Global Scans · Zero Hunger · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

• [New] Iraq is projected to be among the five countries hardest hit by the impact of climate change, threatening the water and food security of over 43 million Iraqis, projected to reach 80 million by 2050. United States Institute of Peace
• [New] In 2024, farming and food production is an ultra-high-tech business that is creating superb opportunities to contribute to the challenges of ending world hunger. FinExtra
• [New] According to the new National Food Security Strategy 2024-2030, Qatar aims to improve food security by sustaining its investments in technology, research, and innovation in the agricultural sector. MDPI
• [New] In the absence of water use data for the reference year, it is difficult to quantify the potential water saving in one sector, such as agriculture, that can then be diverted to other sectors, such as industries or domestic purposes, which will drive India's water demand. The Hindu
• [New] The finance ministers of Brazil and France pushed this week for a tax on US-dollar billionaires of at least 2% of their wealth each year, with the $250 billion it could raise going to tackle poverty, hunger and climate change. Climate Home
• [New] Agriculture is expected to slow to 0.5% in 2024, before picking up again to 1.1% next year with higher government support for agricultural credit and insurance and expanded investment in new technologies. Asian Development Bank
• [New] Recognizing agriculture as a cornerstone of the Kyrgyz Republic's economy, the World Bank prioritizes the sector alongside energy and water in its new 2024-2028 Country Partnership Framework. World Bank
• [New] Industries with significant impact potential, such as mining, agriculture or pharmaceuticals, are crucial to the global sustainability agenda - across issues like clean energy, zero hunger and good health. The European Sting - Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology - europeansting.com
• [New] Global heating will inflict economic losses on the global economy of $38 trillion a year by 2049 as extreme weather ravages agricultural yields, harms labour productivity, and destroys infrastructure. CleanTechnica
• [New] Food prices are seen rising by an estimated $33,000 over the lifetime of a 2024 baby, due to disruptions to agriculture and supply chains. CNN
• [New] 43 countries have alarming or serious levels of hunger and 18 countries has moderate, serious and alarming hunger levels have higher 2023 GHI scores than 2015 and 58 countries will fail to reach a low level of hunger by 2030. The Independent News Paper
• [New] Russia's persistent strikes on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure have raised concerns about the potential for widespread environmental disasters and the repercussions for global food security. Trendy Digests
• [New] The United Nations stated that the world's worst hunger crisis is looming, warning that one-third of Sudan's 49 million people suffer acute food insecurity and 222,000 children could die of starvation within weeks. Christianity Today
• [New] There is a clear indication that over consumption of antimicrobial in humans has led to resistant pathogens that adversely affects the human health, perhaps, among the top ten list, AMR is considered as the potential global threats to human health, food security, and development,,. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] The US Department of Agriculture in its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report said world consumption in 2023-24 is forecast at a record 521.3 mt, though it has been cut by 1.5 mt from the earlier estimate. BusinessLine
• [New] Israel has pushed back on last month's UN-backed food security classification that warned of looming famine in northern Gaza, arguing that there is more food and water in Gaza than humanitarian workers have claimed. The Times of Israel
• [New] Agricultural production is under threat due to climate change in food insecure regions, especially in Asian countries. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] Furthermore many farms have experienced devastating flooding which has resulted in crops being completely destroyed, and, as a result, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is predicting that the production of the UK's largest crop, wheat, will be down by 15%. FoodNavigator.com
• [New] There is untapped potential for Africa's vast agricultural land and the risks posed by climate change to its biodiversity. Cryptopolitan
• [New] $200 million in funding through regional development agencies will go towards adding new technologies to markets such as agriculture, health care, clean technology and manufacturing. CP24
• [New] Famine is projected and imminent in the northern half of Gaza, a UN-backed report said last month, and according to Oxfam the number of people facing catastrophic levels of hunger has nearly doubled since December. The Guardian
• [New] Food security is a critical variable and China cannot let environmental and carbon legislation in other countries risk its food security. NZ Herald
• [New] Palestinians in both halves of Gaza are at risk of famine, the most catastrophic form of food insecurity tracked by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). The New York Review of Books

Last updated: 29 April 2024