Argentina - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-08-13T08:40:16Z
dc.date2012-08-13T08:40:16Z
dc.date2009-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:33:31Z
dc.descriptionThis country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Argentina, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Argentina is one of the four developing countries in the world to have submitted two national communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), indicating strong commitment by the government for addressing climate change issues across sectors. Agriculture (including land use change and forestry) is the largest contributor to green house gas (GHG) emissions in the country, while contributing less than six percent of Gross Domestic product (GDP), and it represents fifty-five percent of the country's export base (including processed agricultural goods). The emission reduction potential of the agricultural sector (including land use change and forestry) is significant and not yet sufficiently explored in the country. Argentina currently counts with only one Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in the agricultural sector. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate variability. The extension and improvement of both irrigation infrastructure and climate-sensitive insurance coverage for agricultural production can reduce some of the observed vulnerabilities in the country.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12063627/argentina-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9466
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/9466
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406065
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relationCountry Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABSORPTION
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON TRADING
dc.subjectCH4
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION MEASURES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE EVENTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIO
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC RISK
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FORESTS
dc.subjectCULTIVATED AREA
dc.subjectCULTIVATED LAND
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION RATE
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectDNA
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS ESTIMATES
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK
dc.subjectEMISSIONS INVENTORIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectEXCESS RAINFALL
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFODDER
dc.subjectFORAGES
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST AREAS
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON STOCKS
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFOREST FRAGMENTATION
dc.subjectFOREST GRAZING
dc.subjectFOREST LOSS
dc.subjectFOREST PLANTATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY PROJECTS
dc.subjectFORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFRESH WATER
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectGAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREEN HOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectHAIL
dc.subjectHIGH TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON CLIMATE
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE COMPANIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE COVERAGE
dc.subjectINSURANCE INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKET
dc.subjectINSURANCE MECHANISMS
dc.subjectINSURANCE POLICIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE PREMIUMS
dc.subjectINSURANCE PRODUCTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE SECTOR
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLAND-USE
dc.subjectLAND-USE CHANGE
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMETHANE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectN2O
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectNATIONAL FOREST CARBON
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNITROGEN BASED FERTILIZERS
dc.subjectNITROUS OXIDE
dc.subjectNITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPASTURE
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectPLANTATION FORESTS
dc.subjectPLANTING
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectREFORESTATION
dc.subjectRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectSEASON
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL CARBON
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE INCREASE
dc.subjectTOTAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY INDICATORS
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.titleArgentina - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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