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Flooding season can bring bounty but it brings its own climate challenges. Vietnam's Directorate of Water Resources warns Mekong Delta localities of exceptionally high tides and their effects that need to be mitigated. - HM en.vietnamplus.vn/mekong-del…
As journalists reporting on another country, it's important not to view the people of that country as a monolith. Vietnam is home to lots of diverse ethnic groups, many of whom live in rural areas like the Mekong Delta. - HM
Almost 3.1 billion people could not afford a
healthy diet in 2020. This is 112 million more than in
2019. who.int/news/item/06-07-2022… Image source: ourworldindata.org/food-pric… ^AS
Which is the most food insecure country? Out of 113 countries, Syria was ranked the lowest with an overall score of 36.3. Check out results from the Economist Impact's Global Food Security Index 2022 here: impact.economist.com/sustain…
The second graph also confirms that Asia is a good destination for journalism students trying to tell stories about global food security:
ALT SOURCE: "The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009" - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The growing impact of these global systems especially stood out to me in two graphs from the 2009 FAO report about remittances (money sent home by family members working in other areas or countries), foreign direct investment, and undernourishment by region.
ALT SOURCE: "The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2009" - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rice is a staple for more than half of the world’s population, but just 10 countries grow almost 85% of the global supply, according to World Economic Forum data. This fact helped our class narrow down our possible destinations. ^MW
![Leading countries based on the production of milled rice in 2020/2021 [SOURCE: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255945/top-countries-of-destination-for-us-rice-exports-2011/]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdcwiY1aEAApW_q.jpg?name=orig)
ALT Leading countries based on the production of milled rice in 2020/2021 [SOURCE: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255945/top-countries-of-destination-for-us-rice-exports-2011/]
One pound of nitrous oxide warms the atmosphere approximately 300 times more than one pound of carbon dioxide. SG
How are we getting away with wasting food?
A few months ago, I watched @JustEatItFilm, which follows a Vancouver couple that lived off rescued food for six months and saved hundreds of dollars on their grocery bills each month. SG
youtube.com/watch?v=zkASAZGI…
