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Chapter 5: Food SecurityThe current food system (production, transport, processing, packaging, storage, retail, consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the livelihoods of over 1 billion people. Since 1961, food supply per capita has increased more than 30%, accompanied by greater use of nitrogen fertilisers (increase of about 800%) and water resources for irrigation (increase of more than 100%). However, an estimated 821 million people are currently undernourished, 151 million children under five are stunted, 613 million women and girls aged 15 to 49 suffer from iron deficiency, and 2 billion adults are overweight or obese. The food system is under pressure from non-climate stressors (e.g., population and income growth, demand for animal-sourced products), and from climate change. These climate and non-climate stresses are impacting the four pillars of food security (availability, access, utilisation, and stability).
Document ID
20200001724
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Book Chapter
Authors
Mbow, Cheikh
Rosenzweig, Cynthia E.
(NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Barioni, Luis G.
Benton, Tim G.
Herrero, Mario
Krishnapillai, Murukesan
Ruane, Alexander C.
(NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Liwenga, Emma
Pradhan, Prajal
Rivera-Ferre, Marta G.
Sapkota, Tek
Tubiello, Francesco N.
Xu, Yinlong
Mencos Contreras, Erik A.
(Columbia University Palisades, NY, United States)
Periera, Joana Portugal
Blanchard, Julia
Fanzo, Jessica
Frank, Stefan
Kriewald, Steffan
Lanigan, Gary
Lopez, Daniel
Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
Neofotis, Peter
Pant, Laxmi
Rodrigues, Renato
Ruane, Alex C.
Waha, Katharina
Benkeblia, Noureddine
Challinor, Andrew
Khan, Amanullah
Porter, John R.
Contreras, Erik Mencos
Diouf, Abdoul Aziz
Date Acquired
March 17, 2020
Publication Date
March 1, 2020
Publication Information
Publication: Special Report: Special Report on Climate Change and Land
Publisher: IPCC
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN78913
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80NSSC17M0057
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
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