Mexico - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

World Bank

Washington, DC

关键词: AFFORESTATION;    AFFORESTATION EFFORTS;    AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES;    AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE;    AGRICULTURAL LAND;   

RP-ID  :  53795

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This country note briefly summarizesinformation relevant to both climate change and agriculturein Mexico, with focus on policy developments (includingaction plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Mexicois the only developing country to have submitted threenational communications to the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), indicating strongcommitment by the government for addressing climate changeacross sectors. Agriculture contributes little, in relativeterms, to total green house gas (GHG) emissions and theemission reduction potential in the sector is small andprimarily focused on methane reduction, though morediversified carbon trading opportunities can be pursued.Agriculture is highly vulnerable to weather extremes, inparticular in the Northern parts of the country, where waterscarcity is an issue, or the Southern parts of the country,where tropical storms caused extensive damage to crop andlivestock production. Reducing vulnerability to climatechange is of utmost importance in the agricultural sector inMexico, considering the role the sector plays in foodsecurity and livelihoods of rural populations.