The IPCC’s Land Report: What’s in it for Latin America

The IPCC’s Land Report: What’s in it for Latin America

What’s in it for Latin America? presents key findings from the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL) for Latin America. It extracts Latin America-specific data, trends and analysis directly from SRCCL, summarising it in a short volume to make it accessible to all audiences, and highlights key opportunities to achieve adaptation, mitigation and development.

The report’s full name is Climate Change and Land, an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems. It is one of three special reports that the IPCC is preparing during the current Sixth Assessment Report cycle.

The report was prepared by 107 experts from 52 countries (with a majority of authors from developing countries) and spans more than 1,500 pages. Now, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network has released a succinct guide to the Special Report for decision-makers in Latin America.

Latin America Land Toolkit

Alongside the What’s in it for Latin America report, CDKN presents a ‘Communications toolkit’, a bundle of resources freely available for training, educational and reporting purposes, to encourage understanding of the report worldwide.

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Potato harvest, Peru

Image of farmers during a potato harvest in Peru

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Irrigation ditch, Mexico

Image of an irrigation ditch in Mexico

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Potato growers, Ecuador

Image of potato growers, Ecuador

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Horse rearing on arid land, Peru

Image of horse rearing on arid land, Peru

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Farmer with quinoa harvest, Bolivia

Image of a farmer with her quinoa harvest, Bolivia

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Woman milking a cow, Peru

This image shows a woman milking a cow in the Ancash region of Peru.

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Deforestation

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Coffee growers in Colombia

This image shows coffee growers in Colombia

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Farmer in Bolivia

This image shows a Bolivian farmer cultivating a quinoa crop

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