Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Louisville Gay Crusin
Empire potentially catastrophic impacts of climate on food production
is likely that climate change may seriously compromise slow start agricultural ecosystems in the second half of this century. repression is expected to "potentially catastrophic "climate change start slowly bring down with increasing force in the developing world in the future, action needs to be prepared for these purposes intended, FAO said today in a paper presented to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
"The world today is dealing with climate impacts of short-term mainly due to extreme weather events," said Alexander Muller, Assistant Director-General of FAO's Natural Resources.
"It is essential, but the effects are expected to" slow start "produce more profound changes put in trouble ecosystem services necessary for agriculture, with potentially catastrophic consequences on food security in the period from 2050 to 2100. There is little point addressing the long-term changes after the fact, today we must support agriculture in the developing world to become more resilient, "he said.
" While these changes occur slowly and take time to manifest , you can not simply ignore them, "adds Muller. It is necessary to overcome the usual tendency to adopt a short-term and invest instead in the long term. "
FAO Document refers to measures that governments could consider in negotiations climate change to ensure that food security is not threatened.
food insecurity as an indicator
FAO recommends that food security is used as an indicator of vulnerability to climate change.
systems of food production and ecosystems on which they depend are very sensitive to climate variability and climate change. The changes that occur in temperature, rainfall and consequent outbreaks of pests and diseases can reduce production. The poorest groups of the population dependent on food imports are particularly vulnerable to these effects.
"If we are to assess vulnerability to climate change is very sensible view food security as an important indicator," says Müller.
is important to the management of long-term risks of climate change
FAO recommends that greater space in the global structure to adapt to the risks associated with these impacts of climate change that start slowly, especially risks to food security. Have so far received little attention in the climate change agenda.
A key measure that stands out in the FAO document is the need to develop varieties of staple foods are better suited to the conditions planned for the future climate.
plant genetic material stored in genebanks should be analyzed keeping in mind future needs. This should include other plant genetic resources ¬-like wild varieties of food crops, and studied because of the risk they disappeared.
crops is possible to get adapted to the climate, for example, varieties of major cereals that are resistant to heat, floods and salt water. FAO stressed that this should be done respecting the rights of breeders and farmers, in accordance with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources.
Consequences seguridad alimentaria de las actividades para atenuar los efectos del cambio climático
La FAO recomienda que los países consideren la seguridad alimentaria una protección socioeconómica en las medidas de atenuación. Afrontar la demanda creciente de combustibles, alimentos y fijación de carbono será un reto para los encargados de elaborar las políticas en los países, en lo que se refiere a la captura de sinergias y la gestión de compensaciones en la competencia por los usos de las tierras. Ya se asocia la producción de biocombustibles (una medida de atenuación) al alza de los precios de los alimentos de 2007-2008.
Asimismo, hay indicios de que el éxito de REDD+ (una iniciativa to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and increase carbon storage in the same) depends on the skill with which they carry out the management of linkages with agriculture.
(Facilitated by FAO Representation in Cuba)
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Bbita From Taarak Mehata
Overcoming long-term hunger is an imperative What will moral
Every time the rich countries get together to fight hunger in the world there are more hungry. Moreover, the Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) can not raise the funds needed to halve the number of hungry people has the planet because powerful countries are opposed. global hunger increases dramatically: they are 960 million people, forty million more than in 2010 and experts warn that the situation may be exacerbated.
should be aware that the world has an overabundance of food, but every year more hungry. The problem of hunger is not production but distribution. So the question remains the same: do away with hunger?
So the conclusion is inevitable: the hunger is not an economic problem but a political one and, from now, "essentially moral.
La desigualdad de acceso a la alimentación y a los medios de producción sigue impidiendo a millones de seres humanos gozar del derecho más fundamental: el de alimentarse según sus necesidades.
El problema del hambre en el mundo es una mancha en la conciencia de la humanidad. Es un flagelo que persiste y hasta se agrava en ciertas regiones. La persistencia del hambre en un mundo de abundancia -a veces con épocas de opulencia-, requiere de nuevas iniciativas mundiales y de un nuevo contrato social.
El costo económico del hambre es exorbitante, tanto para los individuos como para las sociedades. El hambre lleva a la enfermedad y a la muerte; obliga a las familias a gastar sus escasos recursos en atención sanitaria; limited learning abilities of children, decreases productivity and prevents people from exploiting their natural abilities, slowing economic growth and leave the country without the means to achieve an acceptable level of development.
The fight against world hunger is not only a moral imperative is also a beneficial factor for the economy and security of all societies. Indeed, hunger is often not the result but the cause of conflict and civil unrest and directly influences the rural exodus and emigration.
In Argentina, hunger and poverty-human faces and stories are more poignant and visible expression exclusion. The so very presence of these situations and millions of people deprived of their liberties, the full development of their capacities, from the socially constituted as such rights are more fully shows that something is wrong from the economic process, from public policy that relates to all institutions.
All political-economic models that were in effect to date has failed and now adds a new one: the lack of government an important part of this social problem from its underestimation in official measurements.
hunger, especially in Argentina is not the beginning of the problem of social neglect, it is its higher risk and expression. Hunger is a national disgrace and every city in the country is spreading, just because the rulers do not want to accept.
(Reprinted from The Journal Ergentino)
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