STORMS and drought that have
unleashed dangerous surges in food prices could be a "grim foretaste" of
what lies ahead when climate change bites more deeply, Oxfam says.
In a report issued at the start of the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, the British charity pointed to spikes in wheat, corn and sorghum, triggered by extreme weather, that had driven tens of millions into poverty over the past 18 months.
"This will only get worse as climate change gathers pace and agriculture feels the heat," Oxfam's Kelly Dent said today.
"When a weather event drives local or regional price spikes, poor people often face a double shock. More Read
In a report issued at the start of the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, the British charity pointed to spikes in wheat, corn and sorghum, triggered by extreme weather, that had driven tens of millions into poverty over the past 18 months.
"This will only get worse as climate change gathers pace and agriculture feels the heat," Oxfam's Kelly Dent said today.
"When a weather event drives local or regional price spikes, poor people often face a double shock. More Read
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