topic is food and water security This Final Paper, an argumentative essay In your paper, Identify the global societal problem within the introductory paragraph.Conclude with a thesis statement that s

1Runninghead:GLOBALWATERANDFOODSHORTAGEGLOBALWATERANDFOODSHORTAGETasharaDillardProfessorDavidWardGEN499GeneralEducationCapstoneAugust3,2020 2GLOBALWATERANDFOODSHORTAGEGlobalWaterandFoodShortageThemostimmediateandurgentproblemfacingtheglobeishowtofeedtheever-increasingpopulationinasustainablemanner.Asustainableapproachtowaterandfoodshortageseekstoovercomenotonlyscarcitybutalsosystemicchallengestonutritionalhealth.Foodandwaterscarcityisanurgentconcernbecausetheworldpopulationisprojectedtodoublebytheyear2050.Asustainableapproachtofoodandwaterscarcityappreciatesthatthereisaneedforarevolutionaryapproachthatreducesthenegativeimpactontheenvironment.Besidestheenvironment,theworldmustapproachtheproblemfromanintersectionalapproach,forthechallengeoverlapswithsystemicchallengessuchasconflictandglobalwarming.However,theworldmustalsofeedtheprojectedpopulationwithminimalrisktotheenvironment,health,andwellbeing.AnnotatedbiographyBangira,C.(2018).FoodSecurityasaWaterGrandChallenge.JournalofContemporaryWaterResearch&Education,165(1),59.Retrievedfromhttp://library.ashford.edu/EzProxy.aspx?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=133923754&site=eds-live&scope=site(Linkstoanexternalsite.)Bangira(2018)articleaptlyexploresthecauses,effects,anddynamicsofwatershortageandfoodscarcity.CriticaltotheauthoristheneedforurgentsolutionstotheproblemfacingareassuchasSub-SaharanAfricaandEastAsia.Theauthorarguesthatthechallengeisamplifiedbysystemicconflicts,landerosion,anddegradation.Theauthorisalsoquicktonotethecontributionofglobalwarmingtotheproblemofwaterandfoodsecurity.Thereisnodoubt 3GLOBALWATERANDFOODSHORTAGEthattheauthorbelievesthatthereisaneedforproactiveandrobustmeasuresforincreasingfoodproduction,fortheworldtomeettheever-increasingdemand.Forthattohappen,theauthorarguesthattheworldmustactonglobalwarming,systemicconflicts,andlandoverusechallenges.Thearticleiswellwritten,flawless,anddevoidofmechanicalslips,whichservesasademonstrationthattheauthorhasanimpeccableunderstandingofempiricalresearch.Murphy,J.(2013).UsingSustainablePracticesToImproveFoodAndWaterSecurity.Geodata,26(2),2.Murphy(2013)articleilluminatesonthesustainablepracticesthatareneededtoimprovefoodandwatersecurity.Criticaltotheauthoristhatwaterandfoodsecurityareinseparablyintertwinedandthus,cannotbeputintoseparatewatertightcompartments.Theauthorbelievesthatfoodandwatersecurityisamanifestationofstructuralandculturalrealitiesandhence,advocatesforaholisticand–encompassingsolutiontotheproblem.Sustainablefoodandwatersecurityimplylivinginharmonywiththeenvironment,adoptingenvironmentallyfriendlylandtenuresystems,anddealingwithglobalwarmingatthesystemiclevel.Theauthorwritesinaflawlessandcaptivatingmanner,whichmakesthearticleamust-readforanybodyseekingtounderstandthesolutionstofoodandwaterinsecurity.Thearticleisalsojustified,grounded,andauthentic,whichisademonstrationthattheauthorhasamasteryofthesubject.Mancosu,N.,Snyder,R.L.,Kyriakakis,G.,&Spano,D.