Climate change

The UN Climate Change Convention Adaptation Fund was established to finance concrete adaptation projects and programs in developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The Fund is to be financed with a share of proceeds from clean development mechanism project activities and receive funds from other sources. (The share of proceeds amounts to 2% of certified emission reductions (CERs) issued for a CDM project activity.)

Poor farmers in semi-arid areas of the developing world are the first victims of climate change. Their crop yields are diminishing, the incidence of pests increases, while water scarcity is further affecting their livelihoods. The Syngenta Foundation is increasing its focus to support partnerships in the development of crops that can resist biotic and abiotic stress. The Foundation is simultaneously designing income diversification strategies that will ensure sustainable economic growth.