HSCI 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ecological Footprint, Sub-Saharan Africa, Food Security
29 Mar 2016
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A change in the state of the climate that can be ideniied (e. g. , by using staisical tests) by changes in the mean and/or variability of its proper9es and that persists for an extended period (decades or longer) . Extreme weather events (droughts, heat waves, loods) are expected to increase as climate change takes hold. Extreme weather events will have greater impacts on sectors with closer links to climate such as water, agriculture, and food security. Uilizaion: will impact populaion ability to use food supplies efecively, vector-borne diseases (ex. Malaria) are expected to spread with climate change: food safety & infestaions are largely of concern, warmer seas may contribute to increased cases of human shellish and reef-ish poisoning, temperature variability is associated with diarrheal disease. Access: falling prices for food and rising incomes have led to substanial improvements in access to food in many developing countries (cited as the reason for reducion in the prevalence of undernourishment from.
