GESTIÓN DE RIESGOS CLIMÁTICOS PARA LA AGRICULTURA EN PERÚ: ENFOQUE EN LAS REGIONES DE JUNÍN Y PIURA

The report examines the vulnerability of Peru's agricultural sector to climate variability and change, focusing on the Junín and Piura regions. It identifies key threats such as El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), droughts, floods, and frosts, and analyzes their impacts on priority crops like maize, potatoes, and mangoes. The document evaluates Peru's institutional capacity for risk management, noting a disconnect between disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation frameworks. It recommends improving agricultural practices, water management, and data collection, while calling for a comprehensive national program to integrate climate risk management into development planning.

• Peru's climate is characterized by extreme diversity due to complex topography, ranging from hot and dry coastal areas to cold highlands and humid Amazonian regions.
• Interannual climate variability is primarily driven by the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which causes droughts in the mountains and increased temperatures and precipitation on the coast during strong El Niño events.
• Temperatures across most of Peru increased by 0.2C per decade between 1965 and 2006, and glaciers have decreased in surface area by 22% over the last 35 years.
• In the Mantaro River basin (Junín), frosts and 'veranillos' (meteorological droughts during the rainy season) significantly reduce crop yields; for example, a 2007 frost reduced potato and maize production by an average of 12.8% and 13.5% respectively.
• In the Piura River basin, positive ENSO phases are associated with yield reductions of 20% or more for rice, cotton, and mangoes, with mangoes being particularly sensitive to winter minimum temperature anomalies.
• Local communities in Junín and Piura lack sufficient internal and external capacity to adapt to climate change due to poverty, environmental degradation, and inadequate public management.
• Peru's climate monitoring system is limited by a lack of centralized data, a geographic concentration of stations on the coast and highlands, and a reliance on manual readings that often only measure precipitation.
• There is a lack of formal coordination between Peru's disaster risk management (SINAGERD) and climate change adaptation frameworks, with responsibilities between INDECI and CENEPRED not being clearly defined.
• Priority actions to reduce agricultural risk include improving water management through technical irrigation and small dams, diversifying crops, and utilizing organic fertilizers to improve soil heat retention against frosts.

APA

Keller, M., & Echeverría, D. (2013). GESTIÓN DE RIESGOS CLIMÁTICOS PARA LA AGRICULTURA EN PERÚ: ENFOQUE EN LAS REGIONES DE JUNÍN Y PIURA. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/crm_peru_es.pdf

Chicago

Keller, Marius, and Daniella Echeverría. GESTIÓN DE RIESGOS CLIMÁTICOS PARA LA AGRICULTURA EN PERÚ: ENFOQUE EN LAS REGIONES DE JUNÍN Y PIURA. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2013. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/crm_peru_es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{keller2013gestin, author = {Keller, Marius and Echeverría, Daniella}, title = {{GESTIÓN DE RIESGOS CLIMÁTICOS PARA LA AGRICULTURA EN PERÚ: ENFOQUE EN LAS REGIONES DE JUNÍN Y PIURA}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2013}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/crm_peru_es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }