World Bank2015-04-292015-04-292012-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21832This country note for Azerbaijan is part of a series of country briefs that summarize information relevant to climate change and agriculture for three countries in the Southern Caucasus Region, with a particular focus on climate and crop projections, adaptation and mitigation options, policy development and institutional involvement. The note series has been developed to provide a baseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture for the countries participating in the regional program on reducing vulnerability to climate change in Southern Caucasus agricultural systems. This note for Azerbaijan was shared with the Government and other agricultural sector stakeholders and used as an engagement tool for a National Awareness Raising and Consultation Workshop, held in Baku in March 2012. Feedback and comments on the note from this consultation process have been incorporated into this updated version in collaboration with the Azerbaijan Ministry of Agriculture.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABATEMENTACIDITYAFFORESTATIONAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRACTICESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTUREAIRALTERNATIVE ENERGYALTITUDEANNUAL PRECIPITATIONBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIOGASBIOMASSCAPACITY BUILDINGCARBONCARBON STORAGECARBON TRADINGCHEMICAL SUBSTANCESCLIMATECLIMATE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE ANALYSISCLIMATE ANALYSIS INDICATORSCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGYCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYCLIMATE EFFECTSCLIMATE HAZARDCLIMATE HAZARDSCLIMATE INFORMATIONCLIMATE MODELCLIMATE MODELSCLIMATE MONITORINGCLIMATE PROJECTIONSCLIMATE RESILIENCECLIMATE SENSITIVECLIMATE TRENDSCLIMATESCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCLIMATIC SHIFTSCLIMATIC STRESSESCLIMATIC WATER BALANCECOCO2COASTAL AREASCOASTAL ZONESCONSENSUS BUILDINGCONTINENTAL CLIMATECOPPERDAMAGESDEFORESTATIONDEGRADED AREASDESERTSDRAINAGE SYSTEMSDROUGHTECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC RECOVERYECOSYSTEMEMISSIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIESEROSION CONTROLEVAPORATIONEXTREME EVENTEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFLOODSFORAGEFORESTFOREST FIRESFORESTRYFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFUELFUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOSGHGGLACIERSGLOBAL CLIMATEGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATIONGREENHOUSE GASESHIGH TEMPERATURESHUMIDITYHYDROLOGIC CYCLEHYDROLOGICAL REGIMEIMPACT OF CLIMATEIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTUREIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEINCOMEINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGEIPCCIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION SYSTEMSLAKESLAND DEGRADATIONLAND MANAGEMENTLAND USELANDSLOW RAINFALLMEAN TEMPERATUREMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONSMETHANEMETHANE EMISSIONSMITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGEN2ONATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL WATER RESOURCESNEGATIVE IMPACTSNEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGENITROGENNITROGEN FERTILIZERSNITROUS OXIDENITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONSOIL PRODUCTSOVERGRAZINGPARTNERSHIPPASTUREPASTURE LANDPASTURESPESTICIDESPHENOLPOTENTIAL EVAPORATIONPRIVATIZATIONRAINFALLRAINFALL LEVELSREGIONAL CLIMATEREGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGEREGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENTRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGERIVERRIVER BASINRIVER BASINSRIVERSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL LIVELIHOODSSAFE DRINKING WATERSALINIZATION DUESEASEA LEVEL RISESEASONSERVICE PROVIDERSSOILSOILSSTORMSSURFACE WATERSURFACE WATERSTEMPERATURETEMPERATURE CHANGESTEMPERATURE INCREASETEMPERATURE INCREASESTEMPERATURESTEMPORAL TRENDSVULNERABILITY INDICATORSVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEWARMER CLIMATEWATER AVAILABILITYWATER DEVELOPMENTWATER DISTRIBUTIONWATER MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCEWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWATER RESOURCESWATER SCARCITYWATER SUPPLYWATERSWINDWMOZINCBriefWorld Bank10.1596/21832