Climate Change Impacts: Who Will Go Hungry? How Will They Eat? Yianna Lambrou, Ph.D. Senior Officer Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Fourth Session of the UNESCO Forum on Gender Equality 19 June 2008

Climate Change and Food Security  The entire food system is a source of greenhouse gas emissions.  Climate change will exacerbate food insecurity in many countries and affect all four dimensions of food security: food availability, food accessibility food utilization and food systems stability.  Climate change will affect in particular already vulnerable people and food systems.

FAO’s Climate Change Strategy  Climate change imposes new risks on the world’s 850 million poor and food insecure people.  Organizational approach © FAO/22953/J. Koelen

FAO’s Adaptation Strategy Goals:  To assist member countries  To inform and promote local dialogue Tasks:  International Policy  Research and raising awareness © FAO/Ami Vitale

High-Level Conference on World Food Security: The Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy  3-5 June 2008  Original focus climate change & bioenergy shifted to high food prices  Declaration  Increased funding  A success?

Gender and Climate Change at FAO  Mainstreaming  Underlying socio-economic conditions affect ability to cope  Key questions: How will climate change feel on a human scale? How will small farmers cope? How can we help?

Gender and Climate Change Research  Literature review shows research on gender and climate change is not extensive.  Disasters research for capacity building of climate change experts. © FAO/23204/C. Shirley

Talking to Farmers in India

Gender and Biofuels  How do mitigation strategies impact men and women?  In focus: Biofuels risks and opportunities FAO/17418 /H. Wagner

FAO Recommendations  Continue to raise awareness  Strengthen resilience  Collaborative strategies  Assess who must adapt

Thank You FAO Climate Change site: Gender and Climate Change at FAO: