Climate crisis may undo last century’s achievement in curbing extreme hunger, writes Down to Earth (India).
“Besides the conflicts, climatic events and rising food prices have played a major role in pushing this population into this desperate situation. Food price rise has massive impacts. On average, “a 5 percent increase in the real price of food increases the risk of wasting by 9 percent and severe wasting by 14 percent,” according to a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute”.
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Republished in News Leaflets (India)