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Quantifying the cost and benefits of ending hunger and undernutrition: Examining the differences among alternative approaches

By: Fan, Shenggen,Headey, Derek D.,Laborde Debucquet, David,Mason-D’Croz, Daniel,Rue, Christopher,Sulser, Timothy B.,Wiebe, Keith D.

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Quantifying the cost and benefits of ending hunger and undernutrition: Examining the differences among alternative approaches

By: Fan, Shenggen,Headey, Derek D.,Laborde Debucquet, David,Mason-D’Croz, Daniel,Rue, Christopher,Sulser, Timothy B.,Wiebe, Keith D.

This brief examines estimates produced by several recent model simulations and frameworks that focus on the cost of ending hunger as well as progress toward other development goals—estimates that range from US$7 billion to US$265 billion per year. The differences among these estimates are largely attributable to the different targeted objectives and policy questions of each modeling exercise, different investment strategies considered, and varying assumptions about the role of different sectors in reducing hunger.

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Intl Food Policy Res Inst

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Climate adaptation and job prospects for young people in agriculture

By: Cenacchi, Nicola,Brooks, Karen,Dunston, Shahnila,Wiebe, Keith D.,Arndt, Channing,Hartley, Faaiqa,Robertson, Richard D.

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Climate adaptation and job prospects for young people in agriculture

By: Cenacchi, Nicola,Brooks, Karen,Dunston, Shahnila,Wiebe, Keith D.,Arndt, Channing,Hartley, Faaiqa,Robertson, Richard D.

According to the United Nations, the world’s population will grow by 2 billion people over the coming decades to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 (UNDESA-DP 2019a). The dignity and life prospects of those additional 2 billion people will depend on their ability to meet basic needs, such as food, clothing, and shelter, and their access to adequate employment. The most pressing need for jobs will be felt in those regions and countries that have not yet gone through the demographic transition, and where the cohort of young people is growing rapidly. The challenge will be compounded by an increasingly crowded, more competitive world with fewer natural resources per capita, and by the threat of climate change, which is projected to affect every sector of the economy (Arent 2014).

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Climate change and agricultural policy options

A global-to-local approach

By: De Pinto, Alessandro,Wiebe, Keith D.,Rosegrant, Mark W.

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Climate change and agricultural policy options

A global-to-local approach

By: De Pinto, Alessandro,Wiebe, Keith D.,Rosegrant, Mark W.

Climate change is a significant and growing threat to food security—already affecting vulnerable populations in many developing countries, and expected to affect ever more people in more places, unless action is taken beginning today. Current scenarios for business-as-usual farming under climate change project growing food security challenges by 2050. Worst hit will be underdeveloped regions of the world where food insecurity is already a problem and populations are vulnerable to shocks (Rosegrant et al. 2014). Improvements in agricultural technology and management are expected to increase food security, but if we do not address climate change, climate-related losses in crop and livestock productivity will reduce those gains (Lobell and Gourdji 2012). In this challenging environment, countries will need to contend with shifts in which crops they can best produce, significant changes in global prices, and change in countries’ comparative advantages. New analytical tools that allow policy makers and decision makers to integrate data from the global to the local level offer an important opportunity for countries to identify the most effective ways to address climate change. As the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) gets underway and the role of agriculture as a key element in reducing emissions is widely recognized, countries can use these tools to identify locally appropriate policies that will reduce the impact of climate change on food security over the long term.

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