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[[En-en adult card 31 freshwater resources|Freshwater resources]] If we consider that a famine is not only a lack of food but also a lack of water. | |||
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12<sup>th</sup> March 2020: The Food and Agriculture Organization warns of a new locust invasion in Kenya in Somalia and Ethiopia (terrestrial biodiversity) that poses an unprecedented threat to food security (lower agricultural yields)<ref>[https://news.un.org/fr/story/2020/02/1061441 United Nations Horn of Africa: Worst locust invasion in decades (FAO) (French)]</ref>. | |||
Decrease in the quantity of fruit trees in the Sahel<ref>[https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WGIIAR5-TS_FINAL.pdf AR5 WG2 IPCC, Food security in the Sahel (French)]</ref>. | |||
Crop yields in South Asia declining despite technological improvements<ref>[https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WGIIAR5-TS_FINAL.pdf AR5 WG2 IPCC, ''medium confidence, minor contribution from climate change'']</ref>. | |||
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Revision as of 09:44, 12 February 2021
Card #37: Famines
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Starvation can be caused by lower agricultural yields and by the reduction of marine biodiversity.
Other possible links
Causes
Freshwater resources If we consider that a famine is not only a lack of food but also a lack of water.
To go further
12th March 2020: The Food and Agriculture Organization warns of a new locust invasion in Kenya in Somalia and Ethiopia (terrestrial biodiversity) that poses an unprecedented threat to food security (lower agricultural yields)[1].
Decrease in the quantity of fruit trees in the Sahel[2].
Crop yields in South Asia declining despite technological improvements[3].