An assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture Sector in Guyana

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cepal.callNumberLC/CAR/L.323
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de Organos Subsidiarios
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberLCCARL323_en
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cepal.regionalOfficePuerto España
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGE
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
dc.coverage.spatialEngGUYANA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaGUYANA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-13T18:23:53Z
dc.date.available2015-07-13T18:23:53Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-22
dc.description.abstractClimate change is anticipated to have potentially disastrous impacts on the economic viability of the agricultural sector, insomuch as traditional agricultural practices render the agricultural sector climate-dependent. Increased temperatures and increased intensity, timing and occurrence of hydro events are expected to challenge plant and animal viability. Under such circumstances, vector control is expected to become more difficult, which may further prejudice the prosperity of plant, livestock and fisheries growth. The impact is expected to be on the quality of agricultural produce and thereby, indirectly, on human health outcomes. The key threat mechanisms are debilitated plant vitality and increased propagation of pests, as drought periods increase the breeding of vectors through water pooling and soil erosion associated with the increased intensity of hydro events. In addition, climate change is likely to affect crop productivity in specific geographical areas through its impact on growing seasons and crop patterns, to the extent that crop varieties cannot adapt.
dc.description.tableOfContents.-- I. Introduction.-- II. The impact of climate change on agriculture.-- III. Models used to estimate the impact of climate change on agriculture.-- IV. Guyana: Socio-economic background.--V. Quantifying the projecting climate change impacts.-- VI. Adaptation isues.-- VII. Cost-benefit analysis.-- VIII. Conclusions.
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dc.format.extent74 páginas.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/CAR/L.323
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/38586
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription74 p. : tables, figures.
dc.publisherECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
dc.publisher.placePort-of-Spain
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject.unbisEngAGRICULTURE
dc.subject.unbisEngPOPULATION
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE
dc.subject.unbisEngGEOGRAPHY
dc.subject.unbisEngCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject.unbisEngENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaAGRICULTURA
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOBLACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaCLIMA
dc.subject.unbisSpaGEOGRAFIA
dc.subject.unbisSpaANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA AMBIENTAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA ECONOMICA
dc.titleAn assessment of the economic impact of climate change on the Agriculture Sector in Guyana
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