Small-Scale Farmers in Need of Climate Funding as COP29 Meets

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Small-scale farmers around the world are facing the impacts of climate change. As world leaders come together for COP29, the U.N.'s annual climate conference, financing for agricultural climate adaptation has become a key topic.

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00:00Food security is on the line at the UN Climate Conference this year.

00:04Small-scale farmers around the world are facing the threat of a rapidly changing climate.

00:09In Kyrgyzstan, livestock farming has been a traditional way of life for generations.

00:14Close to 8 million cattle, goats, and sheep roam the country, outnumbering the human population.

00:20This year, farmers are worried about the impact of climate change on their herds.

00:24They find that the weather, which followed known patterns for generations, is becoming harder to predict.

00:30That's making it tough to raise their animals.

00:33The climate has changed in Kyrgyzstan.

00:37In the past, there were no crops.

00:40Now, there are no crops.

00:42In the past, there were no crops.

00:44In the past, there were no crops.

00:46In the past, there were no crops.

00:48In the past, there were no crops.

00:50In the past, there were no crops.

00:52World leaders are gathering at COP29, the UN's annual climate conference hosted this year in Azerbaijan.

00:58Financing for climate adaptation is high up on the agenda.

01:02New financial targets need to be set to help countries adapt to climate change.

01:07At COP29, the new collective quantitative goal is under discussion.

01:11This is essentially a negotiation on how much money richer countries should contribute to support developing countries deal with climate change.

01:20Organizations like the International Fund for Agricultural Development are calling on countries to prioritize the needs of small-scale farmers.

01:29Small farms produce 35% of the world's food, but receive less than 1% of climate finance.

01:36The world's 500 million small farms are the backbone of our global food systems.

01:41They are the ones that are bearing the brunt of climate change.

01:44They are the most vulnerable and the least prepared.

01:47Investing in them is a prerequisite if we want to keep global food security and stability.

01:53Many countries in the developing world are the ones most impacted by climate change.

01:58Climate funds, like those received by Laotian rice grower Kam Lai, can be invested to boost production.

02:17Farmers in Laos and Kyrgyzstan are some of the many facing the harsh reality climate change brings.

02:22As COP29 approaches the end of its first week, countries are waiting on leaders to come together to finance a more food-secure world.

02:31Kama Xu, Jeffrey Chen, and Jeremy Olivier for Taiwan Plus.

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