Mesoamerican coffee: building a climate change adaptation strategy

In Mesoamerica, coffee production is an important part of economies and societies, forming the backbone of thousands of families’ livelihoods and contributing significantly to national agricultural GDPs. Yet it is in Mexico and Central America that climate forecasts predict severe impacts from...

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Main Authors: Läderach, Peter R.D., Haggar, Jeremy P., Lau, Charlotte, Eitzinger, Anton, Ovalle Rivera, Oriana, Baca, María, Jarvis, Andy, Lundy, Mark M.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 2010
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70373
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author Läderach, Peter R.D.
Haggar, Jeremy P.
Lau, Charlotte
Eitzinger, Anton
Ovalle Rivera, Oriana
Baca, María
Jarvis, Andy
Lundy, Mark M.
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Haggar, Jeremy P.
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Lau, Charlotte
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Läderach, Peter R.D.
Ovalle Rivera, Oriana
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description In Mesoamerica, coffee production is an important part of economies and societies, forming the backbone of thousands of families’ livelihoods and contributing significantly to national agricultural GDPs. Yet it is in Mexico and Central America that climate forecasts predict severe impacts from climate change. Climate models and crop-niche suitability predictors show considerable changes in both the quality of coffee beans and the altitudinal zones suitable for production. Unless additional efforts are made to strengthen adaptive capacity today, there will likely be heavy economic losses across the coffee supply chain, as well as the disappearance of important ecosystem services.
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spelling CGSpace703732025-11-05T17:08:35Z Mesoamerican coffee: building a climate change adaptation strategy Läderach, Peter R.D. Haggar, Jeremy P. Lau, Charlotte Eitzinger, Anton Ovalle Rivera, Oriana Baca, María Jarvis, Andy Lundy, Mark M. In Mesoamerica, coffee production is an important part of economies and societies, forming the backbone of thousands of families’ livelihoods and contributing significantly to national agricultural GDPs. Yet it is in Mexico and Central America that climate forecasts predict severe impacts from climate change. Climate models and crop-niche suitability predictors show considerable changes in both the quality of coffee beans and the altitudinal zones suitable for production. Unless additional efforts are made to strengthen adaptive capacity today, there will likely be heavy economic losses across the coffee supply chain, as well as the disappearance of important ecosystem services. 2010 2016-02-03T05:34:07Z 2016-02-03T05:34:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70373 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Laderach, Peter; Haggar, Jeremy P.; Lau, Charlotte; Eitzinger, Anton; Ovalle, Oriana; Baca, Maria; Jarvis, Andrew; Lundy, Mark. 2010. Mesoamerican coffee: building a climate change adaptation strategy. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 2 p. (CIAT Policy Brief No. 2)
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