica, Escuela de Economía e Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas University of Sussex, School of Business, Department of Management and Economics

Mitigation needs

04/02/2019 Go to Evidence

474 billion will be needed by developing countries for mitigation and adaptation by 2030, according to commitments in 2016 NDCs (Kissinger et al., 2019).

Kissinger G., Gupta A., Mulder I., Unterstell N. (2019). Climate financing needs in the land sector under the Paris Agreement: An assessment of developing country perspectives. Land Use Policy, Volumen 83, 2019, Páginas 256-269, ISSN 0264-8377.

Rural population

01/01/2019 Go to Evidence

10% of the LAC population will be rural by the end of the century, but these areas will continue to be key for natural resources and growth.

Dirven (2019).

Dirven, M. 2019. Nueva definición de lo rural en América Latina y el Caribe en el marco de FAO para una reflexión colectiva para definir líneas de acción para llegar al 2030 con un ámbito rural distinto. 2030 - Alimentación, agricultura y desarrollo rural en América Latina y el Caribe, No. 2. Santiago de Chile. FAO. 21 p.

Agroforestry: 312 t C/ha

01/12/2018

312.1 t/ha was the mean soil carbon stock under agroforestry, the highest among the land uses assessed in Tula-Jana, Doyogena, Ethiopia.

Tadesse et al. (2018)

Tadesse, M., Simane, B., Ambaw, G., Recha, J., Abera, W., Tamene, L., Demeke, G., Mekonnen, K., Radeny, M., & Solomon, D. (2018). Building soil carbon stocks to enhance adaptation and mitigate climate change in climate-smart landscapes, Southern Ethiopia: Preliminary results from climate-smart agriculture practices in Doyogena district. CCAFS Info Note. Documento adjunto suministrado por el usuario.

CSA cropland: 229 t C/ha

01/12/2018

229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock in cropland under CSA practices, the second-highest value among the land uses assessed.

Tadesse et al. (2018)

Tadesse, M., Simane, B., Ambaw, G., Recha, J., Abera, W., Tamene, L., Demeke, G., Mekonnen, K., Radeny, M., & Solomon, D. (2018). Building soil carbon stocks to enhance adaptation and mitigate climate change in climate-smart landscapes, Southern Ethiopia: Preliminary results from climate-smart agriculture practices in Doyogena district. CCAFS Info Note. Documento adjunto suministrado por el usuario.

Ten years of CSA: 229 t C/ha

01/12/2018

229.4 t/ha was the soil carbon stock observed after ten years of CSA practices in cropland, with values higher than business-as-usual management.

Tadesse et al. (2018)

Tadesse, M., Simane, B., Ambaw, G., Recha, J., Abera, W., Tamene, L., Demeke, G., Mekonnen, K., Radeny, M., & Solomon, D. (2018). Building soil carbon stocks to enhance adaptation and mitigate climate change in climate-smart landscapes, Southern Ethiopia: Preliminary results from climate-smart agriculture practices in Doyogena district. CCAFS Info Note. Documento adjunto suministrado por el usuario.

Losses in the agricultural sector

01/11/2018 Go to Evidence

Between 4% and 19% of GDP could represent losses in the agricultural sector in Honduras due to weather events up to the year 2100 (Inter-American Development Bank, 2018).

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (2018). Estrategia del Grupo BID con Honduras

Ordaz, J.L., Mora, J., Acosta, A., Serna Hidalgo, B., y Ramírez, D. (2010). Honduras: efectos del cambio climático sobre la agricultura. CEPAL.

Performance reduction

01/11/2018 Go to Evidence

Between -11% and -14% could reduce maize, bean and rice yields by 2030, and between -19% and -24% by 2050 due to climate change, impacting food security and the rural poor (IDB, 2018).

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (2018). Estrategia del Grupo BID con Honduras 2019-2022.

CEPAL (2016). La economía del cambio climático en Honduras: mensajes clave 2016. Ciudad de México, México.