Tag Archives : food crisis

The world economic crisis directly translates to food insecurity. According to the Food Security Assessment, 2008-09, a report from the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), “Food security in 70 developing countries is projected to deteriorate over the next decade. After rising nearly 11 percent from [...]

It is widely said that the poor countries are hardest hit by the ill effects of climate change. The question now is: are they even aware of what climate change is all about? Do the supposed victims even know their tragedy? According to authoritative estimates, ‘99 percent of the casualties linked to climate change occur in developing countries.’ [...]

At the United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development (June 24-26, 2009) in New York, more than 140 countries signed a global action plan that sets agreed-upon measures for the world to deal with the worst form of recession. The conference adopts the finalized 16-page document. It reminds the industrialized [...]