Cómo las Comunidades Cafetaleras Pueden Adaptarse al Cambio Climático: Experiencias y Lecciones de Costa Rica

The document examines the vulnerability of coffee production in Coto Brus, Costa Rica, where climate change threatens the viability of Arabica coffee. It identifies key resilience factors—such as producer cooperatives, peer-to-peer learning, and intersectoral alliances—and provides six recommendations for adaptation, including monitoring impact and exploring transformational shifts to alternative crops. It also highlights regional best practices from Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico.

• Climate change is projected to reduce globally suitable areas for coffee cultivation by 50% by 2050 if adaptation measures are not implemented.
• In Coto Brus, Costa Rica, coffee cultivation represents 70% of the local economy, making the region highly vulnerable to financial and social distress due to rising temperatures and other climate threats that hinder Arabica coffee production.
• Formal producer associations and cooperatives enhance resilience by enabling collective marketing, sharing information on climate risks, and reducing individual financial risk through shared investment.
• Peer-to-peer learning and strategic alliances with public, private, and academic institutions are critical for scaling adaptation measures and securing necessary funding.
• Participation in sustainable practice programs, such as the national Bandera Azul Ecológica, supports resilience through agroforestry, improved soil and water management, and waste recycling.
• WRI recommends six actions for a resilient coffee sector: supporting local adaptation options with technical follow-up, establishing impact baselines, mapping future viability to explore transformational shifts (e.g., transitioning to vanilla, cocoa, or ecotourism), improving business management training, opening communication channels, and expanding inter-community learning.
• Other Latin American countries employ diverse resilience strategies: Colombia uses satellite-based weather index insurance; Guatemala utilizes predictive models for tree species and soil erosion; and Mexico's Sierra Madre de Chiapas uses a multi-institutional strategy including climate-friendly payment incentives.

APA

World Resources Institute (2020). Cómo las Comunidades Cafetaleras Pueden Adaptarse al Cambio Climático: Experiencias y Lecciones de Costa Rica. https://files.wri.org/s3fs-public/how-coffee-farming-communities-adapt-climate-change-costa-rica-spanish.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Cómo las Comunidades Cafetaleras Pueden Adaptarse al Cambio Climático: Experiencias y Lecciones de Costa Rica. 2020. https://files.wri.org/s3fs-public/how-coffee-farming-communities-adapt-climate-change-costa-rica-spanish.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2020cmo, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Cómo las Comunidades Cafetaleras Pueden Adaptarse al Cambio Climático: Experiencias y Lecciones de Costa Rica}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2020}, month = oct, url = {https://files.wri.org/s3fs-public/how-coffee-farming-communities-adapt-climate-change-costa-rica-spanish.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }