Impacts of land use, population, and climate change on global food security
Stockholm Environment Institute · University of Aberdeen · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract In recent years, global hunger has begun to rise, returning to levels from a decade ago. Climate change is a key driver behind these recent rises and is one of the leading causes of severe food crises. When coupled with population growth and land use change, future climate variability is predicted to have profound impacts on global food security. We examine future global impacts of climate variability, population, and land use change on food security to 2050, using the modeling framework FEEDME (Food Estimation and Export for Diet and Malnutrition Evaluation). The model uses national food balance sheets (FBS) to determine mean per capita calories, hence incorporating an assumption that minimum dietary…
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3Topics & keywords
- Food security
- Climate change
- Population growth
- Population
- Per capita
- Natural resource economics
- Geography
- Projections of population growth
- Zero hunger