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Climate change worsens urban hunger, new policies needed - IIED

2013-03-28 11:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AlertNet: Tackling hunger is not only a question of producing more food in rural areas, but requires looking at why poor urban populations struggle to eat enough - a problem aggravated by climate change, a report from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) said on Thursday. Policies to improve food security in developing nations tend to focus on helping farmers in the countryside grow more food, and often neglect the causes of hunger in towns and cities, the paper said. "More...

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The Lack of Hunger Games

2013-03-18 10:06:19| Beverages - Topix.net

"'I hope Ice King will sweep me off my feet and take me to the farthest corner of Ooo, where we will do nothing but kiss and eat a whole bunch, until we get fat and die.' The end." - The Ice King It's not uncommon to see the name of our country at the top of any sort of world obesity index.

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Coast Lines, March 16, 2013: Teen Interact Clubs fight hunger

2013-03-16 10:10:55| Grocery - Topix.net

Santa Cruz County's seven Rotary Interact Clubs will launch a drive to collect donations for Second Harvest Food Bank's Food For Children program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 23 at several area grocery stores.

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