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La sequía en la agricultura: recursos digitales disponibles para diagnosticar su ocurrencia y reducir sus impactos en América Latina y el Caribe.
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2024)La sequía, que desde tiempos inmemoriales ha formado parte de la experiencia humana, ha tenido un impacto considerable en el entorno y las actividades del hombre. En particular, el de producción de alimentos, fibras y ... -
Carbon Market Opportunities in livestock production, and cocoa and coffee agroforestry systems. An analysis of opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean
(12-2023)It provide an overview of the VCM opportunities in the agriculture sector, specifically in sustainable livestock and agroforestry practices, in LAC to the governments of countries in the region that are or are likely to ... -
Co-Innovating for more sustainable, climate responsive rice production in Chile
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 09-05-2023)Over 200 people involved in the rice value chain participated in field days to observe research efforts and discuss the challenges and potential solutions to economically viable and more sustainable production. INIA has ... -
Webinar 1. The Vision Of Agriculture as a part of the climate solution in the Caribbean region
(16-03-2023)The Climate Responsive Agriculture Forum 2023 is an event aimed at discussing the vital role that agriculture plays in mitigating climate change in the Caribbean region, the virtual conference featured engaging discussions ... -
Barrier Analysis and Needs Assessment of the Policy Environment for Agriculture in Nine CARICOM Countries
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)Provide an analysis of the critical challenges, barriers, and limitations to achieving climate resilience in the agri-food sector in the Caribbean region. Limitations in knowledge management and communication throughout ... -
Enhancing Mitigation Ambition in Caribbean Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges
(Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHG), 2023)The AgREADY study evaluates agricultural mitigation efforts in the nine countries covered in the CARICOM AgReady Project by analyzing their NDC submissions. The report identifies barriers and opportunities for reducing ... -
National Action Plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement The Bahamas
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)The IICA-GCF Readiness Project is aimed at improving climate action in the agricultural sector in nine Caribbean countries. It improves the agriculture GHG inventory by assessing the status of the national inventory, ... -
Validated Guidelines for Stakeholder Engagement with the Agriculture Sector in Select Countries of the Caribbean
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)This document provides an overview of the Guidelines for Stakeholder Engagement in the Agriculture Sector in select Caribbean countries, developed as part of the IICA Green Climate Fund Readiness Support Project. The ... -
Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Farming Systems in the Caribbean: A Pilot Study
(Oregon State University, 2023)This Pilot Study aims to use a stakeholder-driven, multi-disciplinary methodology to assess the impacts of climate change and adaptation on environmental, social, and economic outcomes in three case studies: sugarcane ... -
National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement: Trinidad & Tobago
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)The IICA-GCF Readiness Project aims to enhance climate action in the agricultural sector in nine CARICOM sub-region countries by strengthening policies, capacities, frameworks, methods, and institutional arrangements for ... -
National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement: Suriname
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)The CARICOM AgREADY project, funded by the Green Climate Fund, aims to improve the enabling conditions for climate action in the agricultural sector in nine Caribbean countries. The objectives of the project include ... -
National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement: St. Vincent & The Grenadines
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)The GCF-Readiness Project “Strengthening the foundation for a climate responsive agricultural sector in the Caribbean” aims to promote Caribbean agriculture as a low-emissions solution to climate change. The project has ... -
National Action plan for Agriculture GHG Inventory Improvement: Saint Lucia
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)The AgREADY project aims to position Caribbean agriculture as a low-emission solution for climate change and improve its financing prioritization process. The project intends to develop a climate-responsive agriculture ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: The Bahamas
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)The Bahamas stated adaptation priorities for the agricultural sector in its initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), including food security and reducing import dependency. However, as of August 2022, the country ... -
NDC Scoping Report for 9 Caribbean Countries: Policy Analysis
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)The report refers to the threats of climate change facing the countries of the Caribbean Community, despite producing relatively small amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. To address this, CARICOM nations have committed ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Belize
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)Belize's Initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) did not include agriculture in its mitigation targets, but it was identified as a priority sector for adaptation measures. However, implementing climate resilient ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: The Commonwealth of Dominica
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)Agriculture is the second-largest sector in Dominica, contributing between 11.5% and 15.2% of the country's GDP from 2010 to 2020. However, several barriers to implementing the country's NDCs have been identified, including ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Saint Lucia
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)The agriculture sector in Saint Lucia is primarily small-scale and rain-fed, with limited use of modern technology. Agriculture has not been prioritized in Saint Lucia’s NDCs due to challenges such as limited data availability, ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Trinidad and Tobago
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)Trinidad and Tobago's agriculture sector contributes only 1.2% to the country's GDP, but it employs over 4% of the population and plays a crucial role in diversifying the economy. However, the sector faces challenges in ... -
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: Haiti
(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), 2023)Haiti's per capita GDP is the lowest in Latin America and the Caribbean. Climate resilient agriculture (CRA) technologies face barriers to inclusion, such as limited access to credit and inadequate policy framework. ...
