Southern Africa: Interfaith groups call for agroecology to be at centre of COP27’s agenda #AfricaClimateHope (AllAfrica) 

All Africa published an article on how faith communities all over the world are playing an increasingly important role in educating and encouraging followers to step up and take action on food security and the climate emergency. According to IFPRI, the climate emergency threatens the lives and livelihoods of over 100 million people in extreme poverty. Global warming is expected to melt Africa’s remaining glaciers in the next few decades, and the reduction in water essential to agricultural production will create food insecurity, poverty, and population displacement. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the gross domestic product could be reduced by up to three percent by 2050. Even without the impact of climate change, global poverty is one of the world’s worst problems. It is estimated that one in three Africans, or over 400 million people, live below the global poverty line, which is defined as less than U.S.$1.90 per day. The world’s poorest people are often hungry, have less access to education, have no light at night, and suffer from poor health.