Argentina is located at the southern cone of South America between latitudes 20° and 60°. It is bordered by Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia and the South Atlantic. It is endowed with vast natural resources within its 2.7 million km2 with ample fertile plains, pasture, and arable land, minerals and metals, natural gas and energy. Argentina is considered a high-income economy and one of the largest economies in the region with a GDP of $600 billion in 2016 and a population of 44.3 million in 2017. The country has experienced several economic expansions and contractions in recent year and has recently experienced a period of economic growth. The majority of the population in 2017 was urban (92%). About 38% of the urban population, 15.5 million people, lived in Buenos Aires in 2017. In 2017, Agriculture contributed 5.6% of value added (% of GDP) and manufacturing contributed 13%. Service industries are the highest value added contributors to GDP (57%) followed by industry (22%).

Argentina has a strong economic and cultural connection with agriculture, 54% of land is agricultural land. Agriculture and animal husbandry, fragile ecosystems, and urban areas are especially vulnerable to changes in temperature and precipitation expected in connection to climate change. Argentina identified adaptation priorities through the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution in 2015 (NDC, 2015). Adaptation priorities include improving early warning and response systems to natural hazards, improve sustainable management of native forests, increase irrigation and water resource management, improve crop management, reduce vulnerabilities, and promote biodiversity and conservation.