Climate change takes center stage during Secretary Kerry's visit to Asia
Secretary Kerry said climate change is a national security threat and called it "the greatest challenge of our generation" during his visit to Indonesia. He urged the international community to tackle climate change because it would fundamentally transformation global agriculture and food systems. Secretary Kerry said that according to scientists, "heat waves and water shortages will make it much more difficult for farmers to be able to grow the regular things we grow, like wheat or corn or rice." Watch Secretary Kerry's speech on climate change here.
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The next installment in the Growing Food for Growing Cities recommendation series outlines opportunities for the U.S. government to enable private sector investment in agricultural development.
In the latest from the Agri-Pulse and Council column series, Shawn Baker of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation discusses opportunities for US engagement to address global malnutrition.
Beginning this week, the Council will highlight the recommendations from the new report, Growing Food for Growing Cities: Transforming Food Systems in an Urbanizing World, in a weekly blog series.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ new report, Growing Food for Growing Cities: Transforming Food Systems in an Urbanizing World, was released today at the Global Food Security Symposium 2016.
