forest conservation and ecosystem service payment is an example of overlap between adaptation and mitigation.
A new report on climate change impacts in Latin America was published by ECLAC. According to ECLAC, the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is different from that of developed countries, suffering the impacts of climate change disproportionately. The region is among the most vulnerable: 1) be located within the hurricane belt, 2) have a number of island states and coastal, 3) rely on Andean snowmelt for water supply and 4) be exposed to flooding and forest fires. The region produces emissions losses in forest cover and the expansion of the agricultural frontier. Forest conservation in the region is an example of overlap between adaptation and mitigation. Another example would be payment for environmental services for the high conservation of watershed areas, reducing vulnerability to hydrometeorological disasters (adaptation) and to mitigate emissions from deforestation and degradation.
impact on forests and forest plantations
According to ECLAC, South America would be one of the regions in which climate change would promote the forestry sector. According to projections for the year 2040, forest production in South America would increase by between 10% and 13% ahead of what is projected in other regions globally. Some subregions of Latin America would benefit from the relocation of plantations and forestry operations because of climate change, for example from tropical to subtropical regions, particularly to Argentina and southern Brazil. It is predicted that production from plantations will grow to over 40% in 2030 and 75% in the middle of this century and the increase in the development and manufacture of ligno-cellulosic biofuels. Higher temperatures and lower humidity contribute increase wildfires
Source:
Samaniego, JL (2009). Climate Change and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review. CEPAL - GTZ. Santiago, Chile. Available
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