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PSA Experiences

04/06/2008 Go to Evidence

100% of PES in Nicaragua focus on water protection and schemes in carbon trade planning and silvopastoral systems (Bosselmann, 2008).

100% de las experiencias de PSA en Nicaragua se limitan a unos pocos esquemas implementados que involucran protección del agua y una serie de esquemas en fase de planificación relacionados con el comercio de carbono y sistemas silvopastorales (Bosselmann, 2008).

Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.

Tag: ClimateSmartAgriculture AgroecologicalSystems Nature-Based_Solutions
Country: Nicaragua
Sector: Environment and natural resources Forestry, Agroforestry, Silvopastoralism and Timber Production
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture
Instrument: Emission trading systems (ETS) PES: Payment for environmental or ecosystem services
Beneficiary: Public institutions Land owners or users
Result: Improved water quality Conservation and restoration of ecosystems Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Environmental sustainability

USD 475 million in losses from the 1997–98 El Niño

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

USD 475 million in losses were estimated by ECLAC in Central America during the 1997–98 El Niño event, with all countries reporting significant impacts on the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

Tag: ElNiño Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: Central America
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources Multisectoral Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Education and awareness building Strategic planning Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Rural communities Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Improved technical capacities Information generation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

More than USD 6 billion in losses from Hurricane

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

More than USD 6 billion in economic losses were caused by Hurricane Mitch in Central America, with approximately half occurring in the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

Tag: ElNiño Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: Central America
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources Multisectoral Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Education and awareness building Strategic planning Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Rural communities Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Improved technical capacities Information generation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

58% of losses occurred in agriculture

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

58% of the economic losses recorded in Costa Rica during the El Niño event occurred in the agricultural sector.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

Tag: ElNiño Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: Central America Costa Rica
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources Multisectoral Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Education and awareness building Strategic planning Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Rural communities Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Improved technical capacities Information generation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

60% of economic losses affect agriculture

01/04/2005 Go to Evidence

Nearly 60% of the economic losses caused by droughts and El Niño events are borne by the agricultural sector, highlighting its high vulnerability to climate variability.

Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.

IICA (2004)

Tag: ElNiño Floods Climate_Risks Droughts
Country: Central America
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Agri-Food (total) Environment and natural resources Multisectoral Agricultural Support Services
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture Water for Agriculture Agrifood Context
Instrument: Education and awareness building Strategic planning Collect, analyze, disseminate and exchange data and information between countries Early warning systems
Beneficiary: Rural communities Public institutions Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Agricultural producers Agricultural workers
Result: Improved technical capacities Information generation Risk mitigation Impact: Climate risk resilience Impact: Food and nutritional security

Early Spring: Impact on Germination

04/06/2003 Go to Evidence

Between 2.3 and 5.1 days per decade, spring has advanced globally, altering seed germination (Parmesan & Yohe, 2003).

Parmesan y Yohe (2003)

Parmesan, C., Yohe, G. A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts across natural systems. Nature 421, 37–42 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01286

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Environment and natural resources Seeds
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture
Result: Impact: Climate risk resilience

Losses due to catastrophes

15/03/0223 Go to Evidence

Between 10% and 15% of total agricultural GDP are estimated to be losses caused by disasters in low- and lower middle-income countries over the past 30 years (FAO, 2023).

Entre el 10% y el 15% del PIB agrícola total se estiman las pérdidas causadas por catástrofes en los países de ingresos bajos y medios bajos durante los últimos 30 años. (FAO, 2023)

FAO (2023) Versión resumida de Repercusiones de las catástrofes en la agricultura y la seguridad alimentaria 2023: Evitar y reducir las pérdidas mediante la inversión en la resiliencia. Roma. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8500es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Agriculture, forestry, and fishery products Environment and natural resources
Area: Regenerative and Resilient Agriculture