Food security and agriculture

Farming losses amounted to about 8 percent of agricultural GDP. Associate Professor Tina Bell and Chuan Huang from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences call on more support for farmers to protect their land and livelihoods.

This report provides a review and synthesis of the economic impacts of the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires on agriculture and the wider food system.

This study examines six projects under the International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Program (ASAP).

The scale of expected impact faced by forest and farm producers from various climate-related risks is truly frightening. Building climate resilience requires interrelated processes of risk assessment followed by adaptive resilience responses.

Dire forecasts of lower rainfall, higher temperatures and more frequent droughts mean Greece faces peril ahead.

2021 must be the year for climate action – “the make it or break it year,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

This report also demonstrates the impact of this warming, both on the planet’s ecosystems and on individuals and communities, through superstorms, flooding, heatwaves, droughts and wildfires.

Australia’s average surface temperature has warmed by 1.4℃, and its open ocean areas have warmed by 1℃.