World Bank2012-08-132012-08-132009-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9481This country note briefly summarizes information relevant to both climate change and agriculture in Peru, with focus on policy developments (including action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like most developing countries, Peru has submitted only one national communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), with the second one under preparation. Land use change and forestry are the largest contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the country. The emission reduction potential of the agricultural (including land use change and forestry) sector is large, though not yet sufficiently explored. Peru currently counts with one Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in the agricultural sector, and one CDM reforestation project. Reducing vulnerability to climate change and, in particular, to water scarcity due to variations in precipitation and glacier retreats is of increasing importance in the agricultural sector, coupled with more sustainable land management practices.CC BY 3.0 IGOAFFORESTATIONAFFORESTATION EFFORTSAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAGRICULTURAL INSURANCE SCHEMEAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL LANDSAGRICULTURAL RESOURCEAGRICULTURAL RESOURCESAGRICULTURAL SECTORAIRAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYAMAZON DEFORESTATIONAMAZONIAN FORESTSANNUAL COSTATMOSPHEREBIODIVERSITYBIOMASSCALCULATIONCARBONCARBON CAPTURECARBON SEQUESTRATIONCARBON TRADINGCERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONSCH4CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESCLIMATE CHANGESCLIMATE INSURANCECLIMATE SCENARIOSCO2COASTAL ZONESCOMPENSATIONCONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITYCULTIVATED AREACULTIVATED LANDCULTIVATIONDEFORESTATIONDEFORESTATION RATEDEVELOPMENT OF FORESTRYDNADRAINAGE SYSTEMSDROUGHTDROUGHTSECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIC SECTORSEMISSIONEMISSION REDUCTIONEMISSION REDUCTION POTENTIALEMISSIONSEMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTUREEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATIONEMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCKEMISSIONS OF METHANEENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTEROSIONETHANOLEXOTIC SPECIESEXPLOITATIONEXTREME POVERTYEXTREME TEMPERATURESEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFARMING COMMUNITIESFEASIBILITYFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFISHFISHERIESFISHINGFLOODSFORAGESFORESTFOREST AREAFOREST CARBONFOREST CONCESSIONSFOREST COVERFOREST COVERAGEFOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST INDUSTRYFOREST LANDSFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST PLANTATIONSFOREST RESOURCESFORESTATION ACTIVITIESFORESTRYFORESTRY DEVELOPMENTFORESTRY LAWFORESTRY RESOURCESFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFOSSIL FUELFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFRESH WATERFROSTGAS EMISSIONSGHGGLACIERSGLOBAL EMISSIONSGRASSLANDSGREEN HOUSE GASGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENTGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSHAILHUMIDITYINCOMEINSURANCEINSURANCE COMPANIESINSURANCE INSTRUMENTSINSURANCE MARKETINSURANCE MECHANISMSINSURANCE POLICIESINSURANCE PRODUCTSIRRIGATIONLAND DEGRADATIONLAND MANAGEMENTLAND USELAND USE CHANGELOGGINGMETHANEMETHANE EMISSIONSMOUNTAIN AREANATURAL FORESTSNATURAL RESOURCESOVERGRAZINGPARTNERSHIPPASTUREPLANTATION FORESTSPORTFOLIOPRECIPITATIONPRODUCERSRAINREFORESTATIONRIVERRURAL COMMUNITIESSEASECONDARY FORESTSSINKSOILSOIL DEGRADATIONSOIL EROSIONSOILSSTORMSSUGAR CANESURFACE TEMPERATURESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABLE USETEMPERATURETIMBERTIMBER PRODUCTIONTOTAL COSTTOTAL EMISSIONSTROPICAL FORESTSVULNERABILITY INDICATORSWATER RESOURCESWOODWOOD EXTRACTIONWOOD SUPPLYWorld Bank10.1596/9481