Connecting resilience, food security and climate change: lessons from flooding in Queensland, Australia

MacMahon, Amy; Smith, Kiah; Lawrence, Geoffrey

doi:10.1007/s13412-015-0278-0

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“…Furthermore, SFSCs have challenged the failures of conventional food supply chains with practices that deliver sustainability outcomes, including reduced economic uncertainties, regular cash flow, food security, food sovereignty and agroecological farming [8]. Even though the sustainability of SFSCs has been extensively documented [15,16,26], the resilience of SFSCs remains largely unexplored, with just a handful of studies investigating the role that SFSCs can play in fostering more resilient food systems in times of crises [27][28][29]. Nevertheless, some evidence suggests that local and meso-scale shocks can severely affect local and regional supply chains' efficiency [30].…”

Section: Short Food Supply Chains: Definitions and The Need For Resiliencementioning

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Resilience and Digitalization in Short Food Supply Chains: A Case Study Approach

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The interest in short food supply chains (SFSCs) has grown significantly in the last decade, notably in respect of their potential role to achieve more sustainable food chains. However, a major barrier to achieving sustainable supply chains is the uncertainty associated with supply chain activities. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the different resilience capabilities that SFSCs possess and the potential role of digital technologies as enablers of SFSCs’ resilience. Using a case study research approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted in two SFSCs in Mexico. Collected data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings suggest that SFSCs possess the supply chain resilience (SC resilience) capabilities investigated here, namely flexibility, redundancy, collaboration, visibility and agility. A key finding is the importance of low-cost digital technologies (including freeware and social media) that can support flexibility, collaboration, visibility and agility. These findings raise important implications for SFSCs actors exploring opportunities to improve their collective resilience. This study expands the current literature by proposing a conceptual framework that summarizes a wide variety of strategies that support SC resilience capabilities in the context of SFSCs.

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“…The members of the Brisbane food hub have experienced an extreme weather event and identified their initiative as having performed a central role in the recovery of their urban food system. The State of Queensland had a large proportion of its land area flooded in January 2011 caused by a series of extreme rainfall events [51,52]. The severity of the floods caused loss of farmlands, several road closures, damage to infrastructure and resources, the flooding of homes and businesses, and deaths [52].…”

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Local Action with a Global Vision: The Transformative Potential of Food Social Enterprises in Australia

2019

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There is an urgent need to make food systems more sustainable and resilient. Such a transformation goes beyond technological innovation and requires economic and social change. Research interest in the transformative potential of community level action has increased. Food social enterprises often operate at the community level and consist of not-for-profit organisations that aim to make a positive contribution to social justice and environmental sustainability. The question addressed in this paper is whether these social enterprises are limited to isolated improvements or have the capacity to transform food systems more widely. This paper uses a multi-dimensional framework (involving the social setting, operational models, governance, and institutional context) to analyse the transformative potential of eight food social enterprises in the Australian cities of Brisbane and Melbourne. The analysis indicates that these enterprises create social networks, pursue agendas aligned with a global vision of transformation, and include a diversity of stakeholders. Their operational models are consistent with the goals of environmental sustainability and social justice. Their governance involves equality, transparency, and flexibility. In the institutional context, support from public policy is limited and there is a need to improve their engagement with governmental actors. While food social enterprises are well placed in the quest to make food systems more consistent with ecological dynamics and social justice, they need to engage in greater advocacy for institutional change in order to maximise their transformative potential.

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“…According to Hughes, Steffen, Rice, Pearce, 34 Australia is vulnerable to disruptions in food supply due to extreme weather events, with Australia holding less than 30 days of supply of nonperishable food and less than 5 days’ supply of perishable food. This was evident in 2011 in Queensland, when flooding isolated towns leading to a disruption of food supply, resulting in increases in food prices, a deterioration in food quality and reduced access to food 39 . As climate‐related weather extremes are predicted to rise into the future, additional planning and preparation to mitigate potential threats to food security is imperative.…”

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How are Victorian Local Governments' responding to climate change and food insecurity?

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McKay

Haines

2020

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue addressed Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to public health and well‐being. Steps taken by governments now will have a significant effect on public health outcomes, including the food system and food security. Method This study reviewed municipal public health and well‐being plans from 79 local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, Australia. Documents were included if they explicitly mentioned climate change and food insecurity. Of the 79 LGAs, 13 met the selection criteria and a content and framing analysis was conducted to identify the level of recognition of climate change on food security and proposed mitigation actions and strategies. Results Of the 13 LGAs, the documents of six were identified as having a high level of responsiveness to climate change and food insecurity, five were assessed as medium and two low. Framing analysis identified council acknowledgment of how climate change effects food access through availability and price, and growing food locally and sustainably is seen as a common action to improve food security. Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that planning for climate change and food insecurity is not a high priority for Victorian LGAs. Given the current political climate in Australia, where many in federal government continue to deny the existence of climate change or are reluctant to implement mitigation strategies, it is now and will be increasingly important into the future that local governments plan for the impact of climate change on food insecurity. So what? Climate change will impact how people access food and what foods are available to them. Unless all levels of government start to address and plan for climate change, the impact on communities will continue to intensify and grow more costly and damaging.

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Connecting resilience, food security and climate change: lessons from flooding in Queensland, Australia

Cited by 29 publications

References 21 publications

Resilience and Digitalization in Short Food Supply Chains: A Case Study Approach

Resilience and Digitalization in Short Food Supply Chains: A Case Study Approach

Local Action with a Global Vision: The Transformative Potential of Food Social Enterprises in Australia

How are Victorian Local Governments' responding to climate change and food insecurity?

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