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62. COP26: Sustaining the Global Food System
- Author:
- Paul Teng
- Publication Date:
- 11-2021
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
- Abstract:
- COP26 has reinforced much of what is already known about the impact of climate change on food production. But few concrete steps are emerging from COP26 that can improve the livelihoods of producers of the bulk of the world’s food.
- Topic:
- Food, Global Markets, Food Security, and Inequality
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
63. Guide on incentives for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems
- Author:
- Anna Bulman, Kaitlin Y. Cordes, and Ladan Mehranvar
- Publication Date:
- 05-2021
- Content Type:
- Research Paper
- Institution:
- Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
- Abstract:
- Increased investment in agriculture and food systems—from both the private and public sectors—is critical to enhance food security and nutrition, reduce poverty, and adapt to climate change. To generate sustainable benefits, this investment must be responsible. What role should investment incentives play in encouraging such investment? This guide helps to answer that question. Specifically, the guide provides policymakers and government technical staff with guidance on how investment incentives can be used (and how they should not be used) to enhance responsible investment in agriculture and food systems. The guide provides an overview of responsible investment in agriculture and food systems; examines common types of incentives; offers general considerations on how incentives can be used; and discusses how to plan for, design, monitor, and evaluate investment incentives for responsible investment in agriculture and food systems.
- Topic:
- Agriculture, Climate Change, Environment, Food, Food Security, and Sustainability
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
64. Fixing the Business of Food: Aligning Food Company Practices with the SDGs
- Author:
- Columbia Centre on Sustainable Investment
- Publication Date:
- 09-2021
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
- Abstract:
- The world food system is in crisis, which is why UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres convened a UN World Food System Summit at UN Headquarters on September 23, 2021. The crisis is really a complex set of crises,
- Topic:
- Poverty, Food, Food Security, Sustainability, and Dietary Habits
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
65. EU Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan: Needs and Challenges
- Author:
- Aleksandra Kozioł and Elzbieta Kaca
- Publication Date:
- 08-2021
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Polish Institute of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- The Taliban offensive in Afghanistan has deepened the humanitarian crisis in the country. Afghans are struggling now with forced displacement as well as a food and health crisis. The EU will increase its humanitarian aid, but its effectiveness will be limited by dangerous working conditions for NGOs. This requires an agreement with the Taliban to respect humanitarian law.
- Topic:
- Health, Humanitarian Aid, Food, Taliban, NGOs, and Humanitarian Crisis
- Political Geography:
- Afghanistan, Europe, and South Asia
66. Peace Through Food: Ending the Hunger-Instability Nexus
- Author:
- Kelly M. McFarland
- Publication Date:
- 08-2021
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
- Abstract:
- In the twentieth century, humankind made phenomenal steps to increase food production. But today, complex and interrelated issues drive an increase in food insecurity globally, and propel conflict, migration, and human insecurity. Nearly a billion people, at a minimum, are malnourished or suffer the pains of hunger—while the world wastes a third of food produced. This pain, or the fear of it, drives political instability and conflict as people seek reliable access to food. Adverse climate events, poor resource management, disease outbreaks, breakdowns in distribution, and profit-driven research and development, among other factors, have led to structural imbalances and inequities in the food system, which limit consistent access to nutrition for an increasing number of people. In spring 2021, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy convened a series of working group meetings with participants representing academia, think tanks, government, international organizations, NGOs, and the private sector. The group mapped out the current state of global food systems, discussed the relationship between hunger and conflict, and sought ways to establish food security as a means to promote stability and end conflict. Ultimately, an end to food insecurity requires three strands of policymaking: re-envision food security as a basic human right; re-think universal food security as a core component of stability and peace; and reform the global food system and distribution networks to address these shifts. Governments, NGOs, international organizations, and the private sector have already provided a foundation, but it is not yet sufficient to address the issue moving forward.
