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Trading for climate resilience

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International trade plays an important role in ensuring the resilience of the global food system. Now research suggests a further reduction in trade barriers could alleviate the impacts of climate change on hunger risk.

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Fig. 1: Unpaved road providing essential market access to farmers and consumers.

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Nechifor, V., Ferrari, E. Trading for climate resilience. Nat. Clim. Chang. 10, 804–805 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0875-0

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