Building Resilience: Spotlight on Poorest, Rural Communities Amid COP29 Competing Priorities

BAKU, Nov 16 (IPS) - Life in remote, marginal areas, drylands and deserts is increasingly becoming difficult because rural people are in the crosshairs of an unprecedented climate onslaught. A substantial number of lives and livelihoods are on the line, as nearly half of the world's population, 3.3 billion, lives in rural areas and 90 percent of them are in developing countries.

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