March 18, 2009 at 5:00 am by Vanessa Barrington
World Hunger: Climate Change, Food Waste and Elegant Solutions
We may be facing unprecedented world hunger caused by environmental degradation.
According to recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) prices may increase by 30-50 per cent within decades causing those living in extreme poverty to spend up to 90 per cent of their income on food.
Climate change – its impact on water supply, encouragement of invasive insects and plants and fueling of epidemics diseases – is the key reason that worldwide agricultural yields will fall.
The report talks about the need to change the way crops are …
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