Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change on the Food and Nutrition Security Status of a Small Island Developing State

2014 ◽  
pp. 96-129
Author(s):  
Antoine Marie Moustache
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Coastal Fisheries ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Seychelles Islands ◽  
Farm Structures

More frequent extreme weather events, foreseen with climate change, will impact severely on the agricultural and fisheries production systems of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as the Seychelles Islands. Understanding the impacts on agricultural production and coastal fisheries is important to plan adaptation measures for sustainable development, particularly for national food and nutrition security. This chapter addresses some impacts on soil systems in Seychelles: the main cultivation medium. It proposes soil management and conservation practices, and adaptation measures relevant to farm structures and homes to counter these impacts. It addresses alien invasive species and their impacts on food production systems along with coastal fisheries. In conclusion, it urges the implementation of simple, cost-effective adaptation measures to counter these threats.

Adaptation to Impacts of Climate Change on the Food and Nutrition Security Status of a Small Island Developing State

2017 ◽  
pp. 919-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Marie Moustache
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Coastal Fisheries ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Seychelles Islands ◽  
Farm Structures

More frequent extreme weather events, foreseen with climate change, will impact severely on the agricultural and fisheries production systems of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) such as the Seychelles Islands. Understanding the impacts on agricultural production and coastal fisheries is important to plan adaptation measures for sustainable development, particularly for national food and nutrition security. This chapter addresses some impacts on soil systems in Seychelles: the main cultivation medium. It proposes soil management and conservation practices, and adaptation measures relevant to farm structures and homes to counter these impacts. It addresses alien invasive species and their impacts on food production systems along with coastal fisheries. In conclusion, it urges the implementation of simple, cost-effective adaptation measures to counter these threats.

scholarly journals Adaptation to the Climate Crisis: Opportunities for Food and Nutrition Security and Health in a Pacific Small Island State

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Savage ◽  
Lisa Schubert ◽  
Corey Huber ◽  
Hilary Bambrick ◽  
Nina Hall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Socioeconomic Drivers ◽  
Island State ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Climate Crisis ◽  
Small Island State

AbstractClimate change, malnutrition, and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are three of the most significant health challenges of this century, and they share fundamental underlying drivers. Pacific Island countries (PICs) are at the forefront of the impacts of climate change, which is likely to affect food and nutrition security (FNS) directly and indirectly, and many countries have existing high NCD burdens. This paper surveys the climate change adaptation (CCA) landscape in one PIC, Vanuatu. It explores the extent to which FNS and diet-related NCDs are considered and addressed within CCA initiatives. A comprehensive review of the literature related to CCA, FNS, and NCDs in Vanuatu was combined with 32 semistructured interviews with key experts and stakeholders. This study found that some promising groundwork has been laid for tackling the effects of climate change on FNS in policy and governance, agriculture, coastal management, and nutrition. However, several opportunities for strengthening CCA were identified: targeting urban populations; complementary integration of disaster risk reduction and CCA; incorporating local knowledge; applying a systems-based framing of NCDs as climate-sensitive health risks; and emphasizing human-centered, community-led CCA. Vanuatu will continue to be affected by accelerating climate change. A strong foundation for CCA presents clear opportunities for further development. As food and nutrition insecurity and diet-related NCD risk factors are increasingly exacerbated by climate change, alongside other socioeconomic drivers, it is crucial to find new and innovative ways to increase transformational resilience and adaptive capacity that also improve nutrition and health outcomes.

Small Island Developing States, Climate Change, and Food and Nutrition Security

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 3389-3392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Schubert ◽  
Wendy Foley ◽  
Amy Savage ◽  
Grace Muriuki
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Island Developing States ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition

scholarly journals Nutrition from a climate change perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. I. Macdiarmid ◽  
S. Whybrow
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Food System ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Sustainable Diets ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrient Density ◽  
Food And Nutrition

Climate change is threatening future global food and nutrition security. Limiting the increase in global temperature to 1·5 °C set out in The Paris Agreement (2015) while achieving nutrient security means overhauling the current food system to create one that can deliver healthy and sustainable diets. To attain this, it is critical to understand the implications for nutrition of actions to mitigate climate change as well as the impacts of climate change on food production and the nutrient composition of foods. It is widely recognised that livestock production has a much greater environmental burden than crop production, and therefore advice is to reduce meat consumption. This has triggered concern in some sectors about a lack of protein in diets, which hence is driving efforts to find protein replacements. However, in most high- and middle-income countries, protein intakes far exceed dietary requirements and it would even if all meat were removed from diets. Reduction in micronutrients should be given more attention when reducing meat. Simply eating less meat does not guarantee healthier or more sustainable diets. Climate change will also affect the type, amount and nutrient quality of food that can be produced. Studies have shown that increased temperature and elevated CO2 levels can reduce the nutrient density of some staple crops, which is of particular concern in low-income countries. Nutrition from a climate change perspective means considering the potential consequences of any climate action on food and nutrition security. In this paper, we discuss these issues from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Addressing the challenges of climate change and biofuel production for food and nutrition security

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1729-1744 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.C. Tirado ◽  
M.J. Cohen ◽  
N. Aberman ◽  
J. Meerman ◽  
B. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Food And Nutrition Security ◽  
Nutrition Security ◽  
Food And Nutrition
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