Food is life and the global food sustainability is essential to human being survival. The global food system is highly
complex and is driven by various factors including environment, cultural, social and economic drive. It is vital to understand
these drivers and their interaction in order to help to improve the public food sustainability policies. Global polices and projects
desperately required in order improving the global food sustainability. Food sustainability is one of the unsolved global issues
and great commitment is required starting from global policy makers, national governments, and every individual home. This
research paper includes analysis and study of various elements such as global change science, policy, food crisis, factor affecting
and challenging food security, data on status and future projection and potential ways of solving problems. The goal of food
sustainability is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and have a reasonable quality of life without
compromising the quality of life of future generations. Agriculture sustainability is the best solution which can feed the world
without compromising the environment or threatening human health. Scientific evidence that global environment has changed
is overwhelming and indisputable. These phenomena have a direct impact on agriculture which in turn affects food
sustainability. The food price is always toward upward trend which is validated by the periodic average global food price
monitoring report released by the Food and agricultural organizations. The factors affecting and challenging the food security
are many including increased food consumption due to population increase, uneven distribution, changes in living styles, limited
resources, environmental problems, economic problems and others. The potential ways to solve food sustainability need to be
established and implemented effectively across the world.
CIFOR-IFPRI Policy Seminar "Food, Forests, and Landscapes - Solutions for Sustainable Development" with Shenggen Fan, IFPRI, Peter Holmgren, CIFOR, and Geeta Sethi, The World Bank.
Crop failures can result from adverse weather conditions, pests, diseases, or poor farming practices and negatively impact food prices, nutrition, and local economies. Climate change exacerbates these risks by increasing extreme weather events and reducing crop yields. It also threatens food access by raising food prices when supply is low and decreases nutritional value by reducing protein and micronutrient content in crops. Food waste is another issue, with about a third of global food production lost between farm and market or market and table. International cooperation on sustainable agriculture, nutrition, and food systems is needed to ensure global food security.
Changes in climate affects the land and farming immensely. Due to this,the crop growth is affected and results in inadequacy of seasonal crop outcome which does not meet the demands of the living beings. Hence, Climatic change has become a chief issue to be looked forth in order to prevent further threatenings to the livelihood. I have made a gist of the existing issue on climate changes and the insecurities of food resources in India.
Food security is measured by the availability, accessibility, and affordability of food. Historically, central authorities ensured food security during famines by releasing food from storage. The 1974 World Food Conference defined food security as adequate food supplies to sustain consumption. Later definitions added the importance of demand and access. The 1996 World Food Summit defined food security as physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. Food security is assessed based on the availability, access, utilization, and stability of food sources. Changes in climate and extreme weather can disrupt stability and livelihoods, challenging food security.
On the Edge: Linking Climate Change, Food Security, and Population in EthiopiaMEASURE Evaluation
The document discusses the linkages between climate change, food security, and population in Ethiopia. It presents results from a modeling analysis on how climate change is expected to decrease agricultural outputs and challenge food security for Ethiopians. Specifically, it finds that rising temperatures and erratic rainfall from climate change will decrease crop yields and food availability. This will exacerbate food insecurity issues, as many Ethiopians already face challenges meeting their nutritional needs. However, lowering population growth through increased family planning can help offset the negative impacts of climate change on food security by reducing food demand. The analysis estimates that with low population growth, food shortages from climate change can be almost entirely mitigated by 2050.
Food is life and the global food sustainability is essential to human being survival. The global food system is highly
complex and is driven by various factors including environment, cultural, social and economic drive. It is vital to understand
these drivers and their interaction in order to help to improve the public food sustainability policies. Global polices and projects
desperately required in order improving the global food sustainability. Food sustainability is one of the unsolved global issues
and great commitment is required starting from global policy makers, national governments, and every individual home. This
research paper includes analysis and study of various elements such as global change science, policy, food crisis, factor affecting
and challenging food security, data on status and future projection and potential ways of solving problems. The goal of food
sustainability is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and have a reasonable quality of life without
compromising the quality of life of future generations. Agriculture sustainability is the best solution which can feed the world
without compromising the environment or threatening human health. Scientific evidence that global environment has changed
is overwhelming and indisputable. These phenomena have a direct impact on agriculture which in turn affects food
sustainability. The food price is always toward upward trend which is validated by the periodic average global food price
monitoring report released by the Food and agricultural organizations. The factors affecting and challenging the food security
are many including increased food consumption due to population increase, uneven distribution, changes in living styles, limited
resources, environmental problems, economic problems and others. The potential ways to solve food sustainability need to be
established and implemented effectively across the world.
CIFOR-IFPRI Policy Seminar "Food, Forests, and Landscapes - Solutions for Sustainable Development" with Shenggen Fan, IFPRI, Peter Holmgren, CIFOR, and Geeta Sethi, The World Bank.
