Food Security and Decentralisation in a Changing Climate-an African Case Study
Published: Mar 31, 2011
Photo courtesy: Vandana Desai, Central Pokot, North Kenya
Abstract: Environmental change is affecting food security, particularly for small farmers living on the margins. It is estimated that worldwide around 850 million people are chronically hungry and six million children presently die of hunger every year. Of the 800 million undernourished individuals worldwide, over 60 per cent are in Asia and 28 per cent in the African continent.
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