Chadians chew on leaves to stave off hunger. A combination of climate change effects and the worst drought in 50 years has led international charity Oxfam to forecast that approximately two million people in Chad will be facing hunger this summer.
Chadian Farmer (F): For the last 10 years, all of our hard work in our fields has produced nothing. Because there has been little rain, so we have to buy maize from the market.
Dr.Marzio Babille – UNICEF Representative in Chad (e): Unprecedented impact of lack of rainfalls has accelerated vulnerability in malnutrition rates.
Zara Hassan – Chadian Farmer (F): Nothing grows here. The sand has taken over and there is nothing left. The soil has gone and the land is now covered with sand.
With lands left barren by desertification, a process driven in part by deforestation for fuel as well as overgrazing by increased livestock populations, the region’s limited resources have been further strained by Arab herders moving south in search of water and food for their animals.
Increased tensions over shortages have even led to violence in some cases. Chief Engineer Nekarambaya Kamndo of eastern Chad’s Am Dam District noted vastly decreased rainfall in recent years as well as a change in landscape and climate.
He stated, “The desert is advancing. The sand is moving onto the streets like it hasn’t before. And it’s very hot. I’ve never known it so hot.”
Our heartfelt sympathies are with the suffering Chadian people as we pray for the blessing of gentle rain and that our swift steps toward sustainable lifestyles soon relieve such inadequacies in Chad and other drought-stricken areas of our globe.
Speaking during an April 2009 videoconference in South Korea, Supreme Master Ching Hai addressed the tragic repercussions of food shortages, as well as the simplest and most efficient solution.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: All this is important because if humans are in shortage of food or of water, then conflicts, of course, will break out. When our family members are in danger of hunger or thirst, maybe we would do anything to bring food to them.
So reluctantly, some virtuous or good people might even go astray and cause conflict between neighbors and then, on a larger scale, it will cause conflict between nations. Scientists have documented that one serving of beef takes more than a thousand gallons of water to produce. By contrast, the vegan diet uses about one-tenth of that amount.
So, the best way to prepare for conflict is to take complete prevention.
The vegan diet will help us to achieve that goal, and almost immediately.
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-06-11-starving-chad-chewon-leaves-animal-feedhttp://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89465http://rainforests.mongabay.com/deforestation/2000/Chad.htmhttp://greenworkslinks.blogspot.com/2009/07/averting-deforestation-in-southern-chad.htmlChanging climate disrupts wheat production in Europe. Conditions of severe drought and the loss of nine million hectares of crops thus far prompted government officials in Russia to declare a state of emergency across 14 regions on Friday, July 9.
With southeastern and central Europe reporting crop damage due to floods, countries such as Russia, France and Romania have reported that excessive heat and water shortages are the reason for recent reductions in wheat harvest forecasts. This news has in turn caused global wheat prices to rise to their highest levels since winter.
Meanwhile, the United Nations anticipates that agricultural crop losses overall are likely to be much higher in 2010 in part due to changing weather patterns.
We appreciate these reports from the United Nations, Russia, France, Romania and countries for helping us to understand the urgency of our food security situation. Let us all act now in the most eco-conscious ways to restore balance to our environment and ensure adequate sustenance for all.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-06/wheat-rises-to-four-month-high-on-russia-france-heat-concerns.html http://www.france24.com/en/20100709-drought-destroys-millions-hectares-russian-crops-govt http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/07/10/11978815.html Researchers in Pennsylvania, United States find that contact calls between endangered right whales are becoming louder as noise within the ocean also increases due to human activities, with potentially adverse effects on the whales.
http://www.physorg.com/news197694412.htmlhttp://yubanet.com/scitech/Lone-whales-shout-to-overcome-noise.phpA new UK study shows that over 25% of flowering plants are facing extinction due to habitat loss from human impact. with thousands of colorful rare specimens that could perish before scientists can even discover them.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/07/flowering-plants-threathttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100707065218.htm http://yubanet.com/enviro/Study-reveals-that-thousands-of-undiscovered-plant-species-worldwide-face-extinction.php
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