Climate Crunch: Building Resilient Food Systems 🌡️🌾

Climate change is turning up the heat (literally 🌡️) on our food supply—from parched rice paddies in Bangladesh to monsoon-swollen farms in Vietnam 🌊🚜. Heatwaves, droughts and floods are hitting harvests and driving up prices, leaving millions at risk of hunger.

In the latest episode of The Hub, Richard Choularton (WFP’s Director for Climate and Resilience) and Raphael Leão (WFP policy officer for Latin America & Caribbean) break it down. They explain how extreme weather is fueling the global food crisis and what it takes to bounce back.

So, what are the game-changers? Here’s the lowdown:

• Climate-smart farming 🌱: Using tech and traditional know-how—think drought-tolerant seeds and efficient irrigation—to help small farmers adapt.
• Early warning systems 📡: Tracking heatwaves and floods so communities can protect crops and plan ahead.
• Local solutions, global support 🌏: From community grain banks in Nepal to flood-resistant rice in the Mekong Delta, strong policies and funding are key.

This week, world leaders are meeting at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi to push for stronger climate action and food resilience. For South and Southeast Asia—where up to 60% of the population relies on agriculture—it’s a make-or-break moment.

Ready to dig in? Follow efforts by the WFP and other agencies to back climate-smart solutions and protect the food on our tables. Because when climate and food collide, everyone feels the heat—literally 🔥.

Stay tuned for more updates on how we can build a food-secure future, one resilient harvest at a time 🌏🍚🚀.

Reference(s):

Climate pressure on food: A growing global emergency

cgtn.com