By Kelsey Regan

 People in coastal areas  Sea levels could rise one meter by 2100  Could cause migration  Developing nations  Shift in precipitation patterns could increase malnourished children by 21% by 2050, 10 million of those in sub Saharan Africa.

 ½ world’s population could face severe food shortages by the end of the century  20-40% reduction in yields caused by increased temperatures  Could cause conflicts over distribution of fresh water, food, arable land, and forests.  1/3 world’s population lives in water scarce areas  Land grabbing by wealthy by food insecure nations could jeopardize food security in developing nations

 Globalization from developed countries has caused issues with food security in the developing world  Resulted in global warming, less biodiversity, international food crisis, high energy prices  Misguided policy choices by one country can affect people all over the world.  Rich countries could do more to counteract global warming without spending too much  US government spends 65 times more on the military than on climate change  Nuclear weapons budget is 3 times more than renewable energy budget

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 Better seed and sustainability practices to help resist climate change, increase yields and reduce emissions  Expand irrigation and infrastructure  Drought resistant crops  More aid from rich nations

 Aid from rich nations to help developing nations  European Union agreed to pay $10.5 billion over the next three years to help poor countries combat global warming  Developing world needs $100 billion/year  Industrialized countries pledged to work towards an emissions limit less than 2 o C above temperatures in the 1800’s  Copenhagen conference on climate change  Rich countries required to meet reduction goals  Developing countries required to audit and report activities they do to reduce emissions  $30 bil will go to developing countries to deal with global warming and sustainable development  Developed countries will spend $100 billion a year on climate change

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