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dc.titleDecarbonization of Costa Rica's Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses Sectors: An Application of the IEEM ESM Approach
dc.contributor.authorBanerjee, Onil
dc.contributor.authorCicowiez, Martin
dc.contributor.authorVargas, Renato
dc.contributor.authorMolina-Pérez, Edmundo
dc.contributor.authorMalek, Žiga
dc.contributor.orgunitEnvironment, Rural Development and Risk Management Division
dc.coverageCosta Rica
dc.date.available2021-03-04T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-03-04T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper evaluates the economic and environmental impacts of implementing Costa Ricas Decarbonization Plan, focusing specifically on the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) sectors. To do so, we apply the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) framework for Costa Rica, linked with high resolution spatial land use land cover and ecosystem services modeling (IEEMESM). This is the first economy-wide analysis of Costa Ricas Decarbonization Plan that integrates both economic and ecosystem services impacts. Such an integrated approach is critical for understanding cross-sectoral implications of decarbonization despite the sector-specific focus of AFOLU, while considering the impacts on future ecosystem services flows and wealth. Our results indicate that the positive cumulative wealth impacts of the full decarbonization of Costa Ricas AFOLU sectors are on the order of US$8,747 million by 2050 and generally enhances the future flow of ecosystem services. Decarbonization of AFOLU is pro-poor, lifting 4,530 out of poverty by 2050. From a public investment perspective, decarbonization generates economic returns of US$1,114 million when natural capital and environmental quality are considered. The IEEMESM Platform developed in this paper provides a strong foundation for future analysis and refinement of proposed decarbonization strategies for the country, while weighing the relative costs and benefits of the economic, environmental and social dimensions in an integrated way.
dc.format.extent64
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003078
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Decarbonization-of-Costa-Ricas-Agriculture-Forestry-and-Other-Land-Uses-Sectors-An-Application-of-the-IEEM-ESM-Approach.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectAgricultural Productivity
dc.subjectNatural Capital
dc.subjectClimate Change Mitigation
dc.subjectLand Use
dc.subjectGreenhouse Gas Emission
dc.subjectEcosystem Service
dc.subjectDecarbonization
dc.subjectForestry
dc.subjectIEEM Platform
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.jelcodeC68 - Computable General Equilibrium Models
dc.subject.keywordsclimate change;Agriculture;decarbonization;ecosystem services modeling;Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling (IEEM) Platform;dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01200
idb.operationRG-E1603
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