Climate Change in Latin America - European Commission

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Table 1 National overview of the perception of climate impacts and main vulnerabilities per sector and geographical area (Source: questionnaires). Effects Country Thermal Variations Variations in Rainfall Extreme Events Rise in Sea Level Argentina Receding Glaciers Floods Droughts Storms Tornadoes Bolivia Receding Glaciers Floods Droughts Hailstorms Intensification of El Niño and La Niña Brazil Floods Droughts Cyclones Chile Receding Glaciers Droughts Colombia Receding Glaciers Costa Rica Cuba Floods Droughts Floods Salinisation of aquifers Floods Ecuador Receding Glaciers Floods Rainfall El Salvador Rainfall Drought Hurricanes Tropical storms Guatemala Hurricanes Tropical storms Honduras Rainfall Drought Hurricanes Tropical storms Mexico Rainfall Drought Hurricanes Tropical storms Floods in Coastal Regions Nicaragua Rainfall Drought Floods Intensification of El Niño and La Niña Panama Changing Patterns Changing Patterns Storms Paraguay Droughts Storms with hailstones Peru Receding Glaciers Rainfall Desertification Intensification of El Niño and La Niña. Emergencies due to natural disasters Increase Sea Level, Temperature Changes Humbolt Current Uruguay 25% increase in rainfall over 30 years Intensification of extreme events Rise in Sea Level Floods Venezuela 16
Vulnerabilities Social Food and Health Security Health Health Economic Agricultural Infrastructure Agriculture Water sector, Energy, Fishing Fishing Ecosystems Native forests, Water resources Water resources, Bio-diversity, Ecosystems Native forests, Caatinga (xeric shrubland) Areas susceptible to erosion, Forests Moorland Coral Reef Environmental Regions/Areas Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego, San Juan, Catamarca and Mendoza Glaciers, Yungas and the Yungas Montane forest, Beni Flooded Savannahs Amazonas, South West Low-lying coastal zones, arid and semi-arid zones Coastal zones, mountain ecosystems Populations with scarce resources, Health Agricultural Infrastructure Water resources Biodiversity Coastal zones Human resources Water resources, Natural systems Coastal Areas, salinisation of aquifers Health Agriculture Water resources, Coastal areas Health Agriculture Montane forest, Mangroves, Coral reefs, Water Resources Health, Food security Infrastructure and public services Water Resources, Forest Resources Health, Food security Road infrastructure, Agriculture Forest Resources (pine forests) Atlantic Coast, Southeastern region Health Agriculture and the fishing sector Water Resources, Forest Resources, Bio-diversity, Wetlands Northeast, North-Central, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Health, Food security, Displaced people Agriculture, Public and private infrastructure Forest Resources, Water Resources Central and Atlantic Areas Human resources, Health Coastal-marine sector, Agriculture Health Agriculture Water Resources, Forest Resources Health, Forced migrations, Intensification of conditions of poverty/ extreme poverty, Governability Agriculture Hydroelectric energy Advancing desertification, Biodiversity Water Resources, Biodiversity in coastal zones Coastal Areas, salinisation of aquifers Biodiversity, species in danger of extinction 17
Page 1 and 2: Climate Change in Latin America
Page 3: Foreword Sustainable Development an
Page 6 and 7: List of acronyms CAAAM ACCLAC ACT C
Page 8 and 9: Introduction Figure 1 Schematic dia
Page 10: In 2008, when Slovenia and France h
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Page 30 and 31: 2. Context analysis 30
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Page 58 and 59: Colombia International commitments
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Honduras International Coordination
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C4 - Consultative Council on Climat
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Studies and publications There are
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Panamá International commitments U
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Perú International commitments Per
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The sectors involved in the 3 prior
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Uruguay International Commitments U
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Mitigation Mechanisms Transportatio
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Annex 3 Information from Member Sta
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Czech Republic Actions financed by
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Specific objective Sector Budget (
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Germany Actions financed by Germany
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Programme "Sustainable Management o
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Sustainable Management of Natural F
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DEG Actions since 2002 Sinersa Peru
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The Netherlands Actions financed by
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Guatemala The Netherlands is Guatem
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→ Promotion of participative proj
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The Spanish administration is joint
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• Iberoamerican Water Training Pr
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Specific objective Sector Budget Da
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European Commission, EuropeAid Co-o
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República de Argentina, 2008, 2 da
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Main Visited International Organisa
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Ecuador, Ministerio del Ambiente, D
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