Stakeholder-driven transformative adaptation is needed for climate-smart nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Jennings, S., Challinor, A., Smith, P., Macdiarmid, Jennie I., Pope, E., Chapman, S., Bradshaw, Catherine, Clark, Heather, Vetter, S., Fitton, Nuala, King, R., Mwamakamba, Sithembile, Madzivhandila, Tshilidzi, Mashingaidze, Ian, Chomba, Christian, Nawiko, Masiye, Nyhodo, Bonani, Mazibuko, Ndumiso, Yeki, Precious, Kuwali, Pamela, Kambwiri, Alfred, Kazi, Vivian, Kiama, Agatha, Songole, Abel, Coskeran, H., Quinn, C., Sallu, S., Dougill, Andrew, Whitfield, S., Kunin, Bill, Meebelo, Nalishebo, Jamali, Andrew, Kantande, Dhaquirs, Makundi, Prosper, Mbungu, W., Kayula, Frank, Walker, Sue, Zimba, S., Galani Yamdeu, J., Kapulu, Ndashe, Galdos, Marcelo Valadares, Eze, Samuel, Tripathi, Hemant, Sait, Steven, Kepinski, S., Likoya, Emmanuel, Greathead, H., Smith, H., Mahop, Marcelin Tonye, Harwatt, Helen, Muzammil, Maliha, Horgan, G. and Benton, T. 2024. Stakeholder-driven transformative adaptation is needed for climate-smart nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa. Nature food. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00988-x
Authors | Jennings, S., Challinor, A., Smith, P., Macdiarmid, Jennie I., Pope, E., Chapman, S., Bradshaw, Catherine, Clark, Heather, Vetter, S., Fitton, Nuala, King, R., Mwamakamba, Sithembile, Madzivhandila, Tshilidzi, Mashingaidze, Ian, Chomba, Christian, Nawiko, Masiye, Nyhodo, Bonani, Mazibuko, Ndumiso, Yeki, Precious, Kuwali, Pamela, Kambwiri, Alfred, Kazi, Vivian, Kiama, Agatha, Songole, Abel, Coskeran, H., Quinn, C., Sallu, S., Dougill, Andrew, Whitfield, S., Kunin, Bill, Meebelo, Nalishebo, Jamali, Andrew, Kantande, Dhaquirs, Makundi, Prosper, Mbungu, W., Kayula, Frank, Walker, Sue, Zimba, S., Galani Yamdeu, J., Kapulu, Ndashe, Galdos, Marcelo Valadares, Eze, Samuel, Tripathi, Hemant, Sait, Steven, Kepinski, S., Likoya, Emmanuel, Greathead, H., Smith, H., Mahop, Marcelin Tonye, Harwatt, Helen, Muzammil, Maliha, Horgan, G. and Benton, T. |
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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. [Abstract copyright: © 2024. The Author(s).] |
Keywords | Agriculture; Climate-change impacts; Climate-change mitigation; Climate-change policy; Developing world |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | Nature food |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
ISSN | 2662-1355 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-024-00988-x |
Official URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00901-y |
Publication dates | |
Online | 29 Apr 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 17 Jan 2024 |
Accepted | 15 Nov 2023 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | Publications router. |
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