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January 31, 2011 | Hungry for Climate Action This Article contains Flash-Video

NATO Review: Climate change, food security and population growth could form the perfect storm. The global population is likely to rise from 7 billion this year to 9 billion by 2050. Yet, at the same time as having more mouths to feed, the world faces having less water and cultivable land. What will this mean for our security?

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October 9, 2009 | Smallholders to Help Guarantee Food Production

The world population will reach nine billion by 2050. The international community will face a daunting task in sustaining such a corresponding rise in consumption. Indeed, it is estimated that the production of foodstuffs worldwide will have to double in order to guarantee sufficient food supplies. But the problem is not an insurmountable one. An enormous increase in production can be attained,

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May 5, 2008 | Challenge and Opportunity for India's Agriculture

India’s agricultural sector remains nearly stagnant at a time when global food production faces five major challenges: population growth, changing consumption habits in emerging markets, declining agricultural production capacity, climate change, and increased demand for biofuels. ++ India should increase competitiveness by improving technologies and education in agricultural studies,

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August 15, 2007 | Civil Nuclear Power Might Be Too Hot to Handle

Is nuclear power the cheap energy and climate change holy grail? In their latest Oxford Research Group Briefing Paper, Frank Barnaby and James Kemp say no. Apart from the security problems a nuclear renaissance would bring, the infrastructure required would be beyond the industry’s capacity. Just increasing the share of energy derived from nuclear power to one-third (twice its current

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