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Urgent Climate Finance Needed for Farmers Ahead of COP30

10/25/2025

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COP30 approaches Belém, Brazil, heightening urgency for sustainable food systems.
Smallholder farmers receive only 0.8% of climate finance, hindering adaptation to shocks.
In 2024, more than 295 million people experienced acute food insecurity, worsened by extreme weather.
Increased climate finance targeting sustainable agriculture is essential to support these farmers and integrate nutrition and climate action at COP30.

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Story summary

COP30 approaches Belém, Brazil, heightening urgency for sustainable food systems.
Smallholder farmers receive only 0.8% of climate finance, hindering adaptation to shocks.
In 2024, more than 295 million people experienced acute food insecurity, worsened by extreme weather.
Increased climate finance targeting sustainable agriculture is essential to support these farmers and integrate nutrition and climate action at COP30.