ABSTRACT
The municipio of González, Tamaulipas, in northern Mexico and the South of Córdoba Province in the Argentinean Pampas are regions strongly dependent on agriculture and therefore highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. Adverse climatic events such as floods, droughts and frosts can negatively impact the economy of these regions and also affect social composition and stability. In the absence of conscious efforts to adapt, potential increases in the frequency or magnitude of adverse climate events or changes in climate averages (Houghton et al, 2001) may make it more difficult for some producers to participate in the agricultural market. This may be particularly true for small-scale commercial farmers with limited capital, who are not always able to recover from recurrent crop failures.
