The United Nations (UN) on Sunday called for [statement] for changes to the ways in which the agriculture industry produces food due to climate change. The message was part of the annual World Food Day [advocacy site] commemoration where UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon [official profile] called on the world to recognized that changing global temperatures are impacting the supply of food around the globe.

Agriculture and food systems must become more resilient, productive, inclusive and sustainable. To bolster food security in a changing climate, countries must address food and agriculture in their climate action plans and invest more in rural development. Targeted investments in these sectors will build resilience and increase the incomes and productivity of small farmers, lifting millions from poverty. They will help to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and safeguard the health and well-being of ecosystems and all people who depend on them.

He referenced recent droughts impacting the agriculture and fishing industries and called on world leaders to address these changes.

Rising global temperatures has caused the world leadership community to take on changes to the climate. The threshold for entry into force of the Paris Agreement on combatting climate change was achieved [JURIST report] in early October. In September US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping formally committed[JURIST report] their nations to the Paris Agreement, a pact seeking to reduce carbon emissions and halt climate change. JURIST Guest Columnist Mahmudul Hasan, detailed [Backgrounder] how the changing climate has a resulting implications on ecosystems and livelihoods affect the viability of traditional lifestyles in many parts of the world.