UN General Assembly
2008

In varying degrees and at various levels, those changes impact hundreds of thousands of small-scale farmers, fishermen and other people who depend heavily on the natural environment for their livelihood but are already witnessing lower crop yields and smaller catches. It is no longer sufficient simply to lay blame at the feet of countries, businesses and people who pollute. We need effective strategies based on scientific consensus and, of course, solution-focused approaches that address such issues as the suitability of land for various types of crops, dedicated areas for livestock, pasture development, the marine environment, impact on health and health care, the productivity of forests and the increased incidence of pests and diseases, as well as implications for biodiversity and ecosystems. We must collaborate in addressing those effects, and we must take necessary corrective action in order to build a safer environment for ourselves and our future generations. Our destinies and our freedoms are all interwoven. It was Franklin D. Roosevelt who said that “true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence”. As Saint Kitts