- Broad-based economic development is central to improvements in human well-being, including sustainable food security and resilience to climate change
- Climate change offsets some of the benefits of income growth
- International trade plays an essential role in compensating for various climate change effects
- Properly targeted agricultural productivity investments can mitigate the impacts of climate change and enhance sustainable food security
04 IFPRI Food Shortage
The assumptions made in our discussion re. food shortage are also recognised in the 2010 International Food Policy Research report (Link). Design ideas for food shortage need to consider issues of climate change, poverty, economic development, agricultural productivity and so forth. The main messages drawn include (extracted);