Crop failures can result from adverse weather conditions, pests, diseases, or poor farming practices and negatively impact food prices, nutrition, and local economies. Climate change exacerbates these risks by increasing extreme weather events and reducing crop yields. It also threatens food access by raising food prices when supply is low and decreases nutritional value by reducing protein and micronutrient content in crops. Food waste is another issue, with about a third of global food production lost between farm and market or market and table. International cooperation on sustainable agriculture, nutrition, and food systems is needed to ensure global food security.
Changes in climate affects the land and farming immensely. Due to this,the crop growth is affected and results in inadequacy of seasonal crop outcome which does not meet the demands of the living beings. Hence, Climatic change has become a chief issue to be looked forth in order to prevent further threatenings to the livelihood. I have made a gist of the existing issue on climate changes and the insecurities of food resources in India.
Food security is measured by the availability, accessibility, and affordability of food. Historically, central authorities ensured food security during famines by releasing food from storage. The 1974 World Food Conference defined food security as adequate food supplies to sustain consumption. Later definitions added the importance of demand and access. The 1996 World Food Summit defined food security as physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. Food security is assessed based on the availability, access, utilization, and stability of food sources. Changes in climate and extreme weather can disrupt stability and livelihoods, challenging food security.
On the Edge: Linking Climate Change, Food Security, and Population in EthiopiaMEASURE Evaluation
The document discusses the linkages between climate change, food security, and population in Ethiopia. It presents results from a modeling analysis on how climate change is expected to decrease agricultural outputs and challenge food security for Ethiopians. Specifically, it finds that rising temperatures and erratic rainfall from climate change will decrease crop yields and food availability. This will exacerbate food insecurity issues, as many Ethiopians already face challenges meeting their nutritional needs. However, lowering population growth through increased family planning can help offset the negative impacts of climate change on food security by reducing food demand. The analysis estimates that with low population growth, food shortages from climate change can be almost entirely mitigated by 2050.
A well designed ppt for people to understand the Demand and supply topic. This has proper bibliography for you to go through the information yourself and has many important things. Best for the Holiday Homework for children.
The document discusses how where you live affects what you eat at the local, national, and global levels. At the local level, some areas lack access to healthy foods while others focus on local and organic options. Nationally, the US has high rates of obesity and diet-related diseases while spending more on junk food subsidies than school lunches. Globally, a third of food is wasted while millions starve despite overall food production being able to feed 10 billion people.
The document discusses the evolution of the concept of food security. It defines food security according to the FAO as all people having physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. It identifies the four pillars of food security as availability, access, stability, and utilization and their key determinants. It also outlines major challenges to achieving food security and strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies through food-based approaches.
Food security is defined as reliable access to adequate food and depends on food supply and an individual's ability to access it. Concerns over food security date back throughout history as evidenced by ancient civilizations storing food in granaries during times of famine. While initially defined based on adequate worldwide food supply, modern definitions of food security also incorporate demand and individuals' access to food. Food security is measured using country-level household surveys to estimate caloric availability and capture components of availability, access, and adequacy of food.
1.climate change and food security in eac region a panel data analysisAsimHafeez18
This document analyzes the impact of climate change on food security in the East African Community (EAC) region using panel data analysis from 2000-2014. The study finds that food security in the EAC is negatively affected by increased temperatures. However, greater precipitation and increased areas of cereal crop cultivation can help ensure food security. Actions to mitigate global warming are important for the EAC countries to support economic, political, and social development in the region.
11.[21 29]the implications of climate change on food security and rural livel...Alexander Decker
This document discusses the implications of climate change on food security and rural livelihoods in northern Ghana based on interviews and observations. The key findings are:
1) Communities in northern Ghana that never previously experienced floods and droughts are now facing these natural phenomena, negatively impacting food security and livelihoods.
2) Climate change affects all dimensions of food security - availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability. It impacts livelihood activities like farming and livestock rearing.
3) The impacts of climate change will vary by location but it threatens food security and livelihoods in both temperate and tropical regions. Government action is needed to mitigate these threats.
Impacts of climate change on nutrition security in Developing countriesMahouli Elvire Goubalan
Hunger and malnutrition are already burdens for children and women in most of developing countries. Climate change will likely increase these issues because it is affecting all the dimensions of nutrition security. It can lead to crisis, conflicts and destabilize our countries.
Food security,Management of Food security science book
Climate refers to long term weather patterns measured over many years, including seasonal changes. Climate change is a slow, gradual change in weather that is caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation. These activities release greenhouse gases that change the atmosphere. Climate change affects global systems like food production by impacting temperature, precipitation, glacial melting, and extreme weather events. Changes in climate can decrease crop yields and threaten food security by reducing the overall quantity of food available.
