The Impact of Climate Change on Population Growth and Food Security

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Assignment 1 — The Impact of Climate Change on Population Growth and Food Security

TheUnited Nations has hired you as a consultant, and your task is toassess the impact that global warming is expected to have on populationgrowth and the ability of societies in the developing world to ensurethe adequate security of their food supplies.AssessmentAsthe world’s population nears 10 billion by 2050, the effects of globalwarming are stripping some natural resources from the environment. Asthey diminish in number, developing countries, in particular, will facemounting obstacles to improving the livelihoods of their citizens andstabilizing their access to sufficient amounts of food. The reasonthese governments are struggling even now is that our climate influencestheir economic health and the consequent diminishing living standardsof their peoples. Indeed, climate changes are responsible for thecurrent loss of biodiversity as well as the physical access to somecritical farming regions. As such, these changes in global weatherpatterns diminish agricultural output and the distribution of food tolocal and international markets. These difficulties will become evenmore significant for these countries as the Earth’s climate changes forthe worse, because temperatures are already increasing incrementally andpolar ice caps are melting, so the salient question is: what does thissuggest for developing societies?Theissue before the developing world is not its lack of food, but ratherhow to gain access to it. Simply put, changes in our climate areaffecting the global food chain, and hence, the living standards ofentire populations. Added to this is the fact that food is not gettingto where it is needed in time to prevent hunger or starvation, and inmany developing countries, shortages are due to governments’ controlover distribution networks rather than an insufficient supply of fooditself. In effect, these governments are weaponizing food by favoringcertain ethnic or religious groups over others, so when added todramatic climate changes that we are experiencing even now, the futurefor billions of poor people looks increasingly dim.In this whitepaper (another term for a position paper) for the UN, you are to write a minimum of six pages that include the following:

Youmust include a cover page with your name, title of course, date and thename of your instructor. This does not count toward your total.
You must write at least a one-half page introduction to the subject.
Your paper will contain a body that is divided into five one-page sections, numbered 1-5, that follow directly upon one another, each of which will address the following questions, respectively:

What are greenhouse gases and how do they contribute to global warming?
Whatkinds of economic challenges do these emissions pose to the people ofthe developing world? (Note that this question does not ask aboutconditions in the developed world – only the developing).
What is food insecurity (as opposed to hunger) and what is the relationship between it and population growth?
What role do developing world governments play in aggravating food insecurity?
What factors specifically interrupt the flow of food from its sources to populations in the developing world?

For the assignment, cite at least fivecredible sources excluding Wikipedia, dictionaries and encyclopedias.These must be full citations using the Strayer Writing Standards (seebelow). Do not list sources by their URLs (i.e., www.______.com).
To earn full credit for your responses, each of the five question must be at least a page long (double-spaced).
You must include a one-half page conclusion – for a total of at least six pages.

This course requires use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) for the citation of your sources, so please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details. NOTE: the link for SWS is located in the top, left-hand column of your Blackboard shell under ‘Getting Started,’ and you may be prompted to enter your login credentials to view this file.)In addition, the following YouTube link will give you several short videos about how to use the Standards.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSvmYamJpLX…
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is to:

Evaluate the impacts of population growth and its negative impacts on global societies while considering multiple perspectives.
Note:Grading for this assignment will be based on the quality of youranswers, the logic and organization of the paper, your use of languageand your writing skills.

Gradingfor this assignment will be based on the quality of your answers, thelogic and organization of the paper, your use of language and yourwriting skills using the following rubric:

Points: 220	The Impact of Climate Change on Population Growth and Food Security
Criteria	Exemplary90–100% A	Proficient80–89% B	Fair70–79% C	Meets Minimum Expectations 60–69% D	UnacceptableBelow 60% F
1. Defined greenhouse gases and their connection to global warmingWeight: 15%	Exceeded expectations in explaining the connection between greenhouse gases and global warming	Proficiently explained the connection between greenhouse gases and global warming	Defined greenhouse gases and global warming but did not fully explain the connection between the two	Defined greenhouse gases and global warming but did not explain sufficiently connection between the two	Did not attempt to define or connect greenhouse gases and global warming
2. Explained what kinds of economic challenges these emissions pose to the people of the developing world Weight: 15%	Exceeded expectations in explaining what kinds of economic challenges these emissions pose to the people of the developing world	Proficiently explained what kinds of economic challenges these emissions pose to the people of the developing world	Adequately explained what kinds of economic challenges these emissions pose to the people of the developing world	Did not sufficiently explain what kinds of economic challenges these emissions pose to the people of the developing world	Did not attempt to explain what kinds of economic challenges these emissions pose to the people of the developing world
3. Defined food insecurity (as opposed to hunger) and relationship that exists between it and population growth Weight: 15%	Exceededexpectations in defining food insecurity (as opposed to hunger) andrelationship that exists between it and population growth	Proficiently defined food insecurity (as opposed to hunger) and relationship that exists between it and population growth	Adequately defined food insecurity (as opposed to hunger) and relationship that exists between it and population growth	Did not sufficiently define food insecurity (as opposed to hunger) and relationship that exists between it and population growth	Did not attempt to define food insecurity (as opposed to hunger) and relationship that exists between it and population growth
4. Identified the role that developing world governments play in aggravating food insecurityWeight: 15%	Exceeded expectations in identifying the role that developing world governments play in aggravating food insecurity	Proficiently identified the role that developing world governments play in aggravating food insecurity	Adequately identified the role that developing world governments play in aggravating food insecurity	Did not sufficiently identify the role that developing world governments play in aggravating food insecurity	Did not attempt to identify the role that developing world governments play in aggravating food insecurity
5. Explained what factors specifically interrupt the flow of food from its sources to populations in the developing worldWeight: 15%	Exceededexpectations in explaining what factors specifically interrupt the flowof food from its sources to populations in the developing world	Proficientlyexplained what factors specifically interrupt the flow of food from itssources to populations in the developing world	Adequatelyexplained what factors specifically interrupt the flow of food from itssources to populations in the developing world	Didnot sufficiently explain what factors specifically interrupt the flowof food from its sources to populations in the developing world	Didnot attempt to explain what factors specifically interrupt the flow offood from its sources to populations in the developing world
6. Clarity, writing mechanics and formatting Weight: 20%	0-2 errors present	3-4 errors present	5-6 errors present	7-8 errors present	More than 8 errors present
7. Met the minimum requirement of five citationsWeight: 5%	Exceeded the minimum of credible sources	Met the minimum number of credible requirements	Properly referenced citations in assessment but did not reference at least five citations	Did not properly reference citations used in the assessment	Did not reference any citations in the assessment

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