Jennings, Stewart, Challinor, Andrew, Smith, Pete et al. (49 more authors) (2024) Stakeholder-driven transformative adaptation is needed for climate-smart nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. Nature Food. pp. 37-47. ISSN 2662-1355
Abstract
Improving nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa under increasing climate risks and population growth requires a strong and contextualized evidence base. Yet, to date, few studies have assessed climate-smart agriculture and nutrition security simultaneously. Here we use an integrated assessment framework (iFEED) to explore stakeholder-driven scenarios of food system transformation towards climate-smart nutrition security in Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. iFEED translates climate–food–emissions modelling into policy-relevant information using model output implication statements. Results show that diversifying agricultural production towards more micronutrient-rich foods is necessary to achieve an adequate population-level nutrient supply by mid-century. Agricultural areas must expand unless unprecedented rapid yield improvements are achieved. While these transformations are challenging to accomplish and often associated with increased greenhouse gas emissions, the alternative for a nutrition-secure future is to rely increasingly on imports, which would outsource emissions and be economically and politically challenging given the large import increases required.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Publisher Copyright: © 2024, The Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 02 Jan 2025 14:30 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2025 00:37 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00901-y |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s43016-023-00901-y |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:221218 |
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