One of the most controversial aspects of our food system is the role of genetically engineered crop varieties. While proponents argue GE crops can increase yields to feed a growing population, critics warn that reliance on this single technological solution cannot address the root causes of global hunger. The problems with our food system lie deeper than issues of production, as evidenced by the paradox of food waste amidst hunger even in countries like the US where GE crops are most widely used. True solutions require addressing inefficiencies and inequalities across the entire food system through sustainable, locally-adapted policies and behaviors rather than promises of any single "golden ticket."
The document discusses challenges to global food security, including rising populations, decreasing agricultural land, climate change, natural disasters, conflicts, and poverty. It notes that over 900 million people worldwide do not have enough food. Key factors exacerbating food insecurity are increases in food and fuel prices, biofuel production, and imbalanced international trade policies. The document also outlines Malaysia's national food security policy and initiatives to increase agricultural output and ensure adequate, safe food supplies.
The Estimated Amount ,Value , and Calories of Postharvest Food Losses at the Retail and Consumer Levels in the United States .
The study also reviewed literature and found that food loss is economically efficient in some cases . There is a practical limit to how much food loss the United States or any other country could realistically prevent , reduce , or recover for human consumption given (1) Technical Factors ( eg .the persihable nature of foods , food safety , storage ,and temperature considerations : (2) Temporal and spatial factors (eg the time needed to deliver food to a new destination , and the dispersion of food loss among millions of households,food processing plants , and food service locations
(3) individual consumers tastes, preferences,and food habits ( eg throwing out left over milk in a bowl of cereal ) : and (4) economic factors ( eg cost to recover and redirect uneaten food to another use )
Food insecurity and poverty trends, Association between food insecurity and poverty, causes and effects, food insecurity and poverty in the Ugandan context.
This document summarizes scenarios for global food security, farming, and climate change between now and 2050. It finds that population growth and income growth will increase global food demand, while climate change may reduce crop yields and threaten food security. Under a "business as usual" scenario, climate change is projected to decrease calorie consumption in developing countries by 12% on average and increase childhood malnutrition by 11% on average. However, increasing agricultural productivity, especially in developing countries, could help reduce the negative impacts of climate change on food security and malnutrition. Overall, sustainable economic growth, agricultural research, open trade, and climate change mitigation are necessary to adapt to the food security challenges posed by climate and demographic changes through 2050.
Food systems, food security and environmental changeIIED
This is a presentation given by Dr John Ingram of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) to a Critical Theme organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development on 12 February 2015.
Dr Ingram leads the Environmental Change Institute's Food Systems Research and Training Programme, which aims to increase understanding of the interactions between food security and environmental change. The programme's research products have been adopted by national and international organisations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UK and Dutch governments.
In his presentation, Ingram looked at food system activities and 'planetary boundaries' – the safe operating space for humanity with respect to the earth's biophysical systems. If these planetary boundaries are crossed, then important subsystems, such as a monsoon system, could shift into a new state. Such shifts could have damaging consequences, including undermining the environmental conditions and the natural resource base on which our food security depends.
IIED hosts Critical Themes meetings to explore new ideas, introduce new research and broaden the knowledge of its staff.
More details: bit.ly/1CkRJ9K.
Jessica Fanzo
POLICY SEMINAR
Climate resilience, sustainable food systems, and healthy diets: Can we have it all?
OCT 31, 2017 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
This document compares post-harvest losses between traditional and modern markets in India from the perspective of consumers. It finds that traditional markets, which still dominate Indian retail, experience significant losses during the multi-step process of transporting perishable fruits and vegetables from farmers to consumers. Modern markets offer centralized distribution but have also failed to gain widespread popularity in India due to cultural preferences for local shopping experiences. Reducing food losses across both supply chains will be important for improving food security in India.
Food security is defined as all people having access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. Revolutions in agricultural technology, including mechanization, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and high-yielding crop varieties, have fulfilled the needs of growing populations by boosting food production. Advances in food preservation through techniques like canning have further revolutionized food security by allowing food to be safely stored and distributed over long periods and distances.
This document discusses hunger and strategies to achieve zero hunger by 2030. It defines hunger and provides statistics on the number of hungry people worldwide. The main causes of hunger are identified as poverty, natural disasters, political instability, and food shortages. The UN's Zero Hunger Challenge aims to end hunger by making food systems sustainable, ending rural poverty and malnutrition, eliminating food waste, and ensuring access to nutritious foods for all. Some strategies proposed to achieve this include creating jobs, investing in agriculture, educating women, promoting gender equality, using modern farming techniques, providing food assistance, supporting small farmers, developing drought-resistant crops, practicing sustainable agriculture, and providing agricultural subsidies. Coordinated efforts by governments, citizens,
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: The Case of the Ikalahan Forest Car...Vherna Comagon
This document discusses climate change mitigation and adaptation through a potential forest carbon project in the Ikalahan Ancestral Domain in the Philippines. It outlines the case of developing payments for ecosystem services, specifically carbon sequestration and storage, through the Clean Development Mechanism. The Ikalahan people could develop a 900-hectare reforestation project to generate carbon credits, with support from RUPES and other organizations to help overcome challenges in project design, implementation, and long-term management. If successful, it would provide livelihood benefits to communities while conserving forests and their ecosystem services.
