SOC 450 Adler University The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security Essay

write a minimum of a 5-page persuasive paper for the United Nations council

that addresses the following questions about the relationship between atmospheric weather

patterns and food security in the developing world: DO NOT INCLUDE THE ACTUAL

QUESTION IN YOUR PAPER: SIMPLY INCLUDE A SHORT TOPIC LABEL (see #7

under Guidelines)

1. Climate change and global warming are often used interchangeably, but they are not the

same phenomenon. What are the differences between the two concepts and what

leads to the confusion between them?

2. In 1900, the average global temperature was about 13.7° Celsius (56.7° Fahrenheit)

(Osborn, 2021), but as of 2020, the temperature has risen another 1.2°C to 14.9°C

(58.9°F). According to the Earth and climate science community, if the Earth’s surface

temperature rises another 2°C (3.6°F), we will suffer catastrophic weather patterns that,

among other things, will raise sea levels, cause widespread droughts and wildfires, result

in plant, insect, and animal extinctions, and reduce agricultural productivity throughout

the world (Mastroianni, 2015 and Lindsey & Dahlman, 2020). How much credibility do

you place in these projections? Why?

3. There is no question that the Earth’s food sources are threatened by changes in its

weather patterns, but what specific challenges does climate change pose to the food

security of people in the developing world?

4. There is currently a debate among some multinational lending agencies like the

International Monetary Fund, UNICEF, and AID over the financial support for food

security has been misused by recipient government officials. On the other hand, U.S.

authorities insist that misuse of its assistance is not occurring because it has strict

monitoring oversight in place. What is your position on this matter? Is there evidence

that financial assistance to developing governments is being widely misused by

government officials?

Guidelines and Selection of Developing Country for this assignment:

1. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). For assistance and

information, please refer to the SWS link in the left-hand menu of your course and check

with your professor for any additional instructions.

2. Your paper must be divided into required pages of content (one page to address each of

the four questions above) and include at least a one-half page introduction and a one-half

page conclusion – yielding a total of five full pages of text.

3. Begin your paper with a complete Introduction that includes your role as a hired

United Nations consultant, the purpose of this assignment and why this research is

important. You may add more content, however, at a minimum please include these

factors in your introduction. A written Abstract is not required for this paper.

4. Select one (1) Developing Country for Questions 3 and 4. You will find the

list of developing countries in the World Bank List of Developing Countries in the

Course Info section of BlackBoard. I prefer that you select two (2) developing countries

in case one country’s climate change and food security information is more difficult to

locate.

References

Liz Osborn. 2021. History of Changes in the Earth’s Temperature.

https://www.currentresults.com/Environment-Facts/c…

Brian Mastroianni. 2015. Why 2 degrees are so important. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/paris-

un-climate-talks-why-2-degrees-are-so-important

Rebecca Lindsey and LuAnn Dahlman. 2020. Climate change global temperature.

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-

temperature  Nigeria is the selected country.