- Topic:
- Food, Food Security, Conflict, Peace, and Instability
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
67. “I could not sleep while they were hungry”: Investigating the role of social networks in Yemen’s humanitarian crisis
- Author:
- Jeeyon Janet KIm, Alex Humphrey, Maha Elsamahi, Aws Kadasi, and Daniel Maxwell
- Publication Date:
- 04-2021
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
- Abstract:
- ix years of civil war have left Yemenis in the grip of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 16 million food insecure. While external aid is saving lives in Yemen, it is not necessarily the main source by which Yemenis cope during the ongoing crisis. So how are Yemenis coping? Experts on food security in Yemen, research from other contexts, and Yemenis themselves point to an obvious, but often under-recognized source of support: Households are relying on their social connections and support networks for survival. Mercy Corps is undertaking research to help aid actors better understand how social connections are supporting coping and survival in Yemen. This brief report presents initial findings from a study investigating the role of social networks in Yemen’s humanitarian crisis. It includes insights from interviews conducted with nearly 100 respondents in Taiz, Yemen
- Topic:
- Food, Hunger, Humanitarian Crisis, and Social Networks
- Political Geography:
- Yemen and Persian Gulf
68. Women’s knowledge on the seasonality and causes of child malnutrition in Marsabit county, Kenya
- Author:
- John Burns, Andy Catley, and Hussein Mahmoud
- Publication Date:
- 05-2021
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
- Abstract:
- This report presents the results of a participatory analysis of the causes and seasonality of malnutrition in children and mothers in North Horr and Loiyangalani wards in Marsabit county, Kenya. Although North Horr and Loiyangalani areas differ in terms of livelihoods, culture, and ethnicity, similar findings emerged from both locations. Overall, women positioned the problem of malnutrition within a context of changing and gendered livelihoods, marked seasonality of livelihood systems, and physical remoteness with limited infrastructure or public services. These factors combine in ways which place women and children at a very high risk of acute malnutrition.
- Topic:
- Food, Hunger, Humanitarian Crisis, Knowledge Production, and Malnutrition
- Political Geography:
- Kenya and Africa
69. Using participatory epidemiology to investigate the causes and seasonality of acute malnutrition in Marsabit and Isiolo counties, northern Kenya: methods and experiences
- Author:
- John Burns, Andy Catley, and Hussein Mahmoud
- Publication Date:
- 09-2021
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
- Abstract:
- This report describes the methods used and experiences from a community-level analysis of the causes and seasonality malnutrition in selected locations in Marsabit and Isiolo counties in Kenya.
- Topic:
- Food, Humanitarian Crisis, Participation, and Malnutrition
- Political Geography:
- Kenya and Africa
70. Household Food Waste Developments: A Comparison of Progress in the European Union and the United States
- Author:
- Sara Zaat
- Publication Date:
- 01-2021
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Institute of European Studies (IES), UC Berkeley
- Abstract:
- The importance of addressing worldwide food waste in terms of combatingclimate change andalleviating food insecurity should not be overlooked(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[FAO],2011; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[FAO],2013). According to the FAO, around one-third of certainfood in the worldgoes unconsumedevery year, resulting in a loss of resources, including greenhouse gases (GHGs)(FAO, 2011; FAO, 2013). Considering the world will likely haveoverninebillion people by 2050 (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2019; United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2019), wasting good food is an increasingly egregious act; accordingly, theSustainable Development Goals ofthe United Nations include responsibly using food (United Nations, n.d.). One of the United Nations’ specific goals for 2030 is to “halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses” (United Nations, n.d., Goal 12 targets section, para. 3).It is especially important to addresshouseholdfood waste in higher-income countries, where consumers are often a largecontributor (FAO, 2011).Which of suchcountries can lead efforts to addressthis harmful, household-level consumer food waste and support under-resourced communities? This Paper will discusssome ofthefood waste research, interventions, and reduction resolutionsin the United States (US) and in countries in the European Union (EU)to better understandfood waste in these countries.
- Topic:
- Development, Food, European Union, Waste, and Household
- Political Geography:
- Europe, North America, and United States of America