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IICA releases two publications on how agriculture is included in the (INDCs) submitted from Latin America and the Caribbean.

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The large majority of countries in LAC prioritized actions in the agriculture as part of their plan.

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has recently published analyses that look at how agriculture was included in the Intended National Determined Contributions (INDCs) of the 15 countries in the Caribbean Region and of the 17 countries in Latin America that have submitted their INDCs by early April.  

The large majority of countries prioritized actions in agriculture as part of their plan, demonstrating the importance of climate action to enhance resilience in the sector, and the significant contributions the sector can make towards mitigation.

The two publications can be found at the links below: 

View publication: El sector agropecuario en las contribuciones previstas y determinadas a nivel nacional de América Latina (English version)   

View publication: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions in the Caribbean: Where does agriculture fit?

More information: kelly.witkowski@iica.int

 

This post appears in the IICA Delegation in the USA Newsletter – March – April 2016

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