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6. Sustainable Agriculture
Context for agricultural adaptation to 2050
Country Population Area of Cultivated % farmers % Climate Projections by 2050
(m/f) country Land (total) female
farmers
Suriname F: 291,812 163,820km 2 840km 2 16% 24% • ↑ rainfall variabilities with flooding, but
M: 294,822 decreased rainfall overall
• ↑ sea level by 20-51cm
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Guyana F: 391,010 214,969km 2 12,513km 2 13.4%% 7.88% • ↑ 2.5 C mean temperature
M: 395,549 • ↓ Annual precipitation by -31.94mm (-
362.05mm to 330.11mm) in 2040-2059
Relevant Government Climate Change Strategies:
St Lucia: National Adaptation Plan with associated sector adaptation plans 2018 - 2028
Dominica: National Resiliency Development Strategy Dominica 2030
Jamaica: National Adaptation Plan being drafted, The State of the Jamaica Climate 2015
Suriname: National Adaptation Plan 2019 - 2029
Guyana: Draft National Adaptation Plan, Draft Climate Resilience Strategy and Action Plan for Guyana 2015
Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project
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