This country note briefly summarizesinformation relevant to both climate change and agriculturein Costa Rica, with focus on policy developments (includingaction plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Likemost countries in Latin America, Costa Rica has submittedone national communication to the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with a second oneunder preparation. Land use change and forestry are thelargest contributors to GHG emissions in the country. Theemission reduction potential of the sector is large andseveral reforestation programs have been initiated. It isestimated that Central America produces less than 0.5percent of global carbon emissions, but it is one the mostvulnerable regions to climate change related impacts on theplanet. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to climatevariability, this coupled with problems of land degradationin the country. A greater emphasis on reducing soildegradation and developing and applying adequate insurancemechanisms can be placed for better management of publicresources in light of natural disasters in the agriculture sector.
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