Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Climate Change
Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Uruguay
The project created the National System for Agriculture Information (SNIA), a digital agriculture system consisting of 34 separate and interoperable digital products (such as a novel traceability system for the application of pesticides and a meteorological early warning system for farmers)
Date: April 22, 2022Type: ResultsLanguage: English
Supporting a Resilient Recovery– Greening Dairy Production in the Santa Lucia Watershed of Uruguay’
When manure from dairy farms was discharged without treatment into the Santa Lucia watershed, it affected the water supply for over half of Uruguay’s population.
Date: June 30, 2020Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
More Uruguayan Farmers Better Prepared for Climate Change
3.900 productores rurales de Uruguay estarán mejor preparados para hacer frente a la variabilidad climática.
Date: November 30, 2017Type: Press ReleaseLanguage: English
Uruguay Could Feed 50 Million People
Thanks to “climate-smart agriculture,” in 10 years the country will be able to produce food for 18 million more people
Date: September 27, 2014Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
With Technology, Rural Producers in Uruguay Adapt to Climate Change
Small and large rural producers are increasingly suffering the consequences of climate variability A web platform with weather and agricultural information enables them to make predictions and plan their crops.
Date: March 20, 2014Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Empower Women and Be Better Prepared for Climate Change, Says World Bank Study
A new World Bank study demonstrates that women, when fully empowered, can be an important force for change.
Date: November 28, 2011Type: Press ReleaseLanguage: English
Open Aid Partnership: World Bank and Partners call for Open Collaborative Maps to improve development aid impact
The World Bank, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Estonia, and Finland announced today their endorsement of the Open Aid Partnership.
Date: November 25, 2011Type: Press ReleaseLanguage: English
World Bank Improves Access to Valuable Climate Change Data
Apps for climate change competition to be launched at Durban Climate Conference.
Date: November 23, 2011Type: Press ReleaseLanguage: English
URUGUAY: Farmers Confront the Effects of Climate Change
World Bank approved a loan for US$49 million to support Uruguayan farmers in environmentally sustainable practices to improve the resilience of their production systems.
Date: November 17, 2011Type: Press ReleaseLanguage: English
Adaptación al cambio climático
Walter Baethgen, del Instituto de Investigación para el Clima y la Sociedad de la Universidad de Columbia, explica cómo funcionará el Sistema Nacional de Información Agropecuaria (SNIA) que ayudará a los productores rurales a adaptarse al nuevo clima.
Date: March 17, 2014Type: VideoLanguage: Spanish