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El sector agropecuario en las contribuciones previstas y determinadas a nivel nacional de América Latina
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2016)
En años recientes el sector agropecuario ha venido desempeñando un papel mucho más destacado en las negociaciones climáticas. En el Acuerdo de París se definió con mayor claridad la prioridad de atender el cambio climático ...
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 ...
COP27 Growing Roles for Agriculture and Food Security
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 06-12-2022)
Agriculture has not had a significant presence in the national and international climate processes. Yet as COP27 ended there was a strong push by many public, private and civil society actors for agriculture to have a ...
Suelos saludables: la base de los sistemas alimentarios sostenibles en América Latina y el Caribe. Un aporte para los debates en las Américas previos a la Cumbre sobre los Sistemas Alimentarios de las Naciones Unidas 2021
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2021)
Se plantean las acciones dirigidas a mejorar la salud del suelo, ofreciendo un mayor retorno de inversión para crear y mantener sistemas agroalimentarios saludables en América Latina y el Caribe. Se plantean los agricultores ...
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 ...
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: 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. ...
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: St. Kitts and Nevis
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
St. Kitts & Nevis' agriculture sector represents 1.4% of GDP and consists of small-scale farms. The government owns most of the farm land, with the remainder owned by individuals and families. Subsistence farming is common, ...
Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
(Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), 2023)
Agriculture is a priority sector for adaptation in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but no mitigation targets were included in its initial Nationally Determined Contributions (iNDC). The main barrier to implementing climate ...