Comment le changement climatique a-t-il contribué à la crise alimentaire à Madagascar ?

By Chris Funk, Affiliated Research Professor, Department of Geography and Director, Climate Hazards Group, University of California Santa Barbara

L'ONU a annoncé que Madagascar est sur le point de connaître la première « famine liée au changement climatique » à l’échelle mondiale. Des dizaines de milliers de personnes souffrent de la faim, qui a atteint des niveaux << catastrophiques >>. Chris Funk, spécialiste des aléas climatiques, nous explique les causes de cette situation.

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