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It proposes a three-component approach: implementing on-farm resilient practices and income diversification, establishing watershed-level water management plans and infrastructure, and removing policy barriers to strengthen agricultural extension services. With a total indicative cost of 62 million USD, the project targets indigenous populations and women who face significant barriers to credit and technical knowledge.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004849#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Guatemala is ranked as the second most vulnerable country to climate change in Latin America and the 11th worldwide in terms of exposure and sensitivity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004849#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate projections for Guatemala indicate an upward temperature trend with expected increases between 2.5 and 4.1ºC by 2050, and a potential reduction in precipitation of up to 30% by the end of the century.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004849#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Small farmers in the project area are highly vulnerable due to their heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture; for example, a 2014 drought caused economic losses of 61 million USD and affected 236,000 families.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004849#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"By 2070, corn yields in the targeted regions are projected to decrease significantly: by 3.8% to 15.8% in Alta Verapaz, 2.9% to 10.1% in Baja Verapaz, 16.8% to 34.7% in Chiquimula, and 22.34% to 37.06% in El Petén.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004849#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project identifies several barriers to adaptation, including a lack of farmer knowledge, limited technical assistance, widespread poverty that prevents upfront investment, language barriers for indigenous peoples, and gender-related constraints for women.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004849#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The proposed project has an indicative total cost of 62 million USD, with 30 million USD requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund and 32 million USD in co-financing from MAGA, INAB, and KOICA.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004849#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project targets 175,000 direct beneficiaries (approximately 45,000 farming families), of whom 80% are indigenous people and an estimated 53,000 are adult women.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004849#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project's strategy is divided into three components: on-farm resilient livelihoods (USD 22.37M), efficient water management at the watershed scale (USD 31.76M), and the improvement of enabling policy and regulatory conditions (USD 7.87M).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-004849#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change adaptation","water management","agroforestry","food security","drought","heat wave","smallholder","climate finance","indigenous people","gender equality"],"geography_discussed":["Alta Verapaz Department","Baja Verapaz Department","Zacapa Department","Chiquimula Department","Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["project proposal","vulnerability assessment"]},{"id":"cmw-000157","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cmw-000157","title":"EU leaders broker climate deal at expense of climate integrity and tax payers","publisher":{"name":"Carbon Market Watch","organization":"carbon-market-watch"},"document_type":"statement","language":"fr","date_published":"2014-10-24","source_url":"https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2014/10/24/media-statement-eu-leaders-broker-climate-deal-at-expense-of-climate-integrity-and-tax-payers/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Carbon Market Watch criticizes EU leaders for adopting a 2030 climate deal that it argues weakens emission reductions to 31% due to excess permits and provides up to €300 billion in subsidies to industry. 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