News + Media: Managed Resources
A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages by 2050 due to a perfect storm of economic growth, climate change, and fast growing populations. Joint Program Deputy Director Adam Schlosser comments on the future of water stress in Asia.
UROP student Kirby Ledvina studies effects of carbon pricing and expanded irrigation on biofuel production
MIT study to investigate exposure pathways and mitigation opportunities
Evaluation of land resources by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization suggest availability of arable land itself is not a major constraint on food production at least through mid-century, assuming continued yield improvements. There are, however, some wild cards that could vastly impact agriculture in the coming decades.
Aerosols shown to exert strong influence on the geography of precipitation
