Building Climate Resilient Agriculture in Caribbean Countries: The Bahamas

The Bahamas stated adaptation priorities for the agricultural sector in its initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), including food security and reducing import dependency. However, as of August 2022, the country has not submitted its updated NDC. Barriers to including climate resilient agr...

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Autores principales: GCF CARICOM AgReady, Hayman, Alicia
Otros Autores: Martin, Chaney St.
Formato: Informe
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) 2023
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NDC
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.iica.int/handle/11324/21474
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Sumario:The Bahamas stated adaptation priorities for the agricultural sector in its initial Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), including food security and reducing import dependency. However, as of August 2022, the country has not submitted its updated NDC. Barriers to including climate resilient agriculture (CRA) in NDCs in The Bahamas include limited access to baseline data, high costs associated with CRA technologies, and inadequate capacity for research and extension services. However, opportunities for building CRA and enhancing climate ambition in The Bahamas' NDCs exist, including reduced greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems and reducing the carbon footprint of the food system.