IFAD at COP27

The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) will focus on adaptation and agriculture, calling for scaled up financing for poor and vulnerable communities so they can cope with the increasing impacts of climate change.

For many years, IFAD has advocated and provided funding for climate finance and adaptation. We will continue to do so at COP27, using this opportunity to amplify the voices of small-scale producers and promote their role in climate change responses and resilient food systems.

Small-scale farmers produce up to 80 per cent of the food in developing countries but receive less than 1.7 per cent of climate finance. To eradicate poverty and food insecurity—and secure a brighter, greener future for all—small-scale farmers must be brought in to the centre of climate change discussions.