Honduras - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture
This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Honduras, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, H...
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ABSORPTION AFFORESTATION AFFORESTATION EFFORTS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGROFORESTRY ALLOWANCE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION CALCULATION CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CARBON TRADING CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE RISKS CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATIC VARIABILITY CO2 COMMERCIALIZATION COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT CULTIVATED LAND CULTIVATION DAMAGES DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION RATE DEGRADED AREAS DEGRADED FOREST DNA ECONOMIC IMPACT EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FLOODS FOREST FOREST AREAS FOREST CARBON FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST DETERIORATION FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES FOREST GRAZING FOREST HABITATS FOREST LAW FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST RESTORATION FOREST SECTOR FORESTRY FORESTRY ACTIVITIES FORESTRY LAW FORESTRY PROJECTS FORESTRY RESEARCH FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FRESH WATER FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GAS EMISSIONS GHG GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS GREEN HOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY HURRICANE HURRICANES IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIMATE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS INSURANCE MECHANISMS INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PREMIUMS INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURANCE SECTOR 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 NITROUS OXIDE NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS PARTNERSHIP PASTURE PASTURES POLICY RESPONSE PORTFOLIO PRECIPITATION RAIN RAINFALL REFORESTATION REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL CARBON STATE FOREST STATE FOREST AREAS STORMS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABLE FOREST SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE INCREASE TEMPERATURE INCREASES TOTAL EMISSIONS VULNERABILITY INDICATORS VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE WATER RESOURCES WEATHER EXTREMES WILDLIFE WOOD |
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ABSORPTION AFFORESTATION AFFORESTATION EFFORTS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGROFORESTRY ALLOWANCE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION CALCULATION CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CARBON TRADING CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE RISKS CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATIC VARIABILITY CO2 COMMERCIALIZATION COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT CULTIVATED LAND CULTIVATION DAMAGES DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION RATE DEGRADED AREAS DEGRADED FOREST DNA ECONOMIC IMPACT EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FLOODS FOREST FOREST AREAS FOREST CARBON FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST DETERIORATION FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES FOREST GRAZING FOREST HABITATS FOREST LAW FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST RESTORATION FOREST SECTOR FORESTRY FORESTRY ACTIVITIES FORESTRY LAW FORESTRY PROJECTS FORESTRY RESEARCH FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FRESH WATER FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GAS EMISSIONS GHG GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS GREEN HOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY HURRICANE HURRICANES IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIMATE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS INSURANCE MECHANISMS INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PREMIUMS INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURANCE SECTOR 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 NITROUS OXIDE NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS PARTNERSHIP PASTURE PASTURES POLICY RESPONSE PORTFOLIO PRECIPITATION RAIN RAINFALL REFORESTATION REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL CARBON STATE FOREST STATE FOREST AREAS STORMS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABLE FOREST SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE INCREASE TEMPERATURE INCREASES TOTAL EMISSIONS VULNERABILITY INDICATORS VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE WATER RESOURCES WEATHER EXTREMES WILDLIFE WOOD World Bank Honduras - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture |
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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 Honduras, with focus on policy developments (including
action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like
most countries in Latin America, Honduras 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. Honduras
counts with the largest number of registered CDM projects in
Central America, 15 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
projects, of which three 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. In 2004, the United Nations identified Honduras
among the first 20 most vulnerable countries in the world in
terms of vulnerability to floods and the most vulnerable to
hurricanes. Honduras was also identified as the most
vulnerable country in Central America by the British society
Maplecroft in their study titled 'vulnerability index
to climate change.' 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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Honduras - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture |
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Honduras - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture |
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Honduras - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture |
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Honduras - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture |
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Honduras - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture |
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honduras - country note on climate change aspects in agriculture |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069205/honduras-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture-honduras-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9477 |
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okr-10986-94772021-04-23T14:02:45Z Honduras - Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture World Bank ABSORPTION AFFORESTATION AFFORESTATION EFFORTS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGROFORESTRY ALLOWANCE ARABLE LAND BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION CALCULATION CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CARBON TRADING CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY CLIMATE RISK CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE RISKS CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATIC VARIABILITY CO2 COMMERCIALIZATION COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT CULTIVATED LAND CULTIVATION DAMAGES DEFORESTATION DEFORESTATION RATE DEGRADED AREAS DEGRADED FOREST DNA ECONOMIC IMPACT EMISSION EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIAL EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXTREME POVERTY EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FLOODS FOREST FOREST AREAS FOREST CARBON FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST DETERIORATION FOREST GENETIC RESOURCES FOREST GRAZING FOREST HABITATS FOREST LAW FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST RESTORATION FOREST SECTOR FORESTRY FORESTRY ACTIVITIES FORESTRY LAW FORESTRY PROJECTS FORESTRY RESEARCH FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FRESH WATER FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GAS EMISSIONS GHG GLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONS GREEN HOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONS GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY HURRICANE HURRICANES IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIMATE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE CONTRACTS INSURANCE INSTRUMENTS INSURANCE MECHANISMS INSURANCE PREMIUM INSURANCE PREMIUMS INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURANCE SECTOR 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 NITROUS OXIDE NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS PARTNERSHIP PASTURE PASTURES POLICY RESPONSE PORTFOLIO PRECIPITATION RAIN RAINFALL REFORESTATION REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL CARBON STATE FOREST STATE FOREST AREAS STORMS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE SUSTAINABLE FOREST SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE INCREASE TEMPERATURE INCREASES TOTAL EMISSIONS VULNERABILITY INDICATORS VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE WATER RESOURCES WEATHER EXTREMES WILDLIFE WOOD This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Honduras, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most countries in Latin America, Honduras 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. Honduras counts with the largest number of registered CDM projects in Central America, 15 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, of which three 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. In 2004, the United Nations identified Honduras among the first 20 most vulnerable countries in the world in terms of vulnerability to floods and the most vulnerable to hurricanes. Honduras was also identified as the most vulnerable country in Central America by the British society Maplecroft in their study titled 'vulnerability index to climate change.' 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. 2012-08-13T08:42:32Z 2012-08-13T08:42:32Z 2009-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/12069205/honduras-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture-honduras-country-note-climate-change-aspects-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9477 English Country Note on Climate Change Aspects in Agriculture CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Honduras |