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A new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Meteorological Organization warns that food supplies are being 'pushed to the brink' by increasingly common and severe heatwaves. The report states that the livelihoods of over a billion people are in peril due to the impact of extreme heat on crops, livestock, and agricultural workers.
A new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds that food supplies are being 'pushed to the brink' by increasingly common and severe heatwaves. The report combines data on the impact of extreme heat on crops, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture, forests, and agricultural workers. The livelihoods of more than a billion people are in peril, with farmers unable to work outside, livestock experiencing stress, and crop yields falling. The report warns that 'adaptation alone is not enough' and argues that the only lasting solution is ambitious, coordinated action to curb climate change. The FAO and WMO report that the tools to prepare for extreme heat already exist, but funding falls far short of the scale of the risk and rural communities are often overlooked.
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