GENEVA
(3 November 2015) – “Climate change poses severe and distinct threats
to food security, and could subject an additional 600 million people to
malnutrition by 2080,” warned today the United Nations Special
Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver.
“Increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather, rising temperatures and sea levels, as well as floods and droughts have a significant impact on the right to food,” said the expert. “All these climate incidents will negatively impact on crops, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture and on people’s livelihoods,” she added.
“Increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather, rising temperatures and sea levels, as well as floods and droughts have a significant impact on the right to food,” said the expert. “All these climate incidents will negatively impact on crops, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture and on people’s livelihoods,” she added.
