Climate change is acknowledged by most scientists as bringing negative consequences to agriculture as weather and rain patterns are altered. The impact on food production is particularly being borne by persons living in poverty.
The Daughters of Charity, at the recent Commission on Social Development, with its focus on Poverty Eradication, joined with eleven other NGOs in urging Member States to bring swift and effective attention and action, specific to their countries, to adapt to the changes in agricultural production of lessened crop yield which leads to higher prices and an increase in food insecurity.
Other intersecting issues resuling from climate change such as migration, gender and industrial agriculture's impacts are also addressed as exacerbating poverty.
The written intervention, “Climate change, agriculture and poverty eradication” can be read in full in French, Spanish and English. Click on "NGO Statements"
http://social.un.org/index/CommissionforSocialDevelopment/Sessions/2012.aspx
Agriculture focus in French, Spanish, English and Portugese
http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/
The Daughters of Charity, at the recent Commission on Social Development, with its focus on Poverty Eradication, joined with eleven other NGOs in urging Member States to bring swift and effective attention and action, specific to their countries, to adapt to the changes in agricultural production of lessened crop yield which leads to higher prices and an increase in food insecurity.
Other intersecting issues resuling from climate change such as migration, gender and industrial agriculture's impacts are also addressed as exacerbating poverty.
The written intervention, “Climate change, agriculture and poverty eradication” can be read in full in French, Spanish and English. Click on "NGO Statements"
http://social.un.org/index/CommissionforSocialDevelopment/Sessions/2012.aspx
Agriculture focus in French, Spanish, English and Portugese
http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/
