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Climate Change “Affecting Poor Children”

2 Comments Published by Andy Rowell April 29th, 2008 in climate change impacts, famine

Now to the other side of our oil addiction. Climate change is already affecting the prospects for children in the world’s poorer countries, according to Unicef.
The UN children’s agency says that increases in floods, droughts and insect-borne disease will all affect health, education and welfare. While richer societies can adjust, it says in […]

Climate Change Could Devastate Crops

0 Comments Published by Andy Rowell February 1st, 2008 in Climate Change, climate change impacts, famine

Climate change could cause severe crop losses in South Asia and southern Africa over the next twenty years, a study in the journal Science says. The findings suggest southern Africa could lose more than 30% of its main crop, maize, by 2030.
In South Asia losses of many regional staples, such as rice, millet and […]