Food Security and Global Security

 

We have noted earlier how the discussion on climate change does not focus enough on the impact on agriculture. Here is an interesting piece making the connection between climate change, its impact on food production (poor harvests leading to shortages) and the looming possibility of armed conflict breaking out over food.

Food Fight: Climate Change and the Coming International Food Crisis.

2 responses to “Food Security and Global Security

  1. My husband would agree, he has been saying that the impeding crises are all going to be about food, water and the fact that people are prone to get each other’s diseases too fast 🙂

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