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REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
Seminar of Governmental Experts
Bonn, May 17, 2005
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REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND MAJOR CONCERNS
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CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPACTS AND MAJOR CONCERNS
Water shortage due to increasing temperatures
Glaciers receding Sea level rise impact in Buenos
Aires
Increasing frequency of extreme storms
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THE PLATA BASIN (shared with other 4 countries)
75 OF THE PRECIPITATION EVAPORATES.
ONLY ABOUT 25 RUNOFF TO THE RIVERS
A 4C WARMING WOULD INCREASE EVAPORATION BY 30
AGRICULTURE HIDROPOWER NAVEGATION WATER SU
PPLY
ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
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GLACIER RECEDING (48 out of 50)
Glacier UpsalaPicture from a plane, Nov, 1968
Landsat image, May 2004
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GLACIER RECEDING (48 out of 50)
25 OF ARGENTINA POWER INSTALLED
CAPACITY IS IN COMAHUE
GENERATION HAS ALREADY BEEN DEPLETED BY 30
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AIACC Project Sea level rise effect
Area floodedwith a return period of 5 years
Year 20701.5 M personsaffected

2050- 2100DamagesAbout 10 B US
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PRECIPITATIONS
Precipitation events of more than 100 mm in less
than 48 hours in 16 stations of central and
eastern Argentina
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CLIMATE CHANGE
For Argentina is vital to address climate change
because
it is a new and additional barrier to
sustainable development its adverse effects
divert resources essential to social policies
(housing, health, education and environment)
Thus, it is of the countrys interest to
contribute to the international climate policy
regime after 2012
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REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
MITIGATION
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MITIGATION
In the last three decades
Hydroelectric power (50 of electricity
generation) Substitution of fuel oil for natura
l gas in combined cycles The largest automot
ive fleet run with natural gas (1,100,000
vehicles) Subsidies to Wind Energy
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MITIGATION
RESULTS ENERGY MIX COMPARISON
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MITIGATION
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
FORESTRY258.747 Ha (2000 - 2004)Forest
Promotion Law MINIMUM TILLAGE 14 M hectares6
2 of the total crop land
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MITIGATION
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
75 Projects in the pipeline representing 15 M
tons of CO2 reductions We believe that CDM is to
be successfulArgentina can make a substantial
contribution After 2012, it is necessary to exp
and the scope of CDM to include all possible
means of achieving emission reductions
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REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
ADAPTATION
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ADAPTATION
Argentina isalready working on adaptation
It has several Programs, i.e.
Water Management Infrastructure
National Climate Scenarios Program
National Adverse Effects Impact Program
Several major problems have been identified, but
there are severe financial constraints due to
heavy public debt
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ADAPTATION
Argentina isalready working on adaptation
Like in other developing countries, adaptation
requires of international cooperation
Buenos Aires Program of Work on Adaptation and
Response Measures is a proper initiative to
conduct and enhance this cooperation
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REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
We should not wait till2012 to think about the
future