Mapping hotspots of climate change and food insecurity in the global tropics

Mapping hotspots of climate change and food insecurity in the global tropics (external link)

Ericksen, Polly, Philip Thornton, An Notenbaert, Laura Cramer, Peter Jones and Mario Herrero, 2011

The study by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) matches future climate change “hotspots” with regions already suffering chronic food problems to identify highly-vulnerable populations, chiefly in Africa and South Asia, but potentially in China and Latin America as well. The researchers pinpointed areas of intense vulnerability by examining a variety of climate models and indicators of food problems to create a series of detailed maps.