Drought and food shortages are affecting more than 7-million people in the six countries of the western Africa Sahel region (Niger, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria and Burkina Faso). Erratic rains and ever increasing prices of rice are causing deep concerns within the region and among donor nations. Niger and Mauritania have already declared a crisis… [Read more…]
November 21, 2011
The story discusses the vulnerability of the oil-rich Gulf states with reference to food and water security. The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are increasingly worried about food and water stresses on the populations and industries. Petroleum extraction and oil production are water intensive industries. The problems of expensive fresh water… [Read more…]
November 21, 2011
The Food Security Updates newsletter is still in a state of evolution. We’re trying something a little different this week by adding a table of contents at the end of the synopsis. The hope is that you will be able to find stories that you are most interested in faster than before. Please let us… [Read more…]
November 21, 2011
This particular webpage is not quite a news story, but it does present findings on the growing need for local, small scale agriculture. Though the report, behind the website, focuses on developing nations, this is a model for many European and rural North American communities. Click here for the full story
November 19, 2011
The United Nations is calling for additional aid to the east African nation of Somalia. The nation has been in a civil war since the 90’s and has been suffering under a sever drought for the past three years. Some areas have improved, but in order to sustain the gains additional relief supplies will… [Read more…]
November 19, 2011
In a scenario that we have been watching unfold, Z6 Magazine reports that Salvation Army food pantries across the United States have been running low on food this year. Though the shortage has been going on for some time, it is particularly noticeable around the holidays when more news outlets traditionally give more coverage… [Read more…]
November 18, 2011
Nine international aid agencies, operating in Afghanistan are reporting that more than 2-million people are suffering famine as a result of this year’s continued drought and high snow fall making village access difficult for regular commercial and aid deliveries. Click here for the full story
November 16, 2011
This is a setup piece for the UN sponsored Framework Convention on Climate Change talks that will be taking place in Durban, South Africa, November 28th ~ December 9th, 2011. In short, the UN authors are quite gloomy about nations reaching any further accords to reducing global greenhouse gases. They site the… [Read more…]
November 15, 2011
According to an investment newsletter, NuWire Investor, the average Thanksgiving diner will cost 13% more this year than it did in 2010. The newsletter quotes the source for this information as the American Farm Bureau and blames the drought in the American Southwest as the reason for the price increase. Additionally, the National Climate… [Read more…]
November 14, 2011
The Korean Times is reporting that North Koreans are turning to drugs, suicide and defection as a result of the chronic food shortage that have been facing the country. The story goes on to report that the recent currency reforms have failed and the food rationing system is not working properly. Additionally, massive flooding… [Read more…]
November 21, 2011
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