In 2009, Kenya faced an immediate danger of mass starvation due to a drought that threatened a third of the East African country's population, or about 10 million people. In January of that year, the Kenyan government declared the food shortage a national disaster, and the United Nations appealed for international help. Suppose wealthy countries responded to the food crisis in Kenya according to Garrett Hardin's recommendations. Rich countries would have

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Garrett Hardin's recommendations, as outlined in his essay "The Tragedy of the Commons," suggest that aid, especially in the form of resources like food, can lead to long-term dependency and exacerbate population growth, ultimately worsening the situation. Therefore, according to his views, wealthy countries would refuse to send any food aid at all to avoid these outcomes.

In 2009, Kenya Faced an Immediate Danger of Mass Starvation