Cities in South Asia are sizzling, with low-income residents bearing the brunt of urban heat stress. But researchers are finding ways to help them adapt.
This policy brief highlights developments in global negotiations on the conservation, development and use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, and the realization of farmers' rights.
Global and regional initiatives including South-South co-operation have a role to play in improving capacity of Asia and Pacific developing countries to trade in agricultural products.