气候变化威胁北非食物供给

2007年6月27日
气候变化威胁北非食物供给
联合国的一气候专家指出，北非旱灾频繁性的增加将会迫使政府进口更多的食物，使得该地区如果不对全球变暖采取措施，它们的经济发展将受损。
政府间气候变化专门委员会的主席Rajendra Pachauri说，气温的上升使得北非的旱灾变得更为平常，从而增加了该地区对大量和昂贵食物进口的依赖。

旱灾预计使摩洛哥的谷物产量将从去年的9百30万吨下降到2007年的2百万吨。因此，该国的小麦进口将达到3百万吨，是以往的3倍。

Pachauri说，

全球的谷物储量目前处于一个不稳定的低水平状态

。就如北非这样处于苦境的地区，如果它想要进口大量食物，真的是没有这样的储备来供给这样的进口。


June 27, 2007
Climate change threatens north Africa's food supply
Increasingly frequent droughts in North Africa will force governments to import more food, placing their economies under severe strain unless global warming is checked, according to a UN climate expert.
Rising world temperatures will make such droughts more common, increasing dependence on large-scale, costly food imports in the region, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) told Reuters on Tuesday.

A dry spell in Morocco has reduced the country's 2007 grain crop to an estimated 2 million tonnes -- from 9.3 million last year -- and the government is expected to triple its soft-wheat imports to 3 million tonnes.

"Grain stocks globally are at a precarious low," said Pachauri, "and if you look at the predicament of regions like this one, you really don't have the kind of reserves to draw on if you want to import large quantities." He added: "They will have to pay heavily for this, and this could disturb the economies of the region."

In May, a report by the IPCC, agreed by scientists and officials from more than 100 countries, recommended sweeping cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to keep global warming in check. Looking at larger countries such as China, India and Brazil, Pachauri said, "clearly with the
decline in productivity there would be serious threats of undernourishment and actual famines in certain parts of world."

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全球的谷物储量目前处于一个不稳定的低水平状态,气候政治经济都是想关联了