The Impact of Climate Change on Food Systems, Diet Quality, Nutrition, and Health Outcomes: A Narrative Review

By:
Victor Owino, Chiza Kumwenda, Beatrice Ekesa, Megan E. Parker, Laina Ewoldt, Nanna Roos, Warren T. Lee, Daniel Tome
Date:
2024
Resource type:
Blogs/news/opinion
Link:

This review explores the profound effects of climate change on global food systems and their implications for diet quality, nutrition, and health. It highlights disruptions in soil fertility, crop yields, and nutrient composition due to climate-induced phenomena like droughts and flooding. The paper underscores the need for climate-resilient, sustainable food systems and improved tools to measure the reciprocal interactions between food systems and climate change. The review also addresses the compounding effects of pandemics, such as COVID-19, on food security and health outcomes.
photo credit: canva