Food Insecurity Worsening in Wake of Invasion of Ukraine
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW, we are joined by Lauren Risi, Program Director of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Wilson Center. She discusses the increase in global food insecurity, which has become elevated by threats from climate change, inflation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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