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It highlights the risks of food insecurity and the potential for trade-related climate measures to marginalize vulnerable economies. The author argues for a comprehensive international cooperation agenda focused on reducing trade tensions, reforming harmful subsidies, facilitating technology transfer, and securing global food stocks to ensure a fair transition to sustainable agriculture.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000050#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Climate change is projected to reduce global food production by 8 percentage points by 2050 compared to a scenario without climate change, with the most severe disruptions expected in Africa and South Asia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000050#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate-induced price increases are expected by 2050 for most commodity groups, with roots and tubers projected to see the highest increase at 37% above 2020 levels; cereals, fruits, and vegetables are projected to rise by over 20%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000050#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The entire agri-food system contributed 29.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, comprising on-farm emissions (14.3%), agricultural land-use change (5.6%), and pre- and post-production emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000050#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The primary drivers of agricultural emissions in 2022 were carbon dioxide from net forest conversion and methane from ruminant livestock, which together accounted for 53.6% of on-farm and land-use change emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000050#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Developing countries face the risk of being marginalized by fragmented trade-related climate measures, such as the EU's deforestation regulation, due to high compliance costs and limited access to climate financing and technology.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000050#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global agricultural support is estimated at nearly $540 billion annually, with two-thirds considered price-distorting and environmentally harmful, often through output or input subsidies that increase GHG emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"tess-000050#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["agriculture","climate finance","greenhouse gas emissions","food security","trade policy","deforestation","sustainable development","agricultural subsidy","methane","nitrous oxide","carbon dioxide","climate change adaptation","climate change mitigation","land-use change"],"geography_discussed":["Africa","South Asia","Latin America and the Caribbean","North America","Europe","Central Asia","Asia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["scenario analysis","policy assessment","trend analysis"]},{"id":"gclifun-004833","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-004833","title":"Strengthening the National Designated Authority, Candidate Direct Access Entity, National Programming Process and Development of Strategic Frameworks for Low-Carbon Development in Paraguay","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2025-03-05","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/20250315-gcf-apprvd-rdnss-prsl-paraguay-gggi-pry008.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines a readiness and preparatory support proposal for Paraguay, implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). 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Through a hybrid approach of in-person workshops in Sri Lanka and virtual meetings, the program developed a structure focused on capacity building, civic engagement spaces, and targeted funding. 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