GLOBAL CLIMATE AND FOOD SECURITY

Assignment 1 - The Impact of Climate Change on Population Growth and Food Security (220 points) The United Nations has hired you as a consultant, and your task is to assess the impact that global warming is expected to have on population growth and the ability of societies in the developing world to ensure the adequate security of their food supplies. Case Assessment As the world's population nears 10 billion by 2050, the effects of global warming are stripping some natural resources from the environment. As they diminish in number, developing countries, in particular, will face mounting obstacles to improving the livelihoods of their citizens and stabilizing their access to sufficient amounts of food. The reason these governments are struggling even now is that our climate influences their economic health and the consequent diminishing living standards of their peoples.