13 Sep, 2011
Climate Change Threatens to Increase Hunger in the Pacific – Asian Development Bank
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Climate change threatens to increase hunger and malnutrition among the Pacific region’s poorest people unless there is action soon, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The region is already experiencing the harsh effects of climate change, including worsening coastal erosion, floods, drought, and storm surges. These are reducing crop production for both commercial and subsistence farmers, according to Food Security and Climate Change in the Pacific: Rethinking the Options.
“Rising temperatures and rising tides due to climate change could reduce food supply in the Pacific. With over 10 million people in developing countries in the region, this is a threat that we cannot ignore,” said Mahfuzuddin Ahmed, a senior economist in ADB’s Pacific Department, who wrote the report.
via Climate Change Threatens to Increase Hunger in the Pacific – Asian Development Bank report.
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