Climate Change in Latin America - European Commission

Table of contents
List of acronyms 6
Graphics 7
Tables 7
Introduction 8
1. Context 12
1.1. Impacts of Climate Change 13
1.1.1. Central America and Mexico 13
1.1.2. Andean Region 14
1.1.3. Amazon Basin 14
1.1.4. Southern Cone 14
1.2. Regional Vulnerability 15
1.3. Regional Ecological Footprint 18
1.4. Regional Institutional Framework 21
1.4.1. Intergovernmental Organisations 21
1.4.2. Research Centres 24
1.4.3. Networks 25
1.4.4. National Observers 26
1.5. National Institutional Framework 26
2. Context Analysis 30
2.1. Legal and Institutional Framework 31
2.1.1. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 31
2.1.2. Kyoto Protocol 32
2.2. National Development Agendas in Latin America 34
2.2.1. National Issues and Regional Priorities 34
2.2.2. Examples from some Latin American countries 36
2.2.3. Climate change indicators 37
2.3. Identifying Needs 41
2.3.1. Institutional 41
2.3.2. Tools 42
Annexes 46
Annex 1 Questionnaire 48
Annex 2 Country Fiches 50
Annex 3 Information from Member States 82
Annex 4 Bibliography 110
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