Climate change could leave another 50 million people facing hunger by 2050

Relief workers in Tacloban prepare to transport food aid to areas of the Philippines devastated by typhoon Haiyan. Photograph: Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images


Just three days after my homeland was devastated by typhoon Haiyan, the biggest storm ever to hit land, I attended the opening of the UN climate change talks in Poland. With a deep sense of anxiety about the fate of my family and friends, I pleaded with delegates to recognise that vulnerable countries such as the Philippines cannot cope with the overwhelming impacts of climate change alone.

On Tuesday, governments meet in Japan to discuss a major new scientific report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The study outlines the scale of the threat climate change poses to people worldwide and suggests ways to help people cope.

One of the most serious risks we face is escalating hunger. No civilisation can flourish without food; many have perished following the crash of food and water systems.
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