Climate change impacts in El Salvador’s economy: The agriculture sector

This report finds that by 2050 the negative effect of climate change on agricultural productivity in El Salvador will be among the highest in the region. Of the food crops, sorghum will have losses due to climate at around 14 percent; maize at 13 percent; and rice at 11 percent. Sugar cane will pote...

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Main Authors: Salazar, Mauricio, Thomas, Timothy S., Dunston, Shahnila, Nazareth, Vijay
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146586
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author Salazar, Mauricio
Thomas, Timothy S.
Dunston, Shahnila
Nazareth, Vijay
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description This report finds that by 2050 the negative effect of climate change on agricultural productivity in El Salvador will be among the highest in the region. Of the food crops, sorghum will have losses due to climate at around 14 percent; maize at 13 percent; and rice at 11 percent. Sugar cane will potentially lose 36 percent due to climate change. Furthermore, El Salvador will possibly be the country hit harder in the coffee sector than any other country in the world, with a loss of more than 35 percent of the suitable coffee growing area (Ovalle-Rivera et al. 2015). Livestock productivity, as well, will be impacted by the higher temperatures. Recommendations for policy makers are presented that will help deal with the multi-pronged threat that climate change brings to the agricultural sector of El Salvador.
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spelling CGSpace1465862025-12-08T10:06:44Z Climate change impacts in El Salvador’s economy: The agriculture sector Salazar, Mauricio Thomas, Timothy S. Dunston, Shahnila Nazareth, Vijay models mathematical models sorghum grain agricultural policies sugar cane maize crop yield agriculture climate change adaptation coffee food security poverty crop modelling climate change This report finds that by 2050 the negative effect of climate change on agricultural productivity in El Salvador will be among the highest in the region. Of the food crops, sorghum will have losses due to climate at around 14 percent; maize at 13 percent; and rice at 11 percent. Sugar cane will potentially lose 36 percent due to climate change. Furthermore, El Salvador will possibly be the country hit harder in the coffee sector than any other country in the world, with a loss of more than 35 percent of the suitable coffee growing area (Ovalle-Rivera et al. 2015). Livestock productivity, as well, will be impacted by the higher temperatures. Recommendations for policy makers are presented that will help deal with the multi-pronged threat that climate change brings to the agricultural sector of El Salvador. 2019-04-18 2024-06-21T09:07:38Z 2024-06-21T09:07:38Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146586 en https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/ae072d18-eb29-421f-abd1-cc279f240d03 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146591 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133209 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133215 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133213 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133214 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Salazar, Mauricio; Thomas, Timothy S.; Dunston, Shahnila; and Nazareth, Vijay. 2019. Climate change impacts in El Salvador’s economy: The agriculture sector. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1826. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146586
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mathematical models
sorghum grain
agricultural policies
sugar cane
maize
crop yield
agriculture
climate change adaptation
coffee
food security
poverty
crop modelling
climate change
Salazar, Mauricio
Thomas, Timothy S.
Dunston, Shahnila
Nazareth, Vijay
Climate change impacts in El Salvador’s economy: The agriculture sector
title Climate change impacts in El Salvador’s economy: The agriculture sector
title_full Climate change impacts in El Salvador’s economy: The agriculture sector
title_fullStr Climate change impacts in El Salvador’s economy: The agriculture sector
title_full_unstemmed Climate change impacts in El Salvador’s economy: The agriculture sector
title_short Climate change impacts in El Salvador’s economy: The agriculture sector
title_sort climate change impacts in el salvador s economy the agriculture sector
topic models
mathematical models
sorghum grain
agricultural policies
sugar cane
maize
crop yield
agriculture
climate change adaptation
coffee
food security
poverty
crop modelling
climate change
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