COP27 has finally come to a close after two weeks of deliberations and a historic deal on loss and damage has been struck, emboldening nations suffering from climate catastrophe.

Having spent years in developing nations, including a month in Pakistan in September 2022, adventurer, travel writer, after dinner speaker and Environment Journal correspondent Ian Packham considers the necessity for including serious discussions on food and water security with those on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting global temperature rises.