2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406471This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Guatemala, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, Guatemala has submitted one national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Land use change and forestry are by far the largest contributors to greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in the country. The emission reduction potential of the sector is large, but not sufficiently explored. Guatemala counts with eight CDM projects, one of which is 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.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankABSORPTIONAFFORESTATIONAFFORESTATION ACTIVITIESAFFORESTATION EFFORTSAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL RESOURCEAGRICULTURAL RESOURCESAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTUREAREA UNDER IRRIGATIONBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONCALCULATIONCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSCARBON SEQUESTRATIONCARBON SEQUESTRATION CAPACITYCARBON STOCKSCARBON TRADINGCH4CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOSCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENTCLIMATE SCENARIOSCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATIC CHANGESCO2COMMERCIALIZATIONCOMMUNITY FORESTCOMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENTCULTIVATED LANDCULTIVATIONDAMAGESDEFORESTATIONDEFORESTATION ACTIVITIESDEFORESTATION RATEDISASTER PREVENTIONDROUGHTDROUGHTSECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIC INDICATORSEMISSIONEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIALEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATIONEMISSIONS INVENTORIESEMISSIONS OF METHANEENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFEASIBILITYFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFLOODSFORESTFOREST CONSERVATIONFOREST COVERFOREST FIRESFOREST INSTITUTEFOREST INVENTORIESFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST RESOURCESFORESTRYFORESTRY PROJECTSFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFRESH WATERGAS EMISSIONSGASESGHGGLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONSGLOBAL WARMINGGREEN HOUSE GASHURRICANEHURRICANESINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINSURANCE COMPANYINSURANCE CONTRACTSINSURANCE COVERAGEINSURANCE INSTRUMENTSINSURANCE MECHANISMSINSURANCE PREMIUMSINSURANCE SECTORJOBSLAND DEGRADATIONLAND MANAGEMENTLAND USELAND USE CHANGELAND-USELAND-USE CHANGELANDLESS HOUSEHOLDSMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONSN2ONATURAL FORESTSNATURAL REGENERATIONNATURAL RESOURCESNITROGENNITROUS OXIDENITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONSPASTUREPOLICY RESPONSEPORTFOLIOPRECIPITATIONPRODUCERSREDUCING EMISSIONSREFORESTATIONREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGERIVERRIVER BASINRURAL COMMUNITIESSEASOILSOIL CARBONSOIL DEGRADATIONSTORMSSUBTROPICAL MOIST FORESTSUGAR CANESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE FORESTSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE USETEMPERATURETOTAL EMISSIONSTOTAL NITROGEN OXIDESTREESVULNERABILITY INDICATORSWATER RESOURCESWEATHER EXTREMES