A year of hunger: how the Russia-Ukraine War is worsening climate-linked food shortages

Rosemary McFarlane; Nenad Naumovski; Shawn Somerset

A year of hunger: how the Russia-Ukraine War is worsening climate-linked food shortages

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Abstract

Global wheat prices have soared since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. The two nations account for 30%of the world’s wheat exports.

That means many low-income nations who are net food importers are bracing for a year of hunger. The disruption of war compounds existing drops in food production linked to climate change. On a global scale, climate change has already cut global average agricultural production by at least one-fifth.

Food insecurity often translates to widespread social unrest, as we saw in the 2011 Arab Spring protests, which came after major food price rises.

Original language	English
Pages	1-4
Number of pages	4
Volume	2022
No.	April
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2022

UN SDGs

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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 13 Climate Action

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Naumovski, N. (Speaker), Somerset, S. (Speaker), Mcfarlane, R. (Speaker), Hill, A. (Speaker) & Turner, B. (Speaker)
26 May 2022
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