Climate change on Food

GROUP 4

By Bottigli, Barluzzi M, Barluzzi G, Passeri, Laura and Magni

Climate Hot map"Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows that many natural systems are being affected by regional climate changes, particularly temperature increases." –Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2007

The evidence of climate change includes: Coral reef bleaching Heat waves Flooding Earlier spring arrival Melting glaciers

Climate Hot map

Greatest concentration in :• North America• Europe

Scientist would focus research in

Russia, Antarctica,

Oceania and

South America

Global warming effects

HEALTHSPublic health impacts include injuries and deaths from heat waves; and changes in disease pathways and allergen potency

WATER USE

Poses risks to the quality and supply of water

for drinking, irrigation, shipping, and recreation;

rising seas can intrude into coastal groundwater

used for drinking

Impacts of Global warming

Global warming is already underway with consequences that must be faced today as well as tomorrow. Evidence of changes to the Earth's physical, chemical and biological processes is now evident on every continent.

- Sea levels are rising- glaciers are shrinking

- record high temperatures- severe rainstorms

- droughts BBecoming ecoming increasingly increasingly

commoncommon

Impacts of Global warming

Some further warming is already unavoidable due to past heat-trapping emissions

If we don' t reduce today's emissions,

scientists project extra warming and thus

additional impacts.

Impacts on FoodClimate-related threats to global food

production include risks to:

• Reduced yields • Increased irrigation• Planting and harvesting

changes• Decreased arability• More pests• Risks to fisheries

As with health risks, nations and

individuals do not bear threats to

the global food supply equally

Rise fields in Vietnam

are vulnerable to sea level rise

Climate change already affecting food supply' – UN

Report by climate change panel says global warming

is fuelling not only natural disasters, but

potentially famine – and war

The scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change found

evidence of climate change far beyond thawing Arctic permafrost and

crumbling coral reefs – "on all continents and across the oceans".

"Governments across the world must stand up to the oil, gas and coal industries, and take their foot of the fossil fuel accelerator that's speeding us towards a climate disaster."

EXPO It's an important universal exbition about the problems of nutrition

and the resorces of our planet.

145 participating countries and over 20 milion visitors.

AUSTRIA'S PAVILLION Austria uses sustainable techniques to produce food and its organic

products are available to consumers in supermarkets in a large

quantity.

Another characteristic of his composition it's the purity of its

climate air in environment.

ISRAEL'S PAVILION This country, thanks to development and reserch, as been able to

transform much of it mostly arid land into fertil terrain

JAPAN'S PAVILLION Theme : “Harmonious Diversity”. With its theme “Harmonious Diversity”, Japan wants to

propose its food culture as a model of a healthy diet