{"id":371499,"date":"2026-08-19T19:01:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-food-insecurity-spark-large-scale-conflict-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:01:06","slug":"will-food-insecurity-spark-large-scale-conflict-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-food-insecurity-spark-large-scale-conflict-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Will food insecurity spark &#8216;large-scale conflict?&#8217; | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-KfV61pTkpE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Will food insecurity spark 'large-scale conflict?' | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-KfV61pTkpE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Climate change and conflict are testing the global food supply chain. In Europe, the fastest-heating continent, the June 2026 heatwave alone caused an estimated loss of 9 million tons of grain. Insecure access to food drives up inequality and historically has been behind episodes of upheaval, including wars and revolutions.<\/p>\n<p>Population ecology Professor Tim Benton tells DW that next year&#8217;s El Nino could cause even more extreme weather and crop losses. He tells DW what fundamental changes are needed to make food supplies more stable and resilient in the face of geopolitical threats and increasingly extreme weather.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Climate change and conflict are testing the global food supply chain. In Europe, the fastest-heating continent, the June 2026 heatwave alone caused an estimated loss of 9 million tons of grain. 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