Global Hunger Watch: climate change

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

WFP releases research tool at climate change meeting

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has created a new research tool focusing on how climate change impacts hunger. The Food Insecurity and Climate Change Vulnerability map will be unveiled Tuesday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21).

Read the full article at Examiner.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

WFP says Paris climate negotiations crucial

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday it will be attending the climate negotiations (COP21) starting November 30. The conference will be held in Paris, France to seek solutions to the growing crisis of climate change.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Monday, June 22, 2015

UN food agency praises Pope's encyclical on climate change

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) witnesses first-hand the impact of climate change on the world’s hungry. WFP, the largest food aid organization, responds to hunger emergencies caused by natural disasters.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Ancient grain fights hunger in climate change

What has caused tremendous hunger and suffering in the Sahel region of Africa? Drought. With drastic climate change taking place, droughts are creating food shortages in this region.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Author William Lambers

William Lambers is an author, journalist, historian and Charity Miles All-Star. He is a blogger for the Huffington Post. His writings have been published by the New York Times, History News Network, Cincinnati Enquirer, Buffalo News, Des Moines Register, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Washington Post, Bismarck Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, the Boston Herald, and other news outlets. His writings on nuclear weapons have been published in Spectrum, the flagship publication of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization. His books include Ending World Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World. This book features over 50 interviews with officials from the UN World Food Programme and other charities discussing school feeding programs that fight child hunger. He is also the author of Nuclear Weapons, The Road to Peace: From the Disarming of the Great Lakes to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Open Skies for Peace, The Spirit of the Marshall Plan: Taking Action Against World Hunger, School Lunches for Kids Around the World, The Roadmap to End Global Hunger, From War to Peace and the Battle of Britain. He is also a writer for Blogcritics and the History News Service. Mr. Lambers is a graduate of Mount St. Joseph University in Ohio with degrees in Liberal Arts (BA) and Organizational Leadership (MS). Lambers was named a Future Five Award Winner at the Mount St. Joseph University Jubilee in 2015. He is also a member of the Feeding America Blogger Council. He is also a member of the Feeding America Blogger Council. You can visit his web site by clicking on the above photo.

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