Food security and agriculture

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved the Beryl Emergency Response and Recovery Project to support Barbados' recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Beryl.

The food and agriculture sector is frequently the hardest hit by the worsening impacts of climate change, with droughts, floods and heatwaves undermining food production and food security, causing devastating economic losses.

Fishing plays a crucial role in global food security, yet it remains one of the most dangerous occupations on earth, with an estimated 100,000 fatalities each year.

This report adopts a geopolitical lens to better understand policy responses to food insecurities under reversal of global integration and weakening multilateralism with a specific focus on transboundary climate risks to food production and trade.

The World Health Organization estimates 600 million people a year already suffer from foodborne illnesses as global warming makes it easier for bacteria and other germs to contaminate the food supply.

To improve food security and help communities sustain food production, the UNDP's Food Security Response and Resilience Project focused on rehabilitating and protecting agricultural infrastructure, while promoting climate-resilient farming practices.

This policy brief explores the low demand for formal weather forecasts by pastoralists.

The Global Analysis reveals that food insecurity and biodiversity loss are the most frequently reported climate-related risks, featuring in 88% of NDCs. These risks threaten to undermine sustainable development gains.