About 10 Percent Of World's Population Still Suffers From Famine - Co-Chairman
Date
6/20/2024 5:19:57 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. About 10 percent of
the world's population still suffers from famine, co-chairman of
the Nizami Ganjavi International Center Ismail Serageldin said
during a panel discussion on "The special case of the Food and
Agriculture Sector" at the 29th high-level meeting "Pathway to
COP29: Sustainable and Resilient Future," Trend
reports.
"According to estimates by the World Economic Forum, the food
and energy sector spends about $1.3 trillion a year (from
preparation to consumption).
First, we need to look at our planet. Each of us is affected by
climate change. Deforestation, soil erosion, and desertification
have a negative impact.
The second is the issue of water use. Water must be used
efficiently. About 80 percent of water is used for agriculture in
many developing and poorest countries. People should be constantly
informed and reminded about efficient water use," he said.
Meanwhile, the main objective of this high-level meeting is to
ensure that all stakeholders work together to ensure the success of
COP29 in Baku.
Preparations for COP29 in Baku include a multi-faceted approach
to ensure responses to existing global challenges and opportunities
in climate action.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held
in Azerbaijan this November. The decision was made at the plenary
meeting of COP28 held in Dubai on December 11 last year. Within two
weeks, Baku, having become the center of the world, will host about
70,000–80,000 foreign guests.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement
signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 to
prevent dangerous human interference in the climate system. The
acronym COP (Conference of Parties) stands for Conference of
Parties, which is the highest legislative body overseeing the
implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change. A
total of 198 countries are parties to the convention. Unless the
parties have decided otherwise, COP is held annually. The first COP
event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is
located in Bonn.
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