Breaking the Barriers: New CARE Study Highlights Intersection of Climate, Inequality, and Hunger
September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 19 (TNSres) -- Care USA issued the following news release:
Nearly 300 million people - one out of 11 people in the world - are facing acute food insecurity, a context exacerbated by climate change. In fact, weather extremes are the main driver of hunger in 18 countries where 72 million people face acute climate change. Yet extreme weather is not only accelerating the hunger crisis, it is also laying bare and worsening gender and other inequalities.
Nearly 300 million people - one out of 11 people in the world - are facing acute food insecurity, a context exacerbated by climate change. In fact, weather extremes are the main driver of hunger in 18 countries where 72 million people face acute climate change. Yet extreme weather is not only accelerating the hunger crisis, it is also laying bare and worsening gender and other inequalities.