SACAU Takes Farmer’s Interest To COP 17
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 11,
November 2011
SACAU has been granted observer status for the next session of the Conference of Parties of the UN framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will be held in Durban, South Africa, from 28 November to 9 December 2011.
SACAU is taking a 15-point position statement to COP 17 which reiterates the major role agriculture plays across the continent and the challenges that climate change poses to the sector.
“Agriculture is the economic foundation of most African countries and it makes a significant contribution to food security and poverty alleviation for millions of households on the continent," said SACAU CEO Ishmael Sunga. “Climate change will challenge our ability to feed ourselves and it will affect areas which are already vulnerable." Read the full report here.
Source: by Collins Mtika, Nyasa Times.
