Mexico - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Mexico, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Mexico is the only developing country to...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AFFORESTATION AFFORESTATION EFFORTS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGROFORESTRY ANIMAL FEEDING ARABLE LAND AREAS OF FOREST ARID AREAS ATMOSPHERE BASINS BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOENERGY BIOGAS BIOMASS CALCULATION CARBON CARBON CAPTURE CARBON CYCLE CARBON FERTILIZATION CARBON INTENSITY CARBON STOCKS CARBON SUBSTITUTION CARBON TRADING CATTLE RAISING CH4 CLEAN ENERGY CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES CLIMATE POLICY CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE SCENARIOS CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CO CO2 COAST COAST WETLANDS COMBUSTION COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMERCIAL FORESTRY COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION OF CARBON CROP INSURANCE CROP PRODUCTION CROPLAND CROPS CULTIVATED AREA CULTIVATED LAND CULTIVATION DAIRY FARMS DAMAGES DATA COLLECTION DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION RATE DEGRADED FOREST DEGRADED FOREST AREA DEGRADED LAND DESERTIFICATION DISASTER PREVENTION DNA DROUGHT DROUGHTS ECOLOGY ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC IMPACT ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSION SCENARIOS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS ESTIMATES EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK EMISSIONS INVENTORIES EMISSIONS REDUCTION EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY SAVINGS ETHANOL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FERTILIZERS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISHERIES FLOODS FOREST FOREST AREA FOREST CARBON FOREST CONCESSIONS FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST DEVELOPMENT FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST FIRES FOREST INDUSTRIES FOREST INDUSTRY FOREST LANDS FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PLANNING FOREST PLANTATION FOREST PROTECTION FOREST RESOURCES FORESTRY FORESTRY ACTIVITIES FORESTRY COMMISSION FORESTRY LAW FORESTRY PROJECTS FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS FOSSIL FUELS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FRESH WATER GAS EMISSIONS GCM GHG GHGS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL EMISSIONS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS GRASSLANDS GREEN HOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GASES HUMIDITY HURRICANE HURRICANES IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS INSURANCE MARKET INSURANCE MECHANISMS INSURANCE POLICIES INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PREMIUMS INSURANCE PRODUCTS IRRIGATION LAND AREA LAND COVER LAND HOLDINGS LAND MANAGEMENT LAND OWNERSHIP LAND USE LAND USE CHANGE LAND USE PLANNING LAND-USE LAND-USE CHANGE LAND-USE CHANGE EMISSIONS LIVESTOCK INSURANCE LOGGING LOW-CARBON MANAGED FORESTS METHANE METHANE EMISSIONS METHANE GAS MITIGATION N2O NATIONAL FORESTRY NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE IMPACTS NITROGEN NITROUS OXIDE PASTURES PLANTATIONS POLICY RESPONSE PORTFOLIO PP PRECIPITATION RAIN RAINFALL RAINWATER REFORESTATION RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RESTORATION RETROFITTING RISK MANAGEMENT SALINITY SEA WATER SOIL SOIL CARBON SOILS SPECIES SUBTROPICAL FORESTS SURFACE WATER SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY TEMPERATE FORESTS TEMPERATURE TIMBER TOTAL EMISSIONS TROPICAL FORESTS TROPICAL STORMS VEGETATION VEGETATIVE COVER VEGETATIVE COVERAGE VULNERABILITY INDICATORS WATER CYCLE WATER RESOURCES WATER USAGE WATERWAYS WEATHER EXTREMES WETLAND WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS WIND WIND EROSION WOOD WOOD PROCESSING WOODY BIOMASS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069211/mexico-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9478

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Summary:	This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Mexico, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Mexico is the only developing country to have submitted three national communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), indicating strong commitment by the government for addressing climate change across sectors. Agriculture contributes little, in relative terms, to total green house gas (GHG) emissions and the emission reduction potential in the sector is small and primarily focused on methane reduction, though more diversified carbon trading opportunities can be pursued. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to weather extremes, in particular in the Northern parts of the country, where water scarcity is an issue, or the Southern parts of the country, where tropical storms caused extensive damage to crop and livestock production. Reducing vulnerability to climate change is of utmost importance in the agricultural sector in Mexico, considering the role the sector plays in food security and livelihoods of rural populations.

Mexico - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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