(2015).Waterscarcityandfuturechallengesforfoodproduction.Water,7(3),975-992.Thearticleiscriticaltounderstandingtheintersectionalitybetweenwaterscarcityandfoodsecurity.Theauthorarguesthattheproblemofwaterscarcity,especiallyfreshwater,facing 4GLOBALWATERANDFOODSHORTAGEtheworldasaresultofenvironmentallyunsustainablepracticesposesasignificantchallengetothefutureoffoodproduction.Inajustifiedandgroundedmanner,theauthorsarguethataproactiveapproachtofoodsecurityshouldneverignoretherangingproblemfwatersscarcityfacingmanycountriesandcitiesaroundtheglobe,forthepopulationhasbeengrowingatarapidexponentialspeedinthelastfewdecades.Theauthorsadvocateforwaterconservationandthepostmodernwaterharvestingapproach.Furthermore,contrarytothebeliefofsomescholars,additionallandshouldnotbecreatedbyclearingforestsastheyserveasimportantwatercatchmentareas.Clearingtheforestwouldincreasefoodproduction,butitwouldnotbesustainablebecause,intheend,itwouldescalatethechallengeofwaterscarcity.Thearticleiswell,written,captivating,andauthentic,whichshowsthattheauthorshaveamasterlyofthetopic.Lu,Y.,Jenkins,A.,Ferrier,R.C.,Bailey,M.,Gordon,I.J.,Song,S.&Feng,Z.(2015).AddressingChina’sgrandchallengeofachievingfoodsecuritywhileensuringenvironmentalsustainability.Scienceadvances,1(1),e1400039.Theauthorsprovideathoroughaccountoffoodsecurityandenvironmentalsustainability.Criticaltotheauthorsisthefactthatwithincreasedurbanizationandrapidgrowthinthepopulation,theworldmustnotonlycontendwithfoodsecuritychallengesbutalsoonhowtoproducefoodsustainably.Theauthorsrelatethatfoodproductionaffectslanduse,soil,water,andalsobiodiversity.Overexploitingland,clearingtheforests,andoverlyingonartificialfertilizershaveshownthattheyarenotenvironmentallysustainableasthesolutiontothefoodsecurityproblem.Theauthorsalsonotethatitisnotpossibletoovercomethechallengeoffoodinsecuritywithoutsafeguardingthenaturalresourcesuponwhichfoodproductionisbased.“Inaddressingthesechallenges,foodproductionshouldbeconsideredaspartofanenvironmental 5GLOBALWATERANDFOODSHORTAGEsystem(soil,air,water,andbiodiversity)andnotindependentfromit”.(Luetal,.2015).Theauthorswriteflawlesslyandconvincingly,whichaltogethermakesthearticlecaptivatingtoread.Thearticleisalsoamust-readaccountforanybodywishingtounderstandasustainableapproachtofoodsecurityandwaterscarcity.Campbell,B.M.,Vermilion,S.J.,Aggarwal,P.K.,Corner-Dolloff,C.,Girvetz,E.,Loboguerrero,A.M.,...&Wollenberg,E.(2016).Reducingriskstofoodsecurityfromclimatechange.GlobalFoodSecurity,11,34-43.Theauthorsappreciatethattoovercomefoodsecuritychallengestheworldmustalsodealwithclimatechange.Fortheauthors,climatechangeposesasignificantchallengetofoodsecuritybecauseitinterfereswiththenaturalcycleofseasons.Climatechangehasledtotheescalationofglobalwarming,whichinturnhasaffectedfoodproduction.Asglobalwarmingescalates,thewatershortagehasalsocroppedupbecauseglobalwarmingleadstoerraticweatherandclimatepatterns,whichinturnleadstoincreasedwaterevaporation.Theauthoralsonotesthatwiththeworldfacinganincreasedriskofclimatechange,communitiesthatrelyonpastoralismarethemostaffectedasfragileecosystemsarethemostaffected.Globalwarmingandclimatechangehamainlyimpactedonaridandsemi-aridareas,andthusshouldbedealtwithdecisively.Theauthorswriteinaflawlessandcaptivatingmannerwhichshowstheyhaveamasteryofthetopic.