Abstract

ARTEAGA N, Luis Enrique  and  BURBANO N, Jairo Efrén. Effects of climate change: A look to Agriculture. Rev. Cienc. Agr. [online]. 2018, vol.35, n.2, pp.79-91. ISSN 0120-0135.  https://doi.org/10.22267/rcia.183502.93.

Climate change affects sensitively the agricultural sector, which generates social conflicts, economic losses and threatening food security; as evidenced during rainfalls and drought periods presented during the phenomena of “El niño” and “La niña” in Colombia. The solution to these problems requires long-term planning processes, based on the recovery of ecosystems, the use of new technologies and the consolidation of a new cultural identity oriented towards sustainability; as expressed in the country's climate change plans and policies. This review addresses the scenarios of climate change in Colombia and the “Departamento de Nariño”, and evaluates the possible impacts on the agricultural sector; as well as the different mitigation and adaptation actions implemented at the regional level. Finally, some successful experiences in Latin America are addressed, such as the cultivation of varieties resistant to climatic stress, agroforestry systems, water harvesting and solid rain.

Keywords : Adaptation; Departamento de Nariño; Mitigation; Agricultural sector.

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