World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132009-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9477This 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.CC BY 3.0 IGOABSORPTIONAFFORESTATIONAFFORESTATION EFFORTSAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL RESOURCEAGRICULTURAL RESOURCESAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGROFORESTRYALLOWANCEARABLE LANDBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONCALCULATIONCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSCARBON TRADINGCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIESCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESCLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGYCLIMATE RISKCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENTCLIMATE RISKSCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATIC VARIABILITYCO2COMMERCIALIZATIONCOMMUNITY FORESTCOMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENTCULTIVATED LANDCULTIVATIONDAMAGESDEFORESTATIONDEFORESTATION RATEDEGRADED AREASDEGRADED FORESTDNAECONOMIC IMPACTEMISSIONEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIALEMISSIONSEMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTUREEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATIONEMISSIONS REDUCTIONSENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEXTREME POVERTYEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFLOODSFORESTFOREST AREASFOREST CARBONFOREST CONSERVATIONFOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST DETERIORATIONFOREST GENETIC RESOURCESFOREST GRAZINGFOREST HABITATSFOREST LAWFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST PLANTATIONSFOREST RESOURCESFOREST RESTORATIONFOREST SECTORFORESTRYFORESTRY ACTIVITIESFORESTRY LAWFORESTRY PROJECTSFORESTRY RESEARCHFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFRESH WATERFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGEGAS EMISSIONSGHGGLOBAL CARBON EMISSIONSGREEN HOUSE GASGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTIONSGREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORYHURRICANEHURRICANESIMPACT OF CLIMATEIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTUREIMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGEINCOMEINFORMATION ON CLIMATEINFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGEINFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINSURANCE CONTRACTSINSURANCE INSTRUMENTSINSURANCE MECHANISMSINSURANCE PREMIUMINSURANCE PREMIUMSINSURANCE PRODUCTSINSURANCE SECTORIRRIGATIONLAND DEGRADATIONLAND MANAGEMENTLAND USELAND USE CHANGELAND-USELAND-USE CHANGEMETHANEMETHANE EMISSIONSNATIONAL CLIMATENATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGENATURAL REGENERATIONNATURAL RESOURCESNITROUS OXIDENITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONSPARTNERSHIPPASTUREPASTURESPOLICY RESPONSEPORTFOLIOPRECIPITATIONRAINRAINFALLREFORESTATIONREGIONAL CLIMATEREGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGEREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGERURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTSOILSOIL CARBONSTATE FORESTSTATE FOREST AREASSTORMSSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURESUSTAINABLE FORESTSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTTEMPERATURETEMPERATURE INCREASETEMPERATURE INCREASESTOTAL EMISSIONSVULNERABILITY INDICATORSVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEWATER RESOURCESWEATHER EXTREMESWILDLIFEWOODWorld Bank10.1596/9477