Sentences with phrase «threat of food security»

Sustainable agriculture and good farming practices may be the best way to counter the growing threat of food security in the region.

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Irma stripped entire islands bare of vegetation and posed a serious threat to food security.

All these developments, and in particular the drive under the WTO regime to make access to food mainly dependent upon market mechanisms, are a threat to food security - the most fundamental of all human rights.

Ausveg rightly says that the loss of this capacity and with it many growers is a real threat to our food security.

The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2008: High Food Prices and Food Security: Threats and Opportunities

Wakawa described cannabis cultivation as a major threat to food security, peace and development in the state, and appealed for the urgent intervention of leaders at all levels.

Researchers have identified five enzymes that are essential to the survival of a parasitic worm that infects livestock worldwide and is a great threat to global food security.

Bee - assisted pollination helps produce about 30 percent of our food, but bees have fallen on hard times, posing a serious threat to food security.

A University of Queensland team has made a discovery that could help conquer the greatest threat to global food security — pests and diseases in plants.

Threats to food security, poverty and «disasters» are all listed as likely outcomes of climate change.

The single greatest threat to the planet's food, water and energy security and the stability of the nexus is arguably climate change.

This visual aid maps climate, food security and disaster threats that will impede the sustainable development of communities in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

The TFSP's systematic reviews of more than 1,000 published scientific studies found neonics pose a threat to pollinators, biodiversity and food security worldwide.

The warming as well as the droughts caused by climate change, combined with the unsustainable use of aquifers and surface water, pose grave threats to availability of fresh water and food security.

well - known environmental activist Lester Brown: «The melting of these glaciers is the most massive threat to food security that we have ever projected»

Like so much of climate change's story, the threat to food and water security in Germany is a tale of rising temperatures» impact on the water cycle — something understood all too well by the nation's government:

The warming as well as the droughts caused by climate change, combined with the unsustainable use of aquifers and surface water, pose grave threats to the availability of fresh water and food security.

And they have considered climate change as a problem of food security, with implications for human health, and as threat to vital sources of protein.

Dr Lawrence Jackson, a co-author of the report, said: «Our work surprised us when we saw that the threat to food security was so imminent; the increased risk of severe droughts is only 10 years away for China and India.

The consistent receding of glaciers will be a big threat to the food security,» he said.

Science Alert: Ocean warming has already affected global fisheries in the past four decades, a new international study has found, driving up the proportion of warm - water fish being caught and posing a threat to food security worldwide.

The deliberate contamination of our food presents another national - security threat.

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The projected melting of these glaciers if we stay with business as usual poses the most massive threat to food security the world has ever faced.

We can expect more threats to food and water security, sea level rises, changes in vector - borne, food and water borne disease, exacerbation of air pollution, increases in aeroallergens, mental health and refugee health impacts.

How can we talk then about climate justice when those women are not only struggling to ensure food security but also suffering from the threat of climate variability?

If we really want to address the threats that climate change pose to agriculture and food security from a gender perspective, it is crucial to focus on the nature of those treats and raise awareness among parties to empower women.

The UNEP report, «Environmental Consequences of Ocean Acidification: A Threat to Food Security,» is an excellent overview of the subject.

With only 15 % of directors / senior management in the hospitality and food sectors classifying cyber security as a very high priority, it seems they are the least concerned by prospective threats.