Considering climate and conflict conditions together to improve interventions that prevent child acute malnutrition

Despite early warning signs about threats to food security, humanitarian interventions often lag behind these signs. Climate and conflict conditions are among the most important factors preceding system failures malnutrition crises around world. Research shows how climate can upend functional economic systems, but this research does not address severe health impacts of on infants young children. Translating quantitative findings into requires geographical detail, resulting in location-specific alerts risks insecurity. We describe use readily available, spatially referenced data support targeted for nutrition resiliency. Effective programmes require real-time datasets security drivers models that provide actionable guidance mitigate negative people susceptible Although treatment acute is important, treating existing enough. Instead, action prevent should be taken minimise suffering maximise wellbeing, particularly contexts prone worsening conditions. 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