The longer we delay action to support people who are vulnerable to climate breakdown, the worse the consequences are likely to be, making responses even more complex and costly.
Intense storms and flooding triggered three times more displacements than violent conflicts did last year, as the number of people internally displaced worldwide hit the highest level on record.
With continent's population set to soar and climate change exacerbating migration, agriculture chief Gilbert Houngbo stresses need to make rural life profitable.