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== Extreme weather == | == Extreme weather == | ||
In this region over last few years we could witness a lot of extreme weather events. Especially major droughts causing huge famines and deaths due to a slow reaction of the rest of the world. | In this region over last few years we could witness a lot of extreme weather events. Especially major droughts causing huge famines and deaths due to a slow reaction of the rest of the world. | ||
Climate has a strong influence on agricultural production.These impacts are particularly strong in developing countries in the tropics that in many cases are exposed to high variability in climate, and where poverty increases the risk and the impact of natural disasters. In Sahel and other West African regions double so because the rain-fed crop production is the main source of food and income and means to control the crop environment are largely unavailable to farmers: irrigation is rarely an option and use of mechanization, fertilizers and other off-farm inputs is low. <ref>oxfam.org</ref> | Climate has a strong influence on agricultural production.These impacts are particularly strong in developing countries in the tropics that in many cases are exposed to high variability in climate, and where poverty increases the risk and the impact of natural disasters. In Sahel and other West African regions double so because the rain-fed crop production is the main source of food and income and means to control the crop environment are largely unavailable to farmers: irrigation is rarely an option and use of mechanization, fertilizers and other off-farm inputs is low. <ref>oxfam.org</ref> | ||
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In 2009 irregular rains in Sahel region have led to lack of pasture, water and poor harvest. In some areas there was no harvest at all. This and high food prices has let to the most recent famine that endangered almost 10 million people. There was another food crisis in 2008 caused by similar factors. <ref>oxfam.org</ref> | In 2009 irregular rains in Sahel region have led to lack of pasture, water and poor harvest. In some areas there was no harvest at all. This and high food prices has let to the most recent famine that endangered almost 10 million people. There was another food crisis in 2008 caused by similar factors. <ref>oxfam.org</ref> | ||
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== Multinational corporations == | == Multinational corporations == | ||