Panama - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture
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This country note briefly summarizes
information relevant to both climate change and agriculture
in Panama, with focus on policy developments (including
action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like
most countries in Latin America, Panama has submitted one
national communication to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with a second one
under preparation. Land use change and forestry are by far
the largest contributors to green house gas (GHG) emissions
in the country. The emission reduction potential of the
sector is large, but not sufficiently explored. Panama
counts with only five Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
projects, none of which are in the agricultural sector. It
is estimated that Central America produces less than 0.5
percent of global carbon emissions, but it is one the most
vulnerable regions to climate change related impacts on the
planet. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to climate
variability and weather extremes, this coupled with problems
of land degradation in the country. A greater emphasis on
reducing soil degradation, reforestation and developing and
applying adequate insurance mechanisms can be placed for
better management of public resources in light of natural
disasters in the agriculture sector.
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AFFORESTATION, AFFORESTATION EFFORTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGROFORESTRY, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, BIOMASS, CALCULATION, CARBON, CARBON TRADING, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM, CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY, CLIMATE PREDICTION, CLIMATE RISK, CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE RISKS, CLIMATE SCENARIO, CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CO2, COMMERCIALIZATION, COMMUNITY FOREST, COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT, CULTIVATED LAND, CULTIVATION, DAMAGES, DEFORESTATION, DEFORESTATION PROCESS, DEFORESTATION RATE, DESERTIFICATION, DNA, DROUGHTS, ECONOMIC IMPACT, EMISSION, EMISSION REDUCTION, EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, EMISSIONS SCENARIO, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FLOODS, FORAGES, FOREST, FOREST CARBON, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST RESOURCES, FORESTRY, FORESTRY INSURANCE, FORESTRY LAW, FORESTRY PROJECTS, FORESTRY SECTOR, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FRESH WATER, FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, GAS EMISSIONS, GHG, GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS, GREEN HOUSE GAS, HAIL, HURRICANES, IMPACT OF CLIMATE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS, INSURANCE MARKET, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE POLICIES, IRRIGATION, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, LAND USE CHANGE, LAND-USE, LAND-USE CHANGE, METHANE, METHANE EMISSIONS, NATIONAL CLIMATE, NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL REGENERATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, NITROGEN, NITROGEN BASED FERTILIZERS, NITROUS OXIDE, NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS, PARTNERSHIP, PASTORAL SYSTEMS, PASTURE, PASTURES, POLICY RESPONSE, PORTFOLIO, RATE OF DEFORESTATION, REFORESTATION, REGIONAL CLIMATE, REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE, RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RIVERS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SCENARIOS, SOIL, SOIL CARBON, SOIL EROSION, STRATEGY ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABLE FOREST, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, TOTAL EMISSIONS, TROPICS, VULNERABILITY INDICATORS, VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER RESOURCES, WEATHER EXTREMES