Harve st of Letter s Climat e

Harve st of Letter s

Climat e Chang e and Hunge

The Facts

What does climate change look like? • Higher temperatures • More droughts • Changes in rainfall patterns • Rising sea levels

At least 70 percent of people who regularly go to bed hungry live in rural areas in developing countries Most of these people are farmers

What has Canada done to help vulnerable people in developing countries? • Signed onto an international agreement • A generous funding contribution 2010 -2012

What does Canada still need to do? Make a new funding commitment, with more support for adaptation

Influencing Policies

Why? • Called as Christians • Privilege as Canadians • It works!

Two Big Success Stories 1. Aid for Agricultur e 2. Untying Food Aid

Aid for Agriculture

Untying Food Aid

The Big Difference Delivery Time: From Canada 11 -19 weeks Local Purchase 4 -6 weeks Cost: at least $63 per ton cheaper Last year – Foodgrains Bank saved more than $2 million through untied food aid.

Climate Change: What can YOU do?

Write to your MP Send a personal, handwritten letter Encouraging Canada to: • Make a new financial commitment to help developing countries address climate change • Allocate more of this money to

Email your MP Make the letter your own. No form letters, please! Copy the Prime Minister: stephen. harper@parl. gc. ca And also the Minister of the Environment: peter. kent@parl. gc. ca

Meet with your MP Go for the biggest impact! • Talk to friends or other community members who would be supportive – a group of two or three is great for an MP visit • Contact us for help!

PRA Y

foodgrainsbank. ca/letters