How climate changes world hunger. The new map presented at COP21
Il World Food Programme ha presentato, alla Cop 21 di Parigi, un nuovo indicatore che misura l’impatto dei cambiamenti climatici sulla fame nel mondo.
Share The Meal. The app to donate 40 cents to feed Syrian children
Lanciata dal World Food Programe, Share The Meal permette con un semplice tocco, di donare un pasto direttamente dal proprio smartphone.
30,000 people are facing starvation in South Sudan
Fao, Unicef e Programma Alimentare Mondiale hanno lanciato l’allarme in un comunicato congiunto: “In Sud Sudan siamo sull’orlo della catastrofe”.
World Food Day 2015. Ban Ki-moon at Expo: “Hunger is a terrible injustice”
Concluso uno degli appuntamenti più importanti di Expo nella Giornata mondiale dell’alimentazione. Mattarella: “Nutrire il pianeta è la sfida epocale che abbiamo di fronte”.
How tarwi is improving Andean women’s living conditions
Tarwi is a legume that has been rediscovered. Thanks to a cooperation project, it will improve the living conditions of the inhabitants of the remote Peruvian province of Huaylas.
Environmental migrants: the storm ahead
100,000 lives were lost in the Sahel region of Africa between 1972 and 1984 due to a long lasting drought and the famine it caused. A recent scientific study shows that global warming has more recently increased rainfall in the area, temporarily relieving it from drought. This has led many, such as Forbes contributor James
Forests can end world hunger
A new study reveals that forests can play a key role in achieving global food security.
Vertical Farms, the greenhouses teaching healthy eating
By 2050 more the 80% of the world’s population will live in ever-expanding cities. To feed 9 billion people without consuming excessive expanses of soil, Professor Dickson Despommier of Columbia University in the City of New York devised the concept of vertical farming. Vertical farms are buildings which, instead of being used as
Climate change: how food will disappear from our table
Carrots, aubergines, strawberries, lemons, potatoes, lentils. Climate change will modify the quality of numerous food products in the next decades, according to an Australian study, published in March by the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, in collaboration with WWF. The research shows how the taste of some fruits and vegetables will significantly change due to temperature
Samantha Cristoforetti teams up with UNICEF to fight child malnutrition
Impresa Straordinaria is the new campaign against child malnutrition and mortality by UNICEF, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. The name of the campaign shows a concrete, extraordinary yet not impossible aim: save those 3 million children that every year die due to malnutrition all over the world. UNICEF calls for help in