Taking into account the rising frequency of extreme weather events across the world and subsequent damages, the Subsidiary Body of Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) organised two in-session workshops in Bonn recently. SBSTA functions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The workshops focused on two vital aspects. The first is the development of early warning systems and contingency plans to tackle extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, landslides and storms. The second is the assessment of risk and vulnerability of agricultural systems to different climate change scenarios at regional, national and local levels, including but not solely limited to pests and diseases.

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