Climate Change Poses Alarming Threat to Food Security in Pacific Islands

Climate Change Poses Alarming Threat to Food Security in Pacific Islands

15 NOVEMBER 2017
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ROME, Nov 12 2017 (IPS) - A high-level meeting of political leaders -– hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) -– sounded an ominous warning: that climate change poses an “alarming threat to food systems and food security in the Pacific islands.”

And for many island nations, the impact of climate change also represents the “gravest of threats to their survival and viability”, including, for some, through the loss of territory due to sea-level rise—and the potential danger of being wiped off the face of the earth.

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Source: IPS News

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