COP26 big moment for Canada to act on empowering food producers in face of climate crisis

Approximately 768 million people experienced hunger in 2020, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa and in Asia. That’s an increase of 118 million people from 2019—or more than three times the population of Canada.

The ongoing COVID pandemic has been a shock that has swept around the world, crippling health systems, driving up hunger, and shutting down economic systems. Climate change, similarly, is a global problem, harming biodiversity, gender equality, health, nutrition, food security, and economic growth. Unsplash photograph by Paddy O’Sullivan

Opinion

BY CAROL THIESSEN, MUENI MUTINDA

October 20, 2021

At a time when the world is facing two urgent crises—pandemic and planetary—the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference is a prime opportunity for Canada to show its seriousness in tackling both emergencies. At COP26, to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12, Canada shoul...

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