World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132009-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9478This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Mexico, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Mexico is the only developing country to have submitted three national communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), indicating strong commitment by the government for addressing climate change across sectors. Agriculture contributes little, in relative terms, to total green house gas (GHG) emissions and the emission reduction potential in the sector is small and primarily focused on methane reduction, though more diversified carbon trading opportunities can be pursued. Agriculture is highly vulnerable to weather extremes, in particular in the Northern parts of the country, where water scarcity is an issue, or the Southern parts of the country, where tropical storms caused extensive damage to crop and livestock production. Reducing vulnerability to climate change is of utmost importance in the agricultural sector in Mexico, considering the role the sector plays in food security and livelihoods of rural populations.CC BY 3.0 IGOAFFORESTATIONAFFORESTATION EFFORTSAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGROFORESTRYANIMAL FEEDINGARABLE LANDAREAS OF FORESTARID AREASATMOSPHEREBASINSBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIOENERGYBIOGASBIOMASSCALCULATIONCARBONCARBON CAPTURECARBON CYCLECARBON FERTILIZATIONCARBON INTENSITYCARBON STOCKSCARBON SUBSTITUTIONCARBON TRADINGCATTLE RAISINGCH4CLEAN ENERGYCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESCLIMATE CHANGE POLICIESCLIMATE POLICYCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENTCLIMATE SCENARIOSCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATESCLIMATIC CHANGESCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOCO2COASTCOAST WETLANDSCOMBUSTIONCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITIESCOMMERCIAL FORESTRYCOMMUNITY FORESTCOMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENTCONSERVATION AREASCONSERVATION OF CARBONCROP INSURANCECROP PRODUCTIONCROPLANDCROPSCULTIVATED AREACULTIVATED LANDCULTIVATIONDAIRY FARMSDAMAGESDATA COLLECTIONDEFORESTATIONDEFORESTATION RATEDEGRADED FORESTDEGRADED FOREST AREADEGRADED LANDDESERTIFICATIONDISASTER PREVENTIONDNADROUGHTDROUGHTSECOLOGYECONOMIC COSTSECONOMIC IMPACTELECTRICITYELECTRICITY GENERATIONEMISSIONEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIALEMISSION REDUCTION TARGETSEMISSION REDUCTIONSEMISSION SCENARIOSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS ESTIMATESEMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTUREEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATIONEMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCKEMISSIONS INVENTORIESEMISSIONS REDUCTIONEMISSIONS REDUCTIONSENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY SAVINGSETHANOLEVAPOTRANSPIRATIONEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME POVERTYEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISHERIESFLOODSFORESTFOREST AREAFOREST CARBONFOREST CONCESSIONSFOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST DEVELOPMENTFOREST ECOSYSTEMSFOREST FIRESFOREST INDUSTRIESFOREST INDUSTRYFOREST LANDSFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST PLANNINGFOREST PLANTATIONFOREST PROTECTIONFOREST RESOURCESFORESTRYFORESTRY ACTIVITIESFORESTRY COMMISSIONFORESTRY LAWFORESTRY PROJECTSFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFOSSIL FUELSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFRESH WATERGAS EMISSIONSGCMGHGGHGSGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGLOBAL EMISSIONSGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSGRASSLANDSGREEN HOUSE GASGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESHUMIDITYHURRICANEHURRICANESIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEINCOMEINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINSURANCE COMPANYINSURANCE CONTRACTSINSURANCE COVERAGEINSURANCE INSTRUMENTSINSURANCE MARKETINSURANCE MECHANISMSINSURANCE POLICIESINSURANCE PREMIUMINSURANCE PREMIUMSINSURANCE PRODUCTSIRRIGATIONLAND AREALAND COVERLAND HOLDINGSLAND MANAGEMENTLAND OWNERSHIPLAND USELAND USE CHANGELAND USE PLANNINGLAND-USELAND-USE CHANGELAND-USE CHANGE EMISSIONSLIVESTOCK INSURANCELOGGINGLOW-CARBONMANAGED FORESTSMETHANEMETHANE EMISSIONSMETHANE GASMITIGATIONN2ONATIONAL FORESTRYNATURAL RESOURCESNEGATIVE IMPACTSNITROGENNITROUS OXIDEPASTURESPLANTATIONSPOLICY RESPONSEPORTFOLIOPPPRECIPITATIONRAINRAINFALLRAINWATERREFORESTATIONRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCESRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGERESTORATIONRETROFITTINGRISK MANAGEMENTSALINITYSEA WATERSOILSOIL CARBONSOILSSPECIESSUBTROPICAL FORESTSSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE FORESTRYTEMPERATE FORESTSTEMPERATURETIMBERTOTAL EMISSIONSTROPICAL FORESTSTROPICAL STORMSVEGETATIONVEGETATIVE COVERVEGETATIVE COVERAGEVULNERABILITY INDICATORSWATER CYCLEWATER RESOURCESWATER USAGEWATERWAYSWEATHER EXTREMESWETLANDWETLAND ECOSYSTEMSWINDWIND EROSIONWOODWOOD PROCESSINGWOODY BIOMASSWorld Bank10.1596/9478