Food and Water
COVID-19 caused food insecurity to soar, but climate change will be much worse
Expert bodies have warned that COVID-19's devastation to global food security is only a precursor of the effects of climate change.
Thin Lei Win
Thin is a food security correspondent based in Rome.
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