Climate Change

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Climate change and agriculture are tied directly to social equity and development. Agriculture is both a cause and solution to global warming. Climate change creates new challenges to food production and the people who produce it.

World Social Forum: Building a "Revolution for Dignity"

IATP's Steve Suppan reports on his experience at the 2013 World Social Forum in Tunis, Tunisia.

New IATP report addresses water governance in the 21st century

Public policy rooted in cooperation and mutual responsibility, instead of corporate competition, would help address the crisis in shared commons such as water.

When weather becomes the "single biggest factor"

Sixty-eight percent of corporate food and agriculture industry executives said that weather extremes will be the “single biggest factor affecting North American food and agribusiness in 2013" in a recent poll.

TPP: Doubling down on failed trade policy

Raising questions about investment, food safety, procurement and competition policy that should guide an informed public debate around the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Climate change meets resilience: Real farmers solving real climate problems with sustainable solutions

A series of new videos that look at individual farmers and how sustainable practices help them stay resilient to a changing climate and increasingly common hurdles like the 2012 drought.




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