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Our Food Systems Need an Overhaul. Here’s How the UN Food Summit Can Help.
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The 2021 UN Food Systems Pre-Summit kicking off in Rome this week ahead of the Summit in September is an opportunity for nations to get a grip on a growing world food crisis, write WRI’s top food researchers and analysts. Currently, human’s demand for food emits a quarter of the emissions heating the planet, while also polluting water systems and driving biodiversity loss. Craig Hansen and his co-authors outline a solution: a comprehensive plan that produces more food without expanding agriculture’s footprint; protects native and natural ecosystems; and reduces food loss and waste. Importantly, this plan would also ensure that farmers, herders and other vulnerable food workers have the resources to adapt to the realities of climate change. Read more.
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The 2021 Food Systems Summit, and Pre-Summit, are new opportunities to develop a cohesive plan for a better global food system. It is imperative that food producers, like these strawberry pickers in Nipomo, California, are not left behind. Photo taken on November 10, 2020 by Tim Mossholder/Unsplash
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Climate Action Can Reboot Economies in Rural America
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Rural Americans can reap big rewards from federal investments in clean energy, tree restoration, wildfire risk reduction and the clean-up of abandoned fossil fuel production sites, according to new WRI analysis by Senior Associate Devashree Saha and co-authors. Our interactive maps show state-by-state numbers for new rural jobs and other benefits, such as higher rural incomes resulting from a new climate economy. Read more
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Is Climate Finance Supporting Frontline Communities? Most Governments Don’t Know
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Why is locally led adaptation important? It gives people the power and agency to adapt to the unique challenges inflicted by climate change on their community. However, while the world spends roughly $30 billion on climate adaptation annually, it’s vastly unclear how much of this funding ever reaches the hands of local actors and locally led adaptation projects. WRI’s new paper, “Tracking and Reporting Finance for Locally Led Adaptation to Climate Change,” explains why tracking and reporting mechanisms are essential to ensuring frontline communities receive climate funds. Read more
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The Number of People Affected by Floods Will Double Between 2010 and 2030
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Recent deadly floods have destroyed communities across China, Germany, India and other countries. For decades, climate scientists have warned of such dangers — and now the world is witness. Data from WRI’s Aqueduct Floods warns that the number of people affected by floods will double worldwide by 2030, compared to 2010. Furthermore, climate change is heightening the intensity of riverine and coastal floods. As governments and decision-makers build back from these destructive events — and the pandemic — they must prioritize smart investments in flood protection infrastructure. Read more
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