FOOD SECURITY
2000
food security
income inequality
INCOME inequality
2015
2047
2100
Time
2000 2015
resilience of social system
population
resilience of social system
population
2000
Time 2100
2047
2015
2047
2100
Time
2000
2015
2047
2100
Time
Leapfrog and Horsejump – in the context of India. Their purpose
making India a good home for present and future generations.
is to highlight the general patterns of how our future would unfold,
All the charts are drawn on the assumption that whatever scenario
depending on what choices we make today.
is chosen, the commitment to it would be complete and would be made today. If it is only partial or is delayed, the appropriate lag
These charts are neither forecasts nor predictions. Their purpose
times and dilutions would displace the respective curves to the
is simply to present a broad picture that can help decision makers
right and downwards. While the relative positioning of the curves
and the public imagine more clearly the futures that are likely
in each chart is generally meaningful, their absolute positioning
for different development choices. They can hopefully facilitate
is NOT to scale.
thinking by them on the trade-offs that need to be managed for
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