A well designed ppt for people to understand the Demand and supply topic. This has proper bibliography for you to go through the information yourself and has many important things. Best for the Holiday Homework for children.
The document discusses how where you live affects what you eat at the local, national, and global levels. At the local level, some areas lack access to healthy foods while others focus on local and organic options. Nationally, the US has high rates of obesity and diet-related diseases while spending more on junk food subsidies than school lunches. Globally, a third of food is wasted while millions starve despite overall food production being able to feed 10 billion people.
The document discusses the evolution of the concept of food security. It defines food security according to the FAO as all people having physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. It identifies the four pillars of food security as availability, access, stability, and utilization and their key determinants. It also outlines major challenges to achieving food security and strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies through food-based approaches.
Food security is defined as reliable access to adequate food and depends on food supply and an individual's ability to access it. Concerns over food security date back throughout history as evidenced by ancient civilizations storing food in granaries during times of famine. While initially defined based on adequate worldwide food supply, modern definitions of food security also incorporate demand and individuals' access to food. Food security is measured using country-level household surveys to estimate caloric availability and capture components of availability, access, and adequacy of food.
1.climate change and food security in eac region a panel data analysisAsimHafeez18
This document analyzes the impact of climate change on food security in the East African Community (EAC) region using panel data analysis from 2000-2014. The study finds that food security in the EAC is negatively affected by increased temperatures. However, greater precipitation and increased areas of cereal crop cultivation can help ensure food security. Actions to mitigate global warming are important for the EAC countries to support economic, political, and social development in the region.
11.[21 29]the implications of climate change on food security and rural livel...Alexander Decker
This document discusses the implications of climate change on food security and rural livelihoods in northern Ghana based on interviews and observations. The key findings are:
1) Communities in northern Ghana that never previously experienced floods and droughts are now facing these natural phenomena, negatively impacting food security and livelihoods.
2) Climate change affects all dimensions of food security - availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability. It impacts livelihood activities like farming and livestock rearing.
3) The impacts of climate change will vary by location but it threatens food security and livelihoods in both temperate and tropical regions. Government action is needed to mitigate these threats.
Impacts of climate change on nutrition security in Developing countriesMahouli Elvire Goubalan
Hunger and malnutrition are already burdens for children and women in most of developing countries. Climate change will likely increase these issues because it is affecting all the dimensions of nutrition security. It can lead to crisis, conflicts and destabilize our countries.
Food security,Management of Food security science book
Climate refers to long term weather patterns measured over many years, including seasonal changes. Climate change is a slow, gradual change in weather that is caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation. These activities release greenhouse gases that change the atmosphere. Climate change affects global systems like food production by impacting temperature, precipitation, glacial melting, and extreme weather events. Changes in climate can decrease crop yields and threaten food security by reducing the overall quantity of food available.
One of the most controversial aspects of our food system is the role of genetically engineered crop varieties. While proponents argue GE crops can increase yields to feed a growing population, critics warn that reliance on this single technological solution cannot address the root causes of global hunger. The problems with our food system lie deeper than issues of production, as evidenced by the paradox of food waste amidst hunger even in countries like the US where GE crops are most widely used. True solutions require addressing inefficiencies and inequalities across the entire food system through sustainable, locally-adapted policies and behaviors rather than promises of any single "golden ticket."
The document discusses challenges to global food security, including rising populations, decreasing agricultural land, climate change, natural disasters, conflicts, and poverty. It notes that over 900 million people worldwide do not have enough food. Key factors exacerbating food insecurity are increases in food and fuel prices, biofuel production, and imbalanced international trade policies. The document also outlines Malaysia's national food security policy and initiatives to increase agricultural output and ensure adequate, safe food supplies.
The Estimated Amount ,Value , and Calories of Postharvest Food Losses at the Retail and Consumer Levels in the United States .
The study also reviewed literature and found that food loss is economically efficient in some cases . There is a practical limit to how much food loss the United States or any other country could realistically prevent , reduce , or recover for human consumption given (1) Technical Factors ( eg .the persihable nature of foods , food safety , storage ,and temperature considerations : (2) Temporal and spatial factors (eg the time needed to deliver food to a new destination , and the dispersion of food loss among millions of households,food processing plants , and food service locations
(3) individual consumers tastes, preferences,and food habits ( eg throwing out left over milk in a bowl of cereal ) : and (4) economic factors ( eg cost to recover and redirect uneaten food to another use )
Food insecurity and poverty trends, Association between food insecurity and poverty, causes and effects, food insecurity and poverty in the Ugandan context.
