氣候變遷導致數以百計的蒙古湖泊乾涸，水是戈壁沙漠裡成千上萬的遊牧人民非常需要的資源，但卻十分稀少，戈壁地區每年只有約2英吋的降雨量，相較於美國平均年降雨量可達到30英吋，導致大部分的水果以及蔬菜不可能在此種植。 因此，蒙古高度仰賴中國進口的糧食，該國現在大部分的蔬果都是從其南邊鄰國進口，而其糧食穩定來源已被認為對其民主構成威脅。...
Posts: Asia Pacific
Alongside US diplomats, Spirit of America supports solar-powered greenhouse farming in Mongolia
As a result of climate change, hundreds of Mongolia’s lakes have dried up. Water, a much-needed resource for the thousands of herders in the Gobi Desert, is scarce. The Gobi region gets just 2 inches of rainfall each year, compared to an average rainfall of 30 inches...
Dairy Diplomacy
Laos is one of the poorest, least developed countries in Southeast Asia. Roughly a fifth of the population lives on less than $1.25 per day and a primarily rice based diet. Over 33% of Laotian children are chronically malnourished.
