Search Results - Human security

Options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and food systems by Martin, Will, Vos, Rob

“…We find that not only carbon taxes on agricultural production, but also rearranging agricultural subsidies will have only small impacts in terms of improving human and planetary health. Regulatory approaches, including conditionality and payment for environmental services (PES) can be counterproductive if they lower yields and require expansion of agricultural land use. …”
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Accelerated Wheat Breeding and Production in the Face of Climate Change: The Case of Morocco by Tadesse, Wuletaw, Zakaria, EL Gataa, Rachdad, Fatima Ezzahra, Lahrichi, Khaoula, Diria, Ghizlan, Amamou, Ali, Jlibene, Mohammed, Al-Shamaa, Khaled, Kehel, Zakaria

“…Wheat is the most important food crop which originated in the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of human civilization. Currently, it grows an average of 220 million hectares globally with an annual production level of 810 million tons. …”
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Capacity strengthening of Post Graduates in climate smart agricutlure and climate information services by Diallo, Aboubacar, Doumbia, Salif, Dossou-Yovo, Elliott

“…Climate change poses persistent challenges to agricultural productivity, food security, and rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in rice-based systems where millions of smallholder farmers are vulnerable to climate variability. …”
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Climate information services enhance farmers’ resilience to climate change: Impacts on agricultural productivity by Tamru, Seneshaw, Hansen, James, Zebiak, Stephen, Tesfaye, Abonesh, Minten, Bart, Demissie, Teferi, Radeny, Maren A.O., Tesfaye, Kindie, Solomon, Dawit

“…Ethiopia is a climate “hotspot” where the variable and changing climate periodically threatens agricultural production, food security, and human well-being. Using two-rounds of Feed the Future program survey data that cover 3,799 farming households in five major regions in Ethiopia, and employing panel data estimation methods, we analyze the potential impact of weather and climate services (WCS) on agricultural productivity and farmers’ resilience in Ethiopia. …”
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Malnutrition and violent conflict in a heating world: A mediation analysis on the climate–conflict nexus in Nigeria by Belli, Anna, Villa, Victor, Mastrorillo, Marina, Scognamillo, Antonio, Song, Chun, Ignaciuk, Adriana, Pacillo, Grazia

“…From a policy perspective, our findings aim to inform and support identifying policies and interventions aimed at mitigating the threat posed by climate variability to human security through the nutrition channel.…”
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The famines in Gaza and other conflict areas are a moral failure by Osendarp, Saskia, Haddad, Lawrence, Fabrizio, Cecilia, Andridge, Caroline, Black, Robert E., Brown, Molly E., Bryan, Elizabeth, Campbell, Bruce M., D'Alimonte, Mary, Fanzo, Jessica, Headey, Derek D., Heidkamp, Rebecca, McCarter, Abbe, Menon, Purnima, Michaux, Kristina, Nordhagen, Stella, Silva, Lais Miachon, Verstraeten, Roosmarijn, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.

“…Now, in the face of the world's indifference, we are compelled to speak out about the horrifying human-made famine unfolding in Gaza and other conflict areas, including Sudan, South Sudan, and Yemen. …”
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Field visit and workshop report: Defining the problem domain and identifying possible entry point for experiential learning intervention to support lantana management and landscape... by Bell, Andrew R., Sanil, Richu, Acharya, Pradyumna, Rakh, Pradeep, Hettiarachchi, Upeksha, Zhang, Wei

“…As Lantana encroaches further, women must travel longer distances and spend more time gathering forest resources, which increases risk of human or wildlife attacks. Current by-laws in place promote collective action for eradication of Lantana and evidence shows that community-based management of Lantana can lead to positive social and ecological outcomes.…”
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The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants by D’Hont, Angélique, Denoeud, F., Aury, J.M., Baurens, F.C., Guignon, Valentin, Dita, M., Roux, N.

“…Bananas are vital for food security in many tropical and subtropical countries and the most popular fruit in industrialized countries1. …”
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Evidence-based identification of the most important livestock related zoonotic diseases in Kampala, Uganda by Makita, K., Fèvre, Eric M., Waiswa, C., Kaboyo, W., Eisler, M.C., Welburn, S.C.

“…Urban and peri-urban livestock farming in developing countries plays an important role in food security in cities; however it brings with it zoonotic risks. …”
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Peri-urban livestock production and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the constraints and opportunities by Ehui, Simeon K., Shapiro, Barry I., Yapi-Gnoare, C.V.

“…This demand is driven by human population, rural-urban demographic shifts and income growth. …”
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Challenges and opportunities for recycling excreta for peri-urban agriculture in urbanising countries by Cofie, Olufunke O., Rooijen, Daniel J. van, Nikiema, Josiane

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Antimicrobial resistance in South East Asia: Time to ask the right questions by Kakkar, M., Chatterjee, P., Chauhan, A.S., Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F., Beeche, A., Jing, F., Chotinan, S.

“…Consumption of antibiotics in human as well as animal sectors are driven by a complex interplay of determinants, many of which are typical to the local settings. …”
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Hydropolitics in Hirmand/Helmand International River Basin : application of integrated water resources management by Ettehad, Elnaz

“…New concerns such as "national security" arise and conflicts may happen between the riparian countries. …”

Embedding food system education into Swedish public schools – teachers’ perspectives by Weiss, