CityLinks – Urban Intersections Fact Sheet Food Security, Water, and Climate Change

USAID’s Urban Intersections Fact Sheet on Food Security, Water, and Climate Change highlights the following: Each week, the world’s urban population increases by another 3 million people. The world’s urban population will reach nearly 5 billion by 2030. Cities now consume about two-thirds of the world’s energy. Water insecurity linked…

USAID’s Urban Intersections Fact Sheet on Food Security, Water, and Climate Change highlights the following:

  • Each week, the world’s urban population increases by another 3 million people.
  • The world’s urban population will reach nearly 5 billion by 2030.
  • Cities now consume about two-thirds of the world’s energy.
  • Water insecurity linked to climate change threatens to increase malnutrition by 75–125 million people by 2080.