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Agriculture, incomes, and gender in Latin America by 2050: An assessment of climate change impacts and household resilience for Brazil, Mexico, and Peru

author(s) Andersen, Lykke E - Breisinger, Clemens - Mason-D'Croz, Daniel - Jemio, Luis Carlos - Ringler, Claudia - Robertson, Richard - Verner, Dorte - Wiebelt, Manfred
from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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themes
regions
  • South America
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
  • World
  • Central America
citation

Andersen, Lykke E et al., 'Agriculture, incomes, and gender in Latin America by 2050: An assessment of climate change impacts and household resilience for Brazil, Mexico, and Peru', International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, D.C., 2014

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Abstract

This report has been prepared in response to growing concerns about the impacts of climate change on Latin American economies, agriculture, and people. Findings suggest that because of the climate change impacts on agricultural production (yield change) and international food prices, unless proper mitigation measures are implemented, by 2050 Brazil and Mexico may face accumulated economic loses between US$ 272.7 billion and US$ 550.6 billion and between US$ 91.0 billion and US$ 194.7, respectively. Peru, with a different productive structure, may face both economic gain and loss (a gain of US$11.0 billion against a loss of US$ 43.3 billion).

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