Addressing the triple burden of malnutrition in the time of COVID-19 and climate change in Small Island Developing States: what role for improved local food production?

Gordon M. Hickey () and Nigel Unwin ()
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Gordon M. Hickey: McGill University
Nigel Unwin: University of Cambridge

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2020, vol. 12, issue 4, No 19, 835 pages

Abstract: Abstract The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on food and nutrition insecurity are likely to be significant for Small Island Developing States due to their high dependence on foreign tourism, reliance on imported foods and underdeveloped local food production systems. SIDS are already experiencing high rates of nutrition-related death and disability, including double and triple burdens of malnutrition due to unhealthy diets. We consider the potential role for improved local food production to offset the severity of food system shocks in SIDS and identify the need for localized approaches to embrace systems thinking in order to facilitate communication, coordination and build resilience.

Keywords: Food systems; Decentralization; Food sovereignty; Collective action; Complexity; Transitions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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