Climate Change and Nutrition in Africa

Tirado, María Cristina; Hunnes, Dana Ellis; Cohen, Marc J.; Lartey, Anna

doi:10.1080/19320248.2014.908447

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“…The focus of research is increasingly shifted towards the relationship between nutrition and food production, especially the problems caused by climate change, increasing population and urbanization. As an example, many studies on Africa have been published [51,52], which have pointed out that there is a need for intervention at a social level to modify nutrition habits and to avoid malnutrition. Areas that are different in terms of public health so far are likely to become even more diversified, as low-income countries in particular find it more difficult to adapt to the consequences of climate change, food shortages and water shortage, as well as to the associated socio-demographic changes and the resulting dietary modifications [53].…”

Section: Reasons Of Changing Eating Habitsmentioning

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The Challenge of Feeding the World

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The aim of the present research is to provide a comprehensive review about the current challenges related to food security and hidden hunger. Issues are presented according to major factors, such as growing population, changing dietary habits, water efficiency, climate change and volatile food prices. These factors were compiled from reports of major international organizations and from relevant scientific articles on the subject. Collecting the results and presenting them in an accessible manner may provide new insight for interested parties. Accessibility of data is extremely important, since food security and its drivers form a closely interconnected but extremely complex network, which requires coordinated problem solving to resolve issues. According to the results, the demand for growing agricultural products has been partly met by increasing cultivated land in recent decades. At the same time, there is serious competition for existing agricultural areas, which further limits the extension of agricultural land in addition to the natural constraints of land availability. Agricultural production needs to expand faster than population growth without further damage to the environment. The driving force behind development is sustainable intensive farming, which means the more effective utilization of agricultural land and water resources. Current global trends in food consumption are unsustainable, analyzed in terms of either public health, environmental impacts or socio-economic costs. The growing population should strive for sustainable food consumption, as social, environmental and health impacts are very important in this respect as well. To this end, the benefits of consuming foods that are less harmful to the environment during production are also to be emphasized in the scope of consumption policy and education related to nutrition as opposed to other food types, the production of which causes a major demand for raw materials.

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“…Drought occurrence is intensifying both in frequency and severity in southern Africa, inflicting serious economic and social losses and worsening the vulnerabilities of the region (Tirado et al, 2015;Urama and Ozor, 2010). The complex and slow onset of drought, as well as its diverse origins and occurrence at different temporal and spatial scales, and widespread nature complicate its forecasting, monitoring and management (Hao et al, 2014).…”

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Preparedness or repeated short-term relief aid? Building drought resilience through early warning in southern Africa

Nhamo

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2019

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Southern Africa is highly vulnerable to drought because of its dependence on climate-sensitive sectors of agriculture, hydroenergy and fisheries. Recurring droughts continue to impact rural livelihoods and degrade the environment. Drought severity in southern Africa is exacerbated by poor levels of preparedness and low adaptive capacity. Whilst weather extremes and hazards are inevitable, the preparedness to manage such hazards determines their impact and whether they become disasters. Southern Africa is often caught unprepared by drought as existing early warning systems lack the drought forecastingcomponent, which often results in reactionary interventions as opposed to well-planned and proactive response mechanisms. This study assesses the spatio-temporal changes of rainfall and aridity in southern Africa through an analysis of long-term precipitation and evaporation trends from 1960 to 2007. Stakeholder consultation was conducted in Madagascar, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe during the peak of the 2015/16 drought, focusing on overall drought impacts, current water resource availability, existing early warning systems, adaptation mechanisms and institutional capacity to mitigate and managedroughts as part of overall disaster risk reduction strategies. Average rainfall has decreased by 26% in the region between 1960 and 2007, and aridity has increased by 11% between 1980 and 2007. The absence of drought forecasting and lack of institutional capacity to mitigate drought impede regional drought risk reduction initiatives. Existing multi-hazard early warning systems in the region focus on flooding and drought monitoring and assessment. Drought forecasting is often not given due consideration, yet it is a key component of early warning and resilience building. We propose a regional drought early warning framework, emphasising the importance of both monitoring and forecasting as being integral to a drought early warning system and building resilience to drought.

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“…In addition, Tirado et al (2015),contributed that climate change and environmental degradation are major factors that exacerbates the existing undernutrition and health problems in Africa and will further undermine current effort to reduce poverty, undernutrition and ill health particularly in Subsaharan countries. Precisely, in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), 23% of the continent's population are chronically hungry and undernourished FAO FAO/ IFAD and WFP (2015).…”

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Farming Households’ Environment, Nutrition and Health Interplay in Southwest, Nigeria

Omotayo¹

2016

IJSRK

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The pervasive implication of environmental and socioeconomic challenge(s) poses serious threat to nutritionalhealth and agricultural sustainability in Nigeria. This study adopts the UNICEF's conceptual framework of undernutrition to investigate factors influencing farming households' nutrition and the determinants of health status in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. The results presented here relied on data collected on households' environmental, socioeconomic , nutrition and health profile through multistage random sampling of 450 households selected from the Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria using well-structured questionnaires, out of which 420 with complete information was carefully selected and used. Descriptive statistics {percentage, frequency, mean}, anthropometric measure {Households' Dietary Diversity Scores {HDDS}} and inferential statistics {Poisson Regression and Logistic regression model} were used for the data analysis. The result shows that the farmers were ageing, given an average highest age of farmers in Oyo state (54.60 ±11.30 years) with highest average years of farming experience (19.57± 13.04) in Osun state while the average years of schooling were highest in Ogun state (10.28 ± 5.18 years).No waste removal (27.86%), littering (21.90%) and land degradation (21.67%) were the most identified environmental problems by the farmers. Furthermore, Poisson regression model was fitted to determine factors influencing farming households' nutrition status and it produced a good fit while Logistic model indicates the determinants of health. It was concluded that socio economic and environmental factors contributes to households' nutrition and health status in the study area. Promotion of informal nutrition and environmental-health education among farmers for sustainable agricultural system was recommended among others.

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Climate Change and Nutrition in Africa

Cited by 41 publications

References 12 publications

The Challenge of Feeding the World

The Challenge of Feeding the World

Preparedness or repeated short-term relief aid? Building drought resilience through early warning in southern Africa

Farming Households’ Environment, Nutrition and Health Interplay in Southwest, Nigeria

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