Global Injustice: Only 0.3% of climate finance reaches small-scale farmers
In a stark revelation, a new analysis shows that small-scale family farmers, responsible for producing a third of the world's food, received a mere 0.3% of international climate finance in 2021. The findings, released by a coalition of farmer networks representing over 35 million small-scale producers in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific, shed light on the critical gap in support for those on the front lines of global food production.The study comes just ahead of COP28, where discussions are set to finalize a Global Goal for Adaptation.The UAE Presidency is urging governments to integrate food and agriculture into national climate plans for the first time and to scale up financial support for the transformation of food systems.According to the analysis conducted by Climate Focu...