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São Paulo â The UAE s Emirates Food Security Council approved the creation of the new Climate Change Impact System to transition to more sustainable food systems. State-run news agency reported that the country is getting ready to take on the potentially negative impacts of ongoing global warming. Pictured above, UAE researchers are testing salt-tolerant rice varieties that can withstand desert conditions.
In addition to providing invaluable data to support decision-making regarding actions and areas for investment, the system is part of the UAE s commitment to supporting the vision and objectives of the Leaders Summit on Climate earlier this month, whose forty invited countries included the UAE.
approved the creation of a
system to tackle the damage global warming can do to
the UAE’s food supply.
Announced as the Climate Change Impact System, its central goal is to support food security as
temperatures around the world rise and to speed
the shift towards sustainable and climate-smart food production
.
It will also provide data to help make decisions on agricultural investment.
In short, food systems are both the current problem and the future solution to climate change
Mariam Almheiri, Emirates Food Security Council
The announcement showed a
commitment to the objectives of the Leaders Summit on Climate last week, hosted by US President Joe Biden.
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