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CHAPTER 5
in Latin America to enter the
United States illegally. There
are more undocumented immigrants from Guatemala in the
United States than from any other
country except Mexico and El
Salvador—an estimated 520,000
people in 2010.40 Guatemala’s
success in adapting to climate
change depends mainly on what
Guatemalans do. But the United
States can provide much-needed
support through development
and emergency relief programs
and by reducing its greenhouse
gas emissions.
In June 2013, President Obama
announced a plan to cut carbon
emissions in the United States.
The president is right to make
climate change a priority for his
second term. The plan needs
to go beyond cutting carbon emissions to include commitments to scale up the adaptive capacity of poor communities at the country and regional levels. Climate change
demands a multifaceted approach that includes promoting resilient communities, fostering low-carbon growth, and reducing emissions from deforestation and land degradation. It should be integrated into all relevant foreign assistance programs. Preparing to
feed 9 billion people in a sustainable way requires our urgent attention now, not when all
9 billion of us are already here.

Partnership in a Rapidly Changing World
In the United Nations’ MDG progress report for 2012, U.N. Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon writes that continued progress in poverty reduction and other development outcomes depends on the global partnership for development.41 To achieve lasting progress
against hunger and poverty, partners have to be adaptable to changing circumstances. In
the years ahead, we can count on many new challenges and the need to adapt. Because of
climate change, for example, there is now understanding about how to build a sustainable
agriculture system, ensure an adequate global food supply, and help the most vulnerable
people (and that includes “climate refugees”). The global partnership for development
must continue to evolve and rise to such challenges.

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UN Photo/Tobin Jones

A group of Somali men
sit waiting for food aid
at a distribution center
in Afgoye, Somalia.

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