Climate change is already making many people hungry all over the world, by disrupting crop yields and pushing up prices. And it is not just food but nutrients that are becoming scarcer as the climate changes. It is the poorest communities that will suffer the worst effects of climate change, including increased hunger and malnutrition as crop production and livelihoods are threatened. On the other hand, poverty is a driver of climate change, as desperate communities resort to unsustainable use of resources to meet current needs. Which among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?
- AGovernment should allocate more funds to poverty alleviation programmes and increase food subsidies to the poor communities
- BPoverty and climate impacts reinforce each other and therefore we have to re-imagine our food systemsCorrect
- CAll the countries of the world must unite in fighting poverty and malnutrition and treat poverty as a global problem
- DWe must stop unsustainable agricultural practices immediately and control food prices.
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