Cambio climático y agricultura: una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en América Latina

The increment in greenhouse gas emissions and its effect on climate is such that the need for the agricultural sector to adapt seems inevitable. However, given that adaptive measures are limited, it is possible that climate change will affect food availability and increas...

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Autores principales: Alejandro J. López Feldman, Danae Hernández Cortés
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dacde4ed4ab043468d05deac4274dd6d2021-11-11T14:49:20ZCambio climático y agricultura: una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en América Latina0041-30112448-718Xhttps://doaj.org/article/dacde4ed4ab043468d05deac4274dd6d2016-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=31347950001https://doaj.org/toc/0041-3011https://doaj.org/toc/2448-718XThe increment in greenhouse gas emissions and its effect on climate is such that the need for the agricultural sector to adapt seems inevitable. However, given that adaptive measures are limited, it is possible that climate change will affect food availability and increase price volatility. This essay presents a synthesis of the evi- dence of the effects that climate change has on the agricultural sector, with a special emphasis on Latin America. This revision makes it clear that the effects are going to be heterogeneous and that they could very well be costly. Therefore, public pol- icies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions while at the same time promoting adaptive measures to climate change, are essential. The essay concludes with some considerations on future research topics that could contribute to the design of said public policies.Alejandro J. López FeldmanDanae Hernández CortésFondo de Cultura Económicaarticleagricultureadaptationclimate changejel classificationq12q18q54Economic history and conditionsHC10-1085Economics as a scienceHB71-74ESEl Trimestre Económico, Vol 83, Iss 332, Pp 459-496 (2016)
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topic agriculture
adaptation
climate change
jel classification
q12
q18
q54
Economic history and conditions
HC10-1085
Economics as a science
HB71-74
spellingShingle agriculture
adaptation
climate change
jel classification
q12
q18
q54
Economic history and conditions
HC10-1085
Economics as a science
HB71-74
Alejandro J. López Feldman
Danae Hernández Cortés
Cambio climático y agricultura: una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en América Latina
description The increment in greenhouse gas emissions and its effect on climate is such that the need for the agricultural sector to adapt seems inevitable. However, given that adaptive measures are limited, it is possible that climate change will affect food availability and increase price volatility. This essay presents a synthesis of the evi- dence of the effects that climate change has on the agricultural sector, with a special emphasis on Latin America. This revision makes it clear that the effects are going to be heterogeneous and that they could very well be costly. Therefore, public pol- icies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions while at the same time promoting adaptive measures to climate change, are essential. The essay concludes with some considerations on future research topics that could contribute to the design of said public policies.
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author Alejandro J. López Feldman
Danae Hernández Cortés
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title Cambio climático y agricultura: una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en América Latina
title_short Cambio climático y agricultura: una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en América Latina
title_full Cambio climático y agricultura: una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en América Latina
title_fullStr Cambio climático y agricultura: una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en América Latina
title_full_unstemmed Cambio climático y agricultura: una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en América Latina
title_sort cambio climático y agricultura: una revisión de la literatura con énfasis en américa latina
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publishDate 2016
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