Effects of climate change on sustainable food and nutrition security
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Climate change and nutrition: creating a climate for nutrition security.
BACKGROUND Climate change further exacerbates the enormous existing burden of undernutrition. It affects food and nutrition security and undermines current efforts to reduce hunger and promote nutrition. Undernutrition in turn undermines climate resilience and the coping strategies of vulnerable populations. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this paper are to identify and undertake a cross-sectora...
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