Over the last five years, global food prices have risen dramatically, and become much more volatile. After decades of low prices, disruptions in global agriculture markets are having serious effects on food security, farmers and the environment.
IATP's Sophia Murphy discussing the failure of the G20 to take on the important issue of commodity regulation and price volatility at a June 2011 meeting in Paris.
President Obama’s climate-related diplomatic capacity in Cancún will be severely limited by incoming and current members of the U.S. Congress who consider climate change science too uncertain to serve as a basis for economic policy change or simply a fraudulent conspiracy to undermine the U.S. economy.
IATP President Jim Harkness explains what IATP does, who IATP is, and why you should support our work. Donate at http://www.iatp.org/donate Music by Chatham County Line
This is the cover letter to the French government proposal for the European Commission to draft legislation for a European commodity regulatory authority
This is an unofficial English translation of the French government proposal to the European Commission's Michel Barnier to propose the drafting of legislation to establish a European commodity regulatory authority.