High-Level Conference
on World Food Security:
the Challenges of
Climate Change and Bioenergy
Securing world food security in light of the
impact of climate change may be one of the biggest challenges we face in this
century. More than 860 million people in the world today suffer from hunger. Of
those, about 830 million live in developing countries, the very countries
expected to be most affected by climate change.
At the beginning of June, world leaders and
policymakers converged upon Rome to discuss these challenges and to devise ways
in which to safeguard the world’s most vulnerable populations.
The High-Level Conference on World Food
Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy opened at FAO
Headquarters in Rome, Italy on 3 June 2008.
Throughout the three days of events,
forty-two Heads of State and Government, one hundred high-level Ministers and
sixty non-governmental and civil society organizations from one hundred
eighty-one member countries discussed the challenges that climate change,
bioenergy and soaring food prices posed to world food security.
Following significant discussion and
negotiations, the Conference concluded with the adoption by acclamation of a declaration calling on the international community to
increase assistance for developing countries, in particular the least developed
countries and those that are most negatively affected by high food prices.
The timeliness of the Conference was widely
acknowledged by participants and countries agreed that the issues of food,
energy and climate change are all closely linked. While many analyses were
presented, there was general agreement that agriculture would once again play a
prominent role on the international agenda, and that increased agricultural
investment and enhanced agricultural productivity would be crucial.
This commitment was strengthened by proposed
financing. Although the Conference was not a pledging conference, many donors
announced firm financial contributions aimed at countries most affected by the
world food crisis.Following commitments made at the Conference, the Initiative
on Soaring Food Prices, launched in December 2007, continues to expand. The
Initiative now covers 54 countries, targeting the most vulnerable populations.
The initiative is working primarily with small farmers to ensure the success of
the next planting seasons in the short term and to increase food production
through improved seeds and fertilizers in the long term (Internet).
Penulis : Drs.Simon Arnold Julian Jacob
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