Guatemala

Usability of Seasonal Climate Forecasts in the Guatemalan Dry Corridor

Climate services, including seasonal climate forecasts, have been promoted to foster proactive risk management and adaptation to climate variability and change across multiple sectors of society. In smallholder farming and rain-fed systems, where …

Complexity and mediating factors in farmers' climate perceptions and agricultural adaptation strategies in the Guatemalan Dry Corridor

Projected precipitation decreases due to anthropogenic climate change will have serious consequences for the millions of households in Central America that rely on rainfed agriculture. However, a signal of anthropogenic climate change is not yet …