Brazil - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture

This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Brazil, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. In Brazil, the 5th largest emitter of gre...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AFFORESTATION AFFORESTATION EFFORTS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AIR AMAZON RAINFOREST ATLANTIC FOREST ATLANTIC RAINFOREST BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOMASS CALCULATION CARBON CARBON ABSORPTION CARBON CREDITS CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON EMISSIONS CARBON SEQUESTRATION CARBON SEQUESTRATION RATE CARBON TRADING CH4 CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES CLIMATE CHANGE MAPS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY CLIMATE FORECASTING CLIMATE MODELING CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE POLICY CLIMATE PROJECTIONS CLIMATE REQUIREMENTS CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE RISKS CLIMATE SCENARIOS CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATIC CHANGES CLIMATIC VARIABILITY CO2 COFFEE PLANTATION CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY CROP INSURANCE CULTIVATED LAND CULTIVATION DAMAGES DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION ACTIVITIES DEFORESTATION RATE DESERTIFICATION DIESEL DNA DROUGHT DROUGHTS DRY FOREST ECONOMIC IMPACT ECOSYSTEM ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS EVAPORATION EVAPOTRANSPIRATION EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISHERY FLOODS FORAGES FOREST FOREST AREAS FOREST CARBON FOREST COVERAGE FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST FIRES FOREST INDUSTRY FOREST INVENTORIES FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST SECTOR FORESTRY FORESTRY PROJECTS FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS FOSSIL FUELS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FRESH WATER FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS GAS EMISSIONS GCM GHG GHGS GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL EMISSIONS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GLOBAL WARMING GREEN HOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION GREENHOUSE GASES HAIL HIGH TEMPERATURES HURRICANE HYDROLOGIC EFFECTS IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIMATE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE COVERAGE INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS INSURANCE MECHANISMS INSURANCE POLICIES INSURANCE PREMIUMS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE POLICY IPCC IRRIGATION LAND DEGRADATION LAND MANAGEMENT LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE CHANGE LAND-USE LANDS METEOROLOGICAL CENTRES METHANE METHANE EMISSIONS METHANE GAS MMA N2O NATIONAL CLIMATE NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE NEGATIVE IMPACTS NITROGEN NITROGEN BASED FERTILIZERS NITROUS OXIDE NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS NUTRIENTS OILS PARTNERSHIP PASTORAL SYSTEMS PASTURE PASTURES PER CAPITA INCOME PLANTING PORTFOLIO PRECIPITATION RAINFALL REFORESTATION REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS RICE PADDIES RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE RIVER RIVER BASIN SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION SCIENTISTS SEA SEASON SOIL SOIL CARBON SOILS SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUGAR CANE SURFACE WATER TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE INCREASES TEMPERATURE RISES TEMPERATURES TOTAL EMISSIONS TREES TROPICAL FORESTS UNDERGROUND WATER VULNERABILITY INDICATORS VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCES
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