ActionAid to Brief Senate on Climate Change and Food Security
Leading up to World Food Day, ActionAid will testify Oct. 15 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the impacts climate change is on developing countries.
Each day, nearly 1 billion people go to bed hungry. Moreover, this number is growing due to shifting weather patterns associated with climate change. As part of ActionAid’s work toward ending poverty, we are calling for developed countries to dedicate at least $86 billion a year by 2015 to support the efforts of poor countries to adapt to changing climates.
“The good news is that the government of the United States is now focused on the problem,” said ActionAid USA Executive Director Peter O’Driscoll. “The Obama Administration has recognized the need for real negotiations on emissions reductions and the transition to a clean energy economy.
“But, the bad news is that the impacts of climate change are already wreaking havoc on food production, poverty eradication programs and emergency response systems in developing countries.”
At 10 a.m. on Oct. 15, O’Driscoll will deliver ActionAid’s climate change adaptation recommendations to the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection.
The following day (Oct. 16), ActionAid will co-host a World Food Day briefing on Capitol Hill exploring solutions to the global food crisis. Speakers from Brazil and Senegal will offer analysis and recommendations for how U.S. biofuels and climate change policies can help end hunger by investing in sustainable agricultural solutions.
