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Climate Change and Food Security Unifying commitment and action in land-based sectors

Year of publication 2009

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 1p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Brochure

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Side event hosted by the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, FAO and IFAD at the UNFCCC COP15 meeting

Language English

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