Kim Jong Un has called for 'urgent action' on climate change after floods and droughts destroyed vital crops in North Korea, leading to the country's major food shortage crisis.
The dictator ordered his officials to tackle the effects of the 'abnormal climate' during a Politburo meeting where he said the 'danger' of global warming has become higher in recent years, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
The impoverished, nuclear-armed country, has been hit by severe flooding in recent years and is currently tackling a food crisis in a nation with a moribund agricultural sector that has long struggled to feed itself amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the meeting held on Thursday, Kim said the 'disastrous weather' is becoming more pronounced worldwide. 'Our country is also lying vulnerable to its danger,' Kim said.
Kim Jong Un has called for 'urgent action' on climate change after floods and droughts destroyed vital crops in North Korea, leading to the country's major food shortage crisis. Pictured: Kim during the Politburo meeting on Thursday
The dictator ordered his officials to tackle the effects of the 'abnormal climate' during a Politburo meeting where he said the 'danger' of global warming has become higher in recent years, according to the Korean Central News Agency
The impoverished, nuclear-armed country, has been hit by severe flooding in recent years and is currently tackling a food crisis in a nation with a moribund agricultural sector that has long struggled to feed itself amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Last year, North Korea suffered severe flooding which damaged vital crops and left hundreds of families without homes. This year, crops were also damaged by droughts and subsequent flooding.
Last month, heavy rains in northeastern North Korea destroyed or flooded 1,170 houses and forced 5,000 residents to evacuate to safety, North Korea's state TV reported.
The downpour in South Hamgyong Province inundated or washed away hundreds of hectares of farmlands and destroyed many bridges. Footage showed houses submerged up to their red-brick roofs, a severed bridge over muddy water and a swollen river.
Summer rains in North Korea often cause serious damage to its agricultural and other sectors due to poor drainage, deforestation and dilapidated infrastructure in the impoverished country.
During Thursday's meeting, Kim called for senior province, city and county officials to focus largely
