Securing the resilience of vulnerable small farmers in the Mayan landscapes of Petén, Verapaces and the Dry Corridor of Guatemala

The project aims to support 175,000 people in rural Guatemala by transitioning them from a heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture to climate-resilient production systems. 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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).

APA

Green Climate Fund (2018). Securing the resilience of vulnerable small farmers in the Mayan landscapes of Petén, Verapaces and the Dry Corridor of Guatemala. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20850-securing-resilience-vulnerable-small-farmers-mayan-landscapes-pet-n-verapaces-and-dry-corridor.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Securing the resilience of vulnerable small farmers in the Mayan landscapes of Petén, Verapaces and the Dry Corridor of Guatemala. 2018. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20850-securing-resilience-vulnerable-small-farmers-mayan-landscapes-pet-n-verapaces-and-dry-corridor.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2018securing, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Securing the resilience of vulnerable small farmers in the Mayan landscapes of Petén, Verapaces and the Dry Corridor of Guatemala}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20850-securing-resilience-vulnerable-small-farmers-mayan-landscapes-pet-n-verapaces-and-dry-corridor.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }