U.S., UAE lead $4-bln effort to help farming adapt to climate change – Reuters

U.S., UAE lead $4-bln effort to help farming adapt to climate change – Reuters

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The United States and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday used COP26 climate talks to launch efforts to channel funding into making agriculture resilient to climate change, as well as to cut its emissions.

The farming industry, a major part of the U.S. economy, is already battling the effects of climate change, including unpredictable weather and increased drought and flooding.

The United Arab Emirates, which has offered to host climate talks in 2023, has grown rich from its oil revenues, but has also developed technology to improve food yields from its largely desert territory.