Those who feed the world are already carrying the burden of climate change. Drought, floods and extreme weather events are adversely affecting smallholder farmers on every continent, causing hunger, poverty, death, and putting future food security in jeopardy.
The Paris climate conference’s agenda is packed with events and meetings to stress the urgency of measures to build resilience and foster adaptation measures.
But as negotiations begin in earnest, how much attention and resources are the international community really willing to devote to the agricultural sector? Only at the end of the two-week summit will farmers and agricultural implementers know whether the talks will translate into concrete commitments, robust funding and concerted actions.
About the author
Elena L. Pasquini@elenapasquini
Elena Pasquini covers the development work of the European Union as well as various U.N. food and agricultural agencies for Devex News. Based in Rome, she also reports on Italy's aid reforms and attends the European Development Days and other events across Europe. She has interviewed top international development officials, including European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs. Elena has contributed to Italian and international magazines, newspapers and news portals since 1995.
