Every class , 6 % of the note value of agricultural product in Spain is lose , more than 550 million euro . This is the result of the first major informative study , " The countdown is on . Impacts of clime change on Spanish agriculture , " carried out by a farmers ' organization . Pablo Resco , from the farmers ' organisation COAG , pose the most relevant result of his geezerhood of inquiry into the scientific literature on the effects of worldwide warming on Spain ’s agribusiness . Although regional difference may come along , no area is immune to spheric warming , so it was important to know to what extent the Spanish agricultural sector could be affect in dissimilar scenarios . For this cause , the writer analyzed four agrarian systems of great relevance for Spain : olive groves , vineyards , cereal , and the dehesa * .
The three crops pick out for the study tout ensemble occupy more than 50 % of the cultivated area , are stagger over a large part of the home surface , are of dandy economical importance , and are linked to basic mathematical product of Spanish gastronomy and civilisation . The dehesa was also included for its gamey environmental note value and its wealth of agroforestry resources , central for broad stock agriculture . Through the field of study , the aim was to see the likely cost of not make believe the necessary sweat to reduce emanation .
Agriculture and mood change in SpainThe agrifood sector is one of the driving violence of the Spanish economy , accounting for 5.8 % of home GDP ( 11 % if trade is included ) . It is one of the five sector with the eminent exportation intensity and , with almost € 60 billion , represents 17 % of total export good with a trade surplus of nearly 1 % of GDP . But the sphere depends on farming product that is threatened by climate alteration , and rising temperatures could trigger a series of effects with major consequences for the farming environment and the economy as a whole .
clime change is one of the great challenges for husbandry and food , given that the consequences of rising temperatures could qualify the fragile equilibrium in which many crop are grown . This risk of exposure is greater in the Mediterranean countries , one of the regions most affected by global thaw , and specifically in Spain , where 75 % of its control surface orbit is already at risk of exposure of desertification ( Fig . 1 ) .
Fig . 1 . Evolution of the aridness indicator with esteem to the 1971 - 2000 foundation point from pre - industrial levels
At present , agricultural insurance policy ’s claims ratio for extreme weather events can leave in a exit of at least 6 % of the value of agricultural output each twelvemonth . mood change would increase the intensity and frequency of these events . In addition , the decrease in vegetation top due to stand up temperature and decreasing hurriedness , compound with its concentration in the form of punishing rainfall , could increase soil erosion and further increase the risk of desertification .
Climate change and GDPIn the case of Spain , where in the last 30 years , major climate - relate disaster alone have have losses of € 25 billion ( one-half of which are drought - refer ) , the damage could increase dramatically if emissions go on at the current rate . This scenario would lead to an increase of 2 ° C compared to pre - industrial periods in 2050 , which could reduce home GDP by more than 7 % compared to a scenario without mood variety .
Even if the temperature were to resurrect by no more than 1.5 ° C , the losses would amount to 2.5 % of GDP .
- Thedehesais a vast area of forested rangeland , covering about the size of Belgium . This extra habitat covers much of southerly and westerly Spain , across gravid parts of Andalucía and Extremadura , and reaching into Portugal . It is the common lift area of the Iberian pig .
Source : agroberichtenbuitenland.nl
