Climate change has significant implications for the Central American country of Nicaragua. Climate change will cause Nicaragua to become hotter and drier during the 21st century, with one 2020 study predicting temperatures in the country may become uninhabitable for humans by 2070.[1]
As with other countries in Central America, the effects of climate change are thought to be a contributing factor to emigration from Nicaragua.[2] Coffee production is also affected by rising temperatures, leading to some farmers experimenting with different varieties to make their crops more resilient.[3]
Nicaragua is a party of the Kyoto Protocol[4] and ratified the Paris Agreement in 2017.[5] The country was initially one of few countries not to ratify the agreement, due to its climate envoy Paul Oquist's opposition to nationally determined contributions being voluntary.[4] In 2022, the country also approved a national climate change policy, which focuses on addressing climate change through health, water management, conservation and sustainable resource use.[6]
References
- ↑ "Too Hot To Live: Climate Change in Nicaragua". Earth.Org. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ↑ "How climate change is driving emigration from Central America". PBS NewsHour. 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ↑ "How Nicaraguan coffee farmers are adapting to climate change". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- 1 2 Cabral, Angelica (2017-06-01). "Why Isn't Nicaragua Part of the Paris Agreement?". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ↑ Mathiesen, Karl (2017-09-21). "Nicaragua to join Paris climate deal in solidarity with 'first victims'". Climate Home News. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ↑ Ibarra, Arias-Rodrigo; Guerrero, Isa (2022-06-20). "New national climate change policy in Nicaragua". Lexology. Retrieved 2023-06-29.