Blog 7: Climate Change Could Delay The Fight Against World Hunger For Decades

Climate Change Could Delay The Fight Against World Hunger For Decades

Summary:
The article is about how the food supply is in extreme danger due to how vastly climate is going to change over the course of the coming years. It is said that this climate change will impact the global food supply in a detrimental way. Oxfam, an organization designed to fight the war against poverty and hunger, released a report earlier this week stating that climate change is threatening the delay to fight against world hunger for decades. Oxfam also determined that climate change on food is far more sever than what The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projected it would be. Being comprised of seventeen countries globally, Oxfam went on a mission to see if the world is in good standing to meet the demand of food in this changing climate. They found out that a growing  food insecurity is the cause for climate change which happens to be one of the biggest threats to battling world hunger. Climate change poses a threat on both production and prices. California and Brazil are already being influenced, experiencing serious droughts. Sadly to say, California produces almost half of our fruits, nuts, and vegetables. Oxfam says that by the year 2030, the prices of global food will double due to climate change and over 25 million kids will be at risk of being malnourished.

Analysis
When I read articles such as this one, it makes me wonder as to whether the most wealthy countries are doing their part. I believe there is nothing we can't do as a people. On a global perspective, we have enough resources to discontinue this epidemic. An article I read prior to this class stated that we have enough food to support  the world.With that being said, why is the world still suffering from hunger for such a long period of time. From what I am exposed to, America is doing their part, but where are the other countries who are more wealthy than us? I understand that man has no control over climate and that it has the ability to alter food production drastically, but why not get this hunger epidemic under control before climate has the ability to alter the food supply. With the cost of food being where it's at right now, it would definitely be  unaffordable when it doubles in years to come. The lower class will be in so much trouble that needs to be avoided before it even gets here.






http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/climate-change-world-hunger_n_5021535.html