HUNDREDS of millions more people could go hungry around the world without an ambitious agreement to cut climate change emissions, campaigners warned yesterday.

Action Against Hunger said the effects of rising temperatures such as drought are set to hit agricultural production.

The charity’s head Mike Penrose said global warming was already exacerbating conflicts — including the war in Syria — creating fragile states with a high proportion of people facing hunger and malnutrition.

Negotiators from 195 countries are in Paris to hammer out a deal to cut emissions to prevent dangerous climate change and provide funding for poor countries to cope with global warming.

Mr Penrose said it was of “fundamental” importance for the new deal on climate change to make strong references to tackling the threat to food security posed by global warming.

“There are 800 million people suffering from hunger and malnutrition today,” he said.

“If we have wishy-washy agreements in terms of carbon reduction and investment in climate adaptation, another 600 million are falling into the food-insecure, hunger and undernourished bracket.”