North Korea’s food security situation in notoriously insecure, with UN agencies in May reiterating that up to 40% of the population struggles with malnutrition.

The problem stands to get worse thanks to climate change: natural disasters have had a major impact on food supply in recent years.

After more than three decades of development work around the world, and a combined eight years in the DPRK, food security expert John O’Dea argues that North Korean farmers need international support more than ever.

But rather than sending more tractors, he says “climate-smart” approaches are necessary to help North Koreans cope