This document summarizes scenarios for global food security, farming, and climate change between now and 2050. It finds that population growth and income growth will increase global food demand, while climate change may reduce crop yields and threaten food security. Under a "business as usual" scenario, climate change is projected to decrease calorie consumption in developing countries by 12% on average and increase childhood malnutrition by 11% on average. However, increasing agricultural productivity, especially in developing countries, could help reduce the negative impacts of climate change on food security and malnutrition. Overall, sustainable economic growth, agricultural research, open trade, and climate change mitigation are necessary to adapt to the food security challenges posed by climate and demographic changes through 2050.
Food systems, food security and environmental changeIIED
This is a presentation given by Dr John Ingram of Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute (ECI) to a Critical Theme organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development on 12 February 2015.
Dr Ingram leads the Environmental Change Institute's Food Systems Research and Training Programme, which aims to increase understanding of the interactions between food security and environmental change. The programme's research products have been adopted by national and international organisations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the UK and Dutch governments.
In his presentation, Ingram looked at food system activities and 'planetary boundaries' – the safe operating space for humanity with respect to the earth's biophysical systems. If these planetary boundaries are crossed, then important subsystems, such as a monsoon system, could shift into a new state. Such shifts could have damaging consequences, including undermining the environmental conditions and the natural resource base on which our food security depends.
IIED hosts Critical Themes meetings to explore new ideas, introduce new research and broaden the knowledge of its staff.
More details: bit.ly/1CkRJ9K.
Jessica Fanzo
POLICY SEMINAR
Climate resilience, sustainable food systems, and healthy diets: Can we have it all?
OCT 31, 2017 - 12:15 PM TO 01:45 PM EDT
This document compares post-harvest losses between traditional and modern markets in India from the perspective of consumers. It finds that traditional markets, which still dominate Indian retail, experience significant losses during the multi-step process of transporting perishable fruits and vegetables from farmers to consumers. Modern markets offer centralized distribution but have also failed to gain widespread popularity in India due to cultural preferences for local shopping experiences. Reducing food losses across both supply chains will be important for improving food security in India.
Food security is defined as all people having access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. Revolutions in agricultural technology, including mechanization, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and high-yielding crop varieties, have fulfilled the needs of growing populations by boosting food production. Advances in food preservation through techniques like canning have further revolutionized food security by allowing food to be safely stored and distributed over long periods and distances.
This document discusses hunger and strategies to achieve zero hunger by 2030. It defines hunger and provides statistics on the number of hungry people worldwide. The main causes of hunger are identified as poverty, natural disasters, political instability, and food shortages. The UN's Zero Hunger Challenge aims to end hunger by making food systems sustainable, ending rural poverty and malnutrition, eliminating food waste, and ensuring access to nutritious foods for all. Some strategies proposed to achieve this include creating jobs, investing in agriculture, educating women, promoting gender equality, using modern farming techniques, providing food assistance, supporting small farmers, developing drought-resistant crops, practicing sustainable agriculture, and providing agricultural subsidies. Coordinated efforts by governments, citizens,
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: The Case of the Ikalahan Forest Car...Vherna Comagon
This document discusses climate change mitigation and adaptation through a potential forest carbon project in the Ikalahan Ancestral Domain in the Philippines. It outlines the case of developing payments for ecosystem services, specifically carbon sequestration and storage, through the Clean Development Mechanism. The Ikalahan people could develop a 900-hectare reforestation project to generate carbon credits, with support from RUPES and other organizations to help overcome challenges in project design, implementation, and long-term management. If successful, it would provide livelihood benefits to communities while conserving forests and their ecosystem services.
National strategies on integrating climate change adaptationNAP Events
This document summarizes Cambodia's approach to mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development planning. It outlines key milestones in Cambodia's climate change policy, including establishing a National Climate Change Committee in 2006 and launching a Climate Change Strategic Plan in 2013. The strategic plan aims to integrate climate change responses into national and sectoral development plans over the short, medium and long term. It also describes Cambodia's process for operationalizing the strategic plan through institutional strengthening, research, and mainstreaming climate change considerations into areas like planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and legal frameworks at both the national and sub-national levels.
Forests and Climate Change: Linking Adaptation and MitigationCIFOR-ICRAF
There are two approaches to combating climate change, adaptation and mitigation, and forests can contribute to both. Too often these two approaches are treated as separate strategies. In this presentation, titled “Forests and Climate Change: Linking Adaptation and Mitigation”, CIFOR and CIRAD scientist Bruno Locatelli explains the possible synergies between adaptation to and mitigation of climate change.
This document summarizes key points about climate change adaptation from a paper by Dr. Sarah Ahmed. It discusses the vulnerability of developing countries to climate change impacts, the need to enhance adaptive capacity. Adaptation measures include policy, technology, monitoring, and risk sharing. Estimates suggest adaptation will cost $86-100 billion annually by 2015. Accurate cost information is essential for policymaking but difficult to obtain. The document then outlines India's National Action Plan on Climate Change and its focus on both mitigation and adaptation through various missions and sectors. Adaptation costs in India are estimated to be 0.88-2.17% of GDP from 2004-2007.
