Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-06-19 20:26
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Summary:
Costa Rica - Second National Communication - 7 October 2009
Key Vulnerabilities
  • Water Resources
  • Forestry
  • Agriculture and Livestock
  • Energy
Potential Adaptation Measures

Water Resources

  • "Summer” programs by the Costa Rican Institute of Waterworks and Sewerages (AyA)
  • Formal and informal education campaigns
  • Construction of wells and water storage tanks
  • Repair and renewal of broken down pipelines
  • Sediment removal in water intakes
  • Investment in infrastructure (wells and tanks) and technology
  • Reducing concessional flow or maintaining environmental flow
  • Protection of aquifers and water intakes
  • Limiting concession number on basis of sector and source
  • Water pollution levy
  • Improved control measures and monitoring in resource use (meters)
  • Improving infrastructure, surveillance and control of water capture from springs (ASADAS)
  • Sanitary risk program from AyA
  • Monitoring and control
  • Water rationing

Forestry

  • Protection, reforestation and prevention of degradation
  • River bank restoration
  • Agroforestry systems - erosion reduction through provision of organic material to soil water protection (quantity and quality) by encouraging infiltration and reducing runoff that could pollute waterways carbon capture, enhancing potential of silvopasture systems
  • Watershed management (Pirris/ Platanar Project at the river spring level)

Agriculture and Livestock

  • Integral farm management (Virilla upper river region)
  • New production alternatives (hydroponics, greenhouses, controlled climates, others)
  • Irrigation projects and capacity building to raise irrigation efficiency
  • Drainage ditches in areas affected by excessive rainfall
  • Combined aquaculture and irrigation systems, water recycling

Energy

  • Greater efficient equipment, as in compact fluorescent lamps
  • Charge control
  • Generation from cleaner sources
Costa Rica - Initial National Communication - 18 November 2000
Key Vulnerabilities
  • Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems
Potential Adaptation Measures

Agriculture and Food Security

  • Educational & outreach activities to change management practices to those suited to climate change
Leading Organization:
UNFCCC Secretariat
External Resources:
UNFCCC - Non-Annex I National Communications
Costa Rica - Second National Communication - 7 October 2009
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Costa Rica - National Communication - 18 November 2000
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