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Are shocks really increasing? A selective review of the global frequency, severity, scope, and impact of five types of shocks

Recent policy statements refer to increasingly frequent and intense shocks as one of the main reasons for focusing attention and investments on building resilience for food and nutrition security. This paper investigates whether shocks have actually increased in frequency, severity, scope, and impac...

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Main Authors: Zseleczky, Laura, Yosef, Sivan
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
Subjects:
nutrition security
shock
natural disasters
diseases
volatility
food safety
epidemics
food security
conflicts
risk
resilience
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151057
Summary:Recent policy statements refer to increasingly frequent and intense shocks as one of the main reasons for focusing attention and investments on building resilience for food and nutrition security. This paper investigates whether shocks have actually increased in frequency, severity, scope, and impact by looking at historical 25‐year trends for five different types of shocks: conflicts, natural disasters, climate change, food price volatility, and health crises related to food safety and agriculture.

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