Climate change adaptation and mitigation measures - MadridAlessandro Faia
Presentation by students off IE University's Master in Global Environmental Change for the Biari (Brown International Advanced Research Institute) international workshop on world cities and climate change, held from 31 May to 2 June in Madrid.
Theme 4 - Climate Change Mitigation and AdaptationCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Christopher Martius, Henry Neufeldt, Glenn Hyman and Laura Snook focuses on the objectives and structure of the climate change adaptation and mitigation program of the FTA Research Program, their evolution over time, the major accomplishments and the main obstacles and challenges.
Climate change poses a threat to food and nutrition security in Kenya. Over 10 million Kenyans currently suffer from chronic food insecurity and malnutrition. Climate change is projected to reduce agricultural production through increasing temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and more frequent extreme weather events. This would worsen food insecurity in Kenya by reducing food availability, access, and stability. The government has policies aimed at food security, the environment, and agriculture, but challenges remain in integrating and implementing these policies holistically.
Future of food - An initial perspective by Prof. Wayne Bryden, Foundation C...Future Agenda
An initial perspective on the future of food by Prof. Wayne Bryden, Foundation Chair in Animal Science at the University of Queensland. This is the starting point for the global future agenda discussions taking place through 2015 as part of the futureagenda2.0 programme. www.futureagenda.org
Confronting the Food Security Threats from Climate Change -- Grand JunctionConservationColorado
From our climate panel in Grand Junction on August 4:
Our Forest, Our Water, Our Land: Local Impacts on Climate Change. Sponsored by Conservation Colorado, Mesa County Library, Math & Science Center
This document discusses climate smart agriculture (CSA) techniques to increase food security amidst climate change. It notes that agricultural production must increase 70% by 2050 to feed the growing global population. Climate change is reducing yields and CSA aims to sustainably increase productivity and resilience. CSA techniques include altered planting times, crop diversification, water conservation methods, and sustainable land management practices like mulching and agroforestry. The document concludes CSA is needed to address food security and climate change by increasing food production sustainably while reducing emissions and improving resilience.
The document outlines the changes made to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) through a reform process. Key changes include:
1) Fifteen new CGIAR Research Programs were established to conduct integrated research across core competencies and form appropriate partnerships to achieve four system-level outcomes: reduction in poverty, increased global food security, improved nutrition, and better natural resource management.
2) A leaner structure was implemented with the Consortium providing a single contact point for donors and overseeing fifteen research centers and programs. A CGIAR Fund was also established as a new multi-donor funding mechanism.
3) The goals of CGIAR's research are now defined as four system-level
Global food security is a growing issue as the world population increases to an estimated 9 billion by 2050. Food production will need to increase by 50-80% to meet rising demand while facing pressures on land, water and energy resources from population growth and dietary changes. Sustainable agriculture practices and coordinated global food systems will be key to ensuring sufficient, safe and nutritious food for all. Australia is well positioned to contribute through continued agricultural exports but must consider productivity, environmental footprint and food quality over just quantity.
1) Pakistan faces challenges of high population growth, increasing resource demands, urbanization, and effects of climate change like floods and droughts that threaten sustainable agriculture and food security.
2) Agriculture is at the intersection of achieving food security, adapting to climate change, and mitigating climate change while dealing with scarce resources.
3) To ensure food security in Pakistan, sustainable agriculture must be promoted to strengthen resilience to climate change, increase food production, and raise incomes, especially for marginalized groups.
Resilience thinking and the sustainability of agricultural systemsChristo Fabricius
This document discusses challenges facing global food systems and strategies for increasing their resilience. It notes population growth is straining food production, leading to uneven food availability and declining self-sufficiency in many countries. Industrial agriculture is depleting water supplies and soil. Climate change may cause crop failures as thresholds are crossed. Transforming systems requires managing complexity, diversity, cross-scale interactions, social learning and broad participation to navigate change while feeding more people sustainably.
The document provides an overview of the key challenges and opportunities for achieving food security in Asia. It discusses that (1) Asia's past poverty reduction was driven by agricultural growth supported by high-yielding varieties and infrastructure investments, (2) agriculture growth continues to be critical but attention and funding is declining, and (3) food security faces stresses from population growth, climate change, and natural disasters. It argues for filling knowledge gaps, scaling innovative solutions, and creating cooperative partnerships to address these challenges.
Agricultural biotechnology and the economics of food security and climate cha...ExternalEvents
Agricultural biotechnology and the economics of food security and climate change mitigation presentation by "Daniel Sumner, University of California Davis, Davis, United States of America
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Need for integrated, multidisciplinary and international perspectives in rese...SIANI
This document discusses the need for integrated, multidisciplinary research on agricultural development in Africa. It makes three key points:
1) Current development and global change research are addressed separately but must be integrated to strengthen agricultural resilience and food security under climate change.
