PHA-Exch> Soaring Food Prices: Facts, Perspectives, Impacts and Actions Required

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org




*High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate
Change and Bioenergy *

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*Rome**, 3-5 June 2008*

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Website: http://www.fao.org/foodclimate/hlc-home/en/

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"….Securing world food security in light of the impact of climate change may
be one of the biggest challenges we face in this century.

An estimated 850 million people in the world today suffer from hunger. Of
those, about 820 million live in developing countries, the very countries
expected to be most affected by climate change. Governments, international
organizations, civil society, the private sector and other actors, must work
together to address these challenges and to devise appropriate strategies
and responses…."**



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*SOARING FOOD PRICES: FACTS, PERSPECTIVES, IMPACTS AND ACTIONS REQUIRED*

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*United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 28 May 2008*



Available online PDF [50p.] at:
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-1-E.pdf



"….Further sharp price hikes and continued volatility in markets for food
supplies appear to be likely for the next few seasons, according to a report
released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in
the run-up to a summit on the global food crisis which is being held in
Rome.



FAO lists 22 countries that it says are particularly vulnerable to food
price increases because of high levels of chronic hunger and because they
are net importers of both food and fuel. The report cites Eritrea, Niger,
Comoros, Haiti and Liberia as being especially at risk.



Participants at the 3-5 June summit will discuss how agriculture can be
harnessed to produce enough food to meet the demands of the world's growing
population. Many Heads of State and Government , as well as UN
Secretary-General and the heads of many UN organizations and the Bretton
Woods institutions, will attend the event. The new international task force
– brings together the heads of key UN agencies, the International Monetary
Fund IMF, the World Bank and other international experts – on the global
food crisis is due to present its action plan…."



*Content:*



I.    Introduction

II.   Brief assessment of recent developments

III.  What next?

IV.  Likely impacts of rising food prices

A.  Country-level impacts

B.  Household-level impacts of high food prices

V.  Policies for addressing high food prices: responses to date and policy
options



 *Information documents*



HLC/08/INF/1

Soaring food prices: facts, perspectives, impacts and actions required

**<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-1-E.pdf>

HLC/08/INF/2

Climate change adaptation and mitigation: challenges and opportunities for
food security

* >*<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-2-E.pdf>

HLC/08/INF/3

Bioenergy, food security and sustainability - towards an international
framework

* border=0> *<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-3-E.pdf>

HLC/08/INF/4-Rev.1

Financial mechanisms for adaptation to and mitigation of climate change in
the food and agriculture sectors

* border=0> *<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-4-E.pdf>

HLC/08/INF/5

Climate change, bioenergy and food security: options for decision-makers
identified by expert meetings

* border=0> *<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-5-E.pdf>

HLC/08/INF/6

Climate change, bioenergy and food security: civil society and private
sector perspectives

*>*<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-6-E.pdf>

HLC/08/INF/7

Climate-related transboundary pests and diseases

*>*<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-7-E.pdf>

HLC/08/INF/8

Provisional list of documents

*>*<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-8-E.pdf>

HLC/08/INF/9-Rev.1

Arrangements for the High-level Conference and  information for participants

**<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-inf-9-E.pdf>

 *Technical background documents *



HLC/08/BAK/1

Climate change adaptation and mitigation in the food and agriculture sector

**<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-bak-1-E.pdf>

HLC/08/BAK/2

Climate change, water and food security

**<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-bak-2-E.pdf>

HLC/08/BAK/3

Climate change and biodiversity for food and agriculture

**<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-bak-3-E.pdf>

HLC/08/BAK/4

Climate-related transboundary pests and diseases

**<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-bak-4-E.pdf>

HLC/08/BAK/5

Climate change and disaster risk management

**<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-bak-5-E.pdf>

HLC/08/BAK/6

Climate change and fisheries and aquaculture

**<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-bak-6-E.pdf>

HLC/08/BAK/7

Bioenergy policy, markets and trade and food security

**<http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/foodclimate/HLCdocs/HLC08-bak-7-E.pdf>
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