Voices from COP20, Lima

From IFAD social reporting blog Mon Dec 1 2014, 22:56:00

Written by Jessica Morgan

Aside from the political dimension, whereby the world's governments are seeking a binding treaty for cutting greenhouse emissions, the UN climate summit in Lima, COP20, is a place where people from all over the world to meet and talk about climate change. 

IFAD is in Lima to share its experience on adapting to climate change with smallholder farmers through the Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers Programme (ASAP) and learn from others working in the same area.  

Smallholder farmers are at the frontline of climate change with their livelihoods and food security at stake. In developing countries, smallholders are the among the people most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

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