IPCC Special Report Highlights Climate Change, Land Degradation, and Food Security
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes. The report, titled "Climate Change and Land: an IPCC Special Report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems," was approved by the IPCC's 195 member countries on September 24, 2019. The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on land, including: * Land degradation and desertification, which are major threats to food security and economic development. * The impacts of climate change on soil and water resources, which are essential for agriculture and other human activities. * The role of sustainable land management practices in mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts. The report also highlights the importance of food security in a changing climate, and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and forestry. "This report is a wake-up call for the world," said IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee. "Climate change is already having a significant impact on land, and its impacts are only going to get worse in the future. We need to take urgent action to address climate change, and to implement sustainable land management practices that can help to protect our food security and our environment." The IPCC's findings are consistent with other recent reports on climate change, which have all warned of the need for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The IPCC's report is an important resource for policymakers, scientists, and other stakeholders who are working to address climate change. The report's findings will help to guide decision-making on climate change mitigation and adaptation, and will contribute to the development of policies and practices that can help to protect our planet and its people from the impacts of climate change.
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