Cities vs. Rural Areas and Adapting to Drought

Urbanites are more insulated against climate shocks than farmers.  Read this for some evidence.  Yes, urbanites import food to eat but in a globalized economy, they can import it from thousands of possible places around the world.  International trade is a climate change adaptation strategy because it diversifies risk.  As I've argued many times, urbanization is a climate change adaptation strategy.

Does President Obama mention climate change on the campaign trail?  It is time to start to think hard about the economics of climate change adaptation.