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Cape Times - Climate change threatens health, food: "Global climate change is likely to result in severe droughts and floods in the world's biggest democracy, with major impacts on human health and food supplies, according to India's report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. And India is not alone. An earlier UN report from Namibia predicted 'extreme' impacts on water, fish stocks and agriculture in southern Africa, resulting in economic hardship, food security problems, social conflict, displacement and increased disease.

By drying up major river basins and altering rainfall patterns, global warming will significantly affect agriculture and forestry, threatening livelihoods and food security, says the latest report, released by India's new environment minister, A Raja."