A recent article on the BBC news website speaks on how serious the effects of climate change on our changing world could be:

The costs of inaction on climate change will be “catastrophic”, according to US Secretary of State John Kerry.

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)” width=”640″ height=”480″ class=”size-large wp-image-353″ /> One of the areas of concern highlighted by the report is food production, which, in the case of certain crops such as wheat, could be reduced by as much as 25% globally as a result of climate change.
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Mr Kerry was responding to a major report by the UN which described the impacts of global warming as “severe, pervasive and irreversible”.

It repeats things stated in the revelatory text: The Great Waves of Change, such as that the effects could lead to greater impoverishment, even amongst communities in wealthy nations:

Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which produced the report, told BBC News: “Even in rich countries, the impacts of climate change could lead to greater incidents of pockets of poverty, even in rich countries could lead to impoverishment of some particular communities.

“However there is an equity issue, because some of the poorest communities in the poorest countries in the world are going to be the worst hit.”

The report by the IPCC, mentioned in the article, highlights several areas of concern, including the impact on food production:

Food security is highlighted as an area of significant concern. Crop yields for maize, rice and wheat are all hit in the period up to 2050, with around a tenth of projections showing losses over 25%.

To read more about the changing world and what you can do to prepare, visit: www.greatwavesofchange.org