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Effects of Climate Change on Suicide Rates
March 2019
As global temperatures rise, climate change’s impacts on mental health are becoming increasingly evident.
Effects of Climate Change on Hunger
March 2019
As the climate changes, where plants grow best is predicted to shift.
David Lobell and Marshall Burke Talk Food Security, Human Health and the Importance of Mitigation
September 2018
When it comes to food security, health and poverty, the impacts of climate change already are evident.
Climate change projected to increase insect-driven crop loss
August 2018
But new research is showing that climate change is expected to accelerate rates of crop loss due to the activity of another group of hungry creatures — insects. A paper published Aug.
How China is Poised for Marine Fisheries Reform
January 2017
As global fish stocks continue sinking to alarmingly low levels, a joint study by marine fisheries experts from within and outside of China concluded that the country’s most recent fisheries...
Stanford researchers find 15 million children in high-mortality hotspots in Sub-Saharan Africa
October 2016
Stanford researchers have determined that more than 15 million children are living in high-mortality hotspots across 28 Sub-Saharan African countries, where death rates remain stubbornly high...
USAID Releases 2016 Global Food Security Act Strategy
October 2016
"Right now, the world is closer than ever before to ending global hunger, undernutrition, and extreme poverty, but significant challenges and opportunities remain, including urbanization, gender...
Drought increases the spread of HIV in Africa
June 2015
Bad weather in sub-Saharan Africa increases the spread of HIV, according to a study published in the June 2015 issue of the Economic Journal, co-authored by Stanford professor and FSE fellow...
New report reveals the environmental and social impact of the 'livestock revolution'
March 2010
A new report by an international research team explores the impact of the global livestock industry on the environment, the economy and human health.
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Rosamond L. Naylor Senior Fellow William Wrigley Professor of Earth System Science, Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Senior Fellow and Founding Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment 
