Small holder farmer in Tanzania. | USAID
New Reports Find Climate Change May Impact Global Food and Health
The Washington Post (3/2) reported on a new study that finds climate change will hamper the growth of global food production. As a result, the world will be able to feed 500,000 fewer people in 2050.
The Washington Post (2/26) also reported on a new U.N. report on global pollinators – the first of its kind on a global scale. The report finds a variety of factors, including climate change, are leading pollinator populations to decline around the world.
The Atlantic (2/24) reviewed research linking climate change and disease to explore how rising global temperatures could help mosquitoes, such as those carrying the Zika virus, spread to new locations.
Reuters (3/2) reported on the new Global Land Analysis and Discovery (GLAD) forest monitoring tool developed by University of Maryland and Google. The tool provides near real-time information and analysis about deforestation in Peru, the Republic of Congo, and Indonesia.
GLAD is accessible on the Global Forest Watch website. A GFW blog (2/29) discusses tree cover loss in the three countries.
