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Will climate change burst the global ‘food bubble’?

Lester Brown argues the pressures of rising population, consumption, water stress and global warming will pose the first serious challenge to civilisation through our food.People feel rising food prices, says Brown, whereas rising CO2 is intangible. Photograph: Murdo Macleod The world is in the midst of a “food bubble” that could burst at any time: [...]

Today’s Dearth Fact

Earth/Courtesy of NASA Fact Found at Dot Earth at The New York Times By 2050 or so, the world population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are [...]

Water – another global ‘crisis’?

2 February 2009 By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website Sharper, more intense rains may reduce the water available to farmers If you look at the numbers, it is hard to see how many East African communities made it through the long drought of 2005 and 2006. Among people who study human development, it [...]

Imminent Water Crisis in India

Photo: Business Week The following article was found at The World’s Biggest Problems. They define their mission on their homepage. “The World’s Biggest Problems portal has a simple, clear mission: educating people all around the world about the biggest problems facing humanity. These problems have two criteria, they must be global in scope, and have [...]

Water Crisis

In their own words, the World Water Council’s mission is “to promote awareness, build political commitment and trigger action on critical water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, to facilitate the efficient conservation, protection, development, planning, management and use of water in all its dimensions on an environmentally sustainable basis for the [...]