Mexico - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-08-13T08:42:45Z
dc.date2012-08-13T08:42:45Z
dc.date2009-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:35:01Z
dc.descriptionThis 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.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069211/mexico-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9478
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/9478
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406647
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.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGROFORESTRY
dc.subjectANIMAL FEEDING
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectAREAS OF FOREST
dc.subjectARID AREAS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIOENERGY
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectCALCULATION
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON CAPTURE
dc.subjectCARBON CYCLE
dc.subjectCARBON FERTILIZATION
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCARBON STOCKS
dc.subjectCARBON SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectCARBON TRADING
dc.subjectCATTLE RAISING
dc.subjectCH4
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICY
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectCOAST WETLANDS
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FORESTRY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FOREST
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCONSERVATION AREAS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION OF CARBON
dc.subjectCROP INSURANCE
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATED AREA
dc.subjectCULTIVATED LAND
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDAIRY FARMS
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION RATE
dc.subjectDEGRADED FOREST
dc.subjectDEGRADED FOREST AREA
dc.subjectDEGRADED LAND
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectDISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subjectDNA
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSION SCENARIOS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS ESTIMATES
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK
dc.subjectEMISSIONS INVENTORIES
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY SAVINGS
dc.subjectETHANOL
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST CONCESSIONS
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectFOREST FIRES
dc.subjectFOREST INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectFOREST INDUSTRY
dc.subjectFOREST LANDS
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST PLANNING
dc.subjectFOREST PLANTATION
dc.subjectFOREST PROTECTION
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFORESTRY COMMISSION
dc.subjectFORESTRY LAW
dc.subjectFORESTRY PROJECTS
dc.subjectFORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFRESH WATER
dc.subjectGAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGCM
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectGRASSLANDS
dc.subjectGREEN HOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHUMIDITY
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE COMPANIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE COMPANY
dc.subjectINSURANCE CONTRACTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE COVERAGE
dc.subjectINSURANCE INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKET
dc.subjectINSURANCE MECHANISMS
dc.subjectINSURANCE POLICIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE PREMIUM
dc.subjectINSURANCE PREMIUMS
dc.subjectINSURANCE PRODUCTS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLAND AREA
dc.subjectLAND COVER
dc.subjectLAND HOLDINGS
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLAND USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLAND-USE
dc.subjectLAND-USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLAND-USE CHANGE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK INSURANCE
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMANAGED FORESTS
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMETHANE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectMETHANE GAS
dc.subjectMITIGATION
dc.subjectN2O
dc.subjectNATIONAL FORESTRY
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNITROUS OXIDE
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectPLANTATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESPONSE
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINWATER
dc.subjectREFORESTATION
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectRESTORATION
dc.subjectRETROFITTING
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSALINITY
dc.subjectSEA WATER
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL CARBON
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSPECIES
dc.subjectSUBTROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
dc.subjectTEMPERATE FORESTS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTOTAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectTROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subjectTROPICAL STORMS
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectVEGETATIVE COVER
dc.subjectVEGETATIVE COVERAGE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY INDICATORS
dc.subjectWATER CYCLE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER USAGE
dc.subjectWATERWAYS
dc.subjectWEATHER EXTREMES
dc.subjectWETLAND
dc.subjectWETLAND ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND EROSION
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.subjectWOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectWOODY BIOMASS
dc.titleMexico - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

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