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Why climate talks need a focus on agriculture

SciDevNet: Negotiators at the Paris climate talks in December (COP 21) will focus on reaching a truly universal and legally binding agreement to drive the world's transition towards resilient, low-carbon societies and economies. This is being talked about as humanity's last chance to avoid truly disastrous effects for our planet -- the floods in the Philippines and persistent drought in Thailand are just two current examples of the types of events that climate change makes more likely. In parallel, the scientific...