2) A multifunctional perspective is needed that analyzes agriculture's role in providing ecosystem services and considers ecological, economic and social factors.
3) Smallholder farmers in Africa, who make up the majority of agricultural production, are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity and climate impacts. Research must focus on developing options to help these farmers adapt and alleviate poverty.
The document discusses opportunities and solutions for sustainable food production to meet rising global demand. It proposes the following post-2015 goals: 1) Increase global food supply by 70-100% through higher productivity and less waste, 2) Eradicate hunger and malnutrition by 2030, and 3) Make agriculture more environmentally sustainable and resource efficient. Achieving these will require agro-ecological intensification through improved varieties, agronomic practices, and technologies to increase smallholder incomes and efficiency of inputs like water and fertilizer. Early solutions proposed include closing yield gaps, agronomic innovations, increasing mechanization, and technologies to save energy, water and labor.
Priorities for Public Sector Research on Food Security and Climate Change, Review 2, Melinda Sundell, Stockholm Environment Institute. Presented at the Food Security Futures Conference in Dublin, Ireland on 12 April 2013.
Transforming Agri-food Systems to Achieve Healthy Diets for AllCGIAR
Challenges: Why Agri-Food Systems Need to Be Transformed
Opportunities: What Science Can Offer to Address these Challenges
The CGIAR partnership: Our Contribution to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Targets
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2. • Source: Adapting to Climate Change in Africa, Melanie
Allen, December 22, 2008, www.ifpri.org
“The rain doesn’t come at
the usual, expected time
and the temperature is
increasing. There are many
problems because of
climate change, and the
indigenous way of farming
can’t support my family
anymore.”
Farmer near the
village of Harfu-Lole,
Ethiopia
PhotobyIFPRI
2
3. “Growing demand for food must be met
against a backdrop of rising global
temperatures and changing patterns of
precipitation. ………The extent to which
adaptation occurs (for example through the
development of crops and production
methods adapted to new conditions) will
critically influence how climate change
affects the food system.”
Growing concern that climate change threatens
food availability
4. Some recognition of population growth’s impact
on food security
“Future demand for food will thus be influenced by complex economic
and social drivers acting through population growth.”
Source: The Future of Food and farming (2011), Final report, Govt. Office for Science, London
“The goal of achieving food security will be made more difficult if
population growth rates cannot be reduced. The economic and
environmental costs of augmenting per capita food production may well
prove too great for countries whose populations grow faster than their
economies, resulting in greater poverty and fewer resources to fight it.”
Source: FAO 2005, PAI http://www.populationaction.org/Publications/Fact_Sheets/FS30/Summary.shtml
“A partial explanation for food insecurity is that the greatly increased
population of the Greater Horn may have approached or exceeded the
carrying capacity of the fragile environment in some areas. High
population growth must be dealt with immediately, even though the
impact of policies implemented now will only occur over the long-term.”
USAID Breaking the Cycle of Despair: President Clinton's Initiative on the Horn of
Africa, http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/ghai/cycle/causes.html
6. Climate change and agriculture
Climate change affects agricultural outputs
through:
– Rainfall (too much or too little)
– Carbon dioxide fertilization
– Temperatures
– Changes in length of growing seasons
7. There is growing scientific evidence that yields
are being threatened by climate change.
Source: Nature Climate Change, 13 March 2011
8. Factors influencing the demand for food
• Nutritional requirements
• Income
• Price
• Population size and
composition by age, sex
and rural-urban
9. Adaptation to climate change choices in agriculture
• Flood protection
• Drought tolerant crop varieties
• Irrigation
• Better mechanization
• Increased fertilizer use
• Rainwater storage
• Damming glacial lakes
• Geo-engineering
• Reduced demand via family planning
10. To understand the dynamic and complex
linkages we developed a model that links
population, food requirements and food supply
and demand. Model was piloted in Ethiopia.
• Population Model
• Food Requirements Model
• Economic Model
11. Physical
• Physical activity level
• Weight (kg)
Demographic
• Base year population
• Life expectancy
• Migration
Family Planning
• Fertility rate
• Method mix
• Proximate determinants
Economic
• Yields (based on cc)
• Investment rates
• Land use
Socioeconomic
• Female mortality
• Female education
• Safe water
Population
projection
• Population by
age and sex
• Pregnancies
Food
requirements
GLOBE
Economic
Model
Food
security
gap
Daily per capita kcal
required
Daily per capita kcal
consumed
Child
malnutrition
Food
prices
Data requirements
12. The Model’s
data inputs and outputs
Inputs
• Population data: taken from
Spectrum/FP scenarios
• Income and food price
forecasts/assumptions
• Physical activity assumptions
for demographic groups
• Diet composition
• Agricultural inputs: land under
cultivation and yield of various
crops and foodstuffs under
different climate change
scenarios
• Economic assumptions
Outputs
• Population by age and sex
• Food energy requirements
• Total demand for
foodstuffs, disaggregated by
type
• Total production and
consumption of
foodstuffs, disaggregated by
type
• Food “gap” estimated
• Nutritional impacts on
population and children
14. Ethiopia’s food security lies on
the edge
Food Security Outcomes, July 2011
• Source: FEWS NET and WFP 14
15. Source: UNDP Climate Change Country Profiles Ethiopia, accessed at
http://country-profiles.geog.ox.ac.uk
In Ethiopia, the data show that average
temperatures have increased in the recent past and
forecasts predict this to continue.
