People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific
This report highlights the need for transformative solutions that advance climate action, increase resilience, and protect hard-fought development gains.
The impacts of climate change in the Asia and the Pacific threaten to reverse decades of development progress. Climate change is increasingly straining biophysical systems, including land, water, biodiversity, and ecosystems, and exacerbating food insecurity and poverty across the region. Poor and vulnerable people, who contribute little to global carbon emissions, are affected the most by climate change and are the least equipped to cope and adapt.
This report underscores that more frequent and severe climate-related hazards will result in reduced agricultural and labor productivity, loss of livelihoods, and human displacement, hindering efforts to promote food security and alleviate poverty, especially for poorer countries and vulnerable communities. The report highlights promising solutions and policy recommendations that advance climate action, increase resilience, and protect hard-fought development gains.
This publication is produced as part of the Asia–Pacific SDG Partnership between the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank, and the United Nations Development Programme.
Contents
- Introduction
- The impacts of climate change on poverty and hunger in Asia and the Pacific
- Climate change solutions to combat poverty and hunger
- Enabling actions for transformative change
- Conclusion: Strengthening commitments and focus for climate action
