COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Tale of Two Global Problems

Fuentes, Rolando; Galeotti, Marzio; Lanza, Alessandro; Manzano, Baltasar

doi:10.3390/su12208560

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“…However, previous studies have only investigated the final consequences of COVID-19 toward agriculture and food security from an economic approach. Climate change imperils human prosperity [93], and according to a study by Fuentes et al [94], climate change and COVID-19 potentially create a global tremendous economic loss; furthermore, most of their outcomes are observed in vulnerable communities [95]. Hence, the damages caused by COVID-19 have a synergistic influence with the financial loss of ecological constraints.…”

Section: Covid-19 Challenges Toward Sustainable Agriculturementioning

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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security and Agriculture in Iran: A Survey

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The consequences of COVID-19 on the economy and agriculture have raised many concerns about global food security, especially in developing countries. Given that food security is a critical component that is affected by global crises, beside the limited studies carried out on the macro-impacts of COVID-19 on food security in Iran, this paper is an attempt to address the dynamic impacts of COVID-19 on food security along with economic and environmental challenges in Iran. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with the hypothesis that COVID-19 has not affected food security in Iran. To address this fundamental hypothesis, we applied the systematic review method to obtain the evidence. Various evidences, including indices and statistics, were collected from national databases, scientific reports, field observations, and interviews. Preliminary results revealed that COVID-19 exerts its effects on the economy, agriculture, and food security of Iran through six major mechanisms, corresponding to a 30% decrease in the purchasing power parity in 2020 beside a significant increase in food prices compared to 2019. On the other hand, the expanding environmental constraints in Iran reduce the capacity of the agricultural sector to play a crucial role in the economy and ensure food security, and in this regard, COVID-19 forces the national programs and budget to combat rising ecological limitations. Accordingly, our study rejects the hypothesis that COVID-19 has not affected food security in Iran.

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Section: Covid-19 Challenges Toward Sustainable Agriculturementioning

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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security and Agriculture in Iran: A Survey

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“…But at the very least, the unplanned impact of this pandemic on air provides a glimpse of how countries and companies are prepared to deal with this slow moving but destructive air pollution crisis. While the threat of COVID-19 is serious, air pollution has an even more catastrophic impact on our health and life expectancy [25]. Therefore, if we want billions of people around the world to live longer and healthier lives, we must raise air quality to the level of a public health emergency, rely on economic stimulus packages that consider air quality, and take individual and collective action to protect it.…”

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COVID-19 Cannot Sustainably Improve Air Quality: Evidence from Reopening an Economy

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2021

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One "silver lining" of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the reduction in air pollution that followed lockdowns.Unfortunately, this unintended air pollution decline will likely be short-lived. As regions begin to recover their economies, travel and industrial activity will increase the ambient pollutants quickly offsetting the improvement in air quality. Therefore, it is urgent to clarify the causal impact of reopening an economy on air quality during COVID-19. Based on city-level daily air quality data in China, this paper is the first to empirically analyze the causal effect of reopening the economy in the provincial capital Lanzhou on concentrations of four air pollutants using the synthetic control method. The results show that the reopening caused a significant increase in the concentration of NO 2 by as much as 30 µg/m 3 (an increase of 75% from the lockdown level) and a significant increase in O 3 concentrations by 60µg/m 3 (a 60% increase) which peaked on the 6th day after the restart. The reopening also led to significant fluctuations in SO 2 and CO concentrations. This study contains useful conclusions by providing timely and reliable causal evidence on the lasting impact of COVID-19 on air quality.

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“…Sustainability considerations: Climate change could serve as a catalyst for the spread of the pandemic [117][118][119]. Therefore, the implementation of a green transportation system is critical in order to reduce the virus's spread.…”

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Vehicle Routing Optimization for Pandemic Containment: A Systematic Review on Applications and Solution Approaches

2022

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The global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has accounted for many deaths. The effective containment of the current COVID-19 epidemic calls for a fast and sustainable delivery strategy to minimize the impact of this crisis. As such, this study aimed to conduct a comprehensive review of research on the vehicle routing problem (VRP) from a sustainable viewpoint during the pandemic and explore viable delivery solutions that may aid in the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a systematic review of the selected articles, four broad themes of pandemic containment measures from the delivery aspect were identified: efficient pharmaceutical delivery strategy, contactless distribution, sustainable waste transportation strategy, and isolated and quarantine vehicle scheduling. Following that, the methodology utilized to execute the containment measures were analyzed, research gaps were hightlighted, and possibilities for future studies were suggested. In summary, the goal of this research is to provide an overview of the literature on the application of VRPs in pandemic control and to assist academics and practitioners in learning more about the performance metrics, models, and solution techniques utilized in pandemic control delivery operations.

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COVID-19 and Climate Change: A Tale of Two Global Problems

Cited by 45 publications

References 26 publications

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security and Agriculture in Iran: A Survey

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Security and Agriculture in Iran: A Survey

COVID-19 Cannot Sustainably Improve Air Quality: Evidence from Reopening an Economy

Vehicle Routing Optimization for Pandemic Containment: A Systematic Review on Applications and Solution Approaches

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