17. 17
Two future scenarios for fertility
and family planning in Ethiopia
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
TFR(TotalFertilityRate
CPR(ContraceptivePrevalenceRate)
TFR
CPR
18. 154
194
0
50
100
150
200
250
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050
Millionsofpeople
• Source: Spectrum projections, authors’ calculations
Ethiopia’s population is projected
to exceed150 million by 2050
18
Low Population
High Population
19. Age pyramids under two scenarios
Slow fertility decline Fast fertility decline
22. Men
30%
Women
25%
Children
45%
National kcal needs, 2010
Men
39%
Women
32%
Children
29%
National kcal needs, 2050
High Population Growth
Men
42%
Women
35%
Children
23%
National kcal needs, 2050
Low Population Growth
25. GLOBE
Economic
Model
Daily per capita kcal
consumed by food
category
Food Balance Sheet
kcal by food category
Growth rates of
food consumption
by food category
Determination of Food Consumption
Population Scenarios
Climate Change
Assumptions
Economic
Assumptions
26. Economic Assumptions: Ethiopia
Per Annum
Capital Stock Growth 2.50%
Ag land growth 0.90%
Non food mfg productivity growth 4%
Agproductivity growth 1.30%
Food processing productivity growth 4%
27. FAO Food Balance
Sheet for Ethiopia,
2007
Daily kcal food
consumption per
capita
Cereals 1305
Starchy roots 264
Sugar crops 0
Sugar & sweetners 56
Pulses 147
Treenuts 7
Oilcrops 9
Vegetable oils 40
Vegetables 11
Fruits 16
Stimulants 1
Spices 12
Alcoholic beverages 16
Meat and offals 50
Animal fats 15
Eggs 2
Milk 30
Seafood and fish 0
Other aquatic
products 0
miscellaneous 0
Total 1981
29. 65.9%
59.6% 58.6% 58.9%
20.7%
14.2% 14.1% 14.4%
2.5%
9.6% 10.5% 10.1%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2010 2050: No climate
change, high
population
growth
2050: Climate
change, high
population
growth
2050: Climate
change, low
population
growth
Percentageoftotaldiet Changes in Dietary Composition: fewer cereals, roots and
tubers, more meat
Others
Animal fats
Meat & Offals
Sugar & Sweetners
Fruits and
Vegetables
Roots, Tubers, and
Pulses
Cereals
30. 1700
1800
1900
2000
2100
2200
2300
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Average daily per capita kcal consumption
No climate
change, high
population
growth
Climate
change, high
population
growth
Climate
change, low
population
growth
31. 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050
Average daily per capita kcal shortfall
(requirements - consumption)
No climate
change, high
population growth
Climate change, high
population growth
Climate change, low
population growth
33. • Climate change is affecting agricultural systems.
• Food systems adaptation strategies are essential to
securing a country’s food supply and the health of its
people in the future.
• Family planning is one such adaptation strategy, and
also provides additional benefits.
Conclusions
33
Editor's Notes
Welcome to [event name…].Today we are pleased to share with you the results of a recent analysis of the linkages between climate change, food security, and population in Ethiopia. It draws on a wide range of Ethiopian and international data, including a modeling framework developed by the Futures Group, with support from the Measure Evaluation Project and the Packard Foundation. Many Ethiopians today remain vulnerable to shocks to the food system, putting them on the edge of food security. Today we will explore how climate change is expected to affect the agricultural system and the ability of Ethiopians to achieve food security. While many adaptation strategies address agricultural systems, we will also look at the other side of food security: population.
“The rain doesn’t come at the usual, expected time and the temperature is increasing. There are many problems because of climate change, and the indigenous way of farming can’t support my family anymore.”
First let’s review where Ethiopia is today in several relevant areas.
The USFamine Early Warning System (FEWS) monitors the food situation in Africa on a continuous basis. In their latest assessment much of Ethiopia today is facing a precarious food security situation. The map shows that large parts of the country are considered in a state of emergency, crisis, or stressed.
Our population projections show that Ethiopia’s population will exceed 150 million by 2050. In a scenario of lower population growth, we estimate a 2050 population of 154 million. In a scenario of higher population growth, we estimate a 2050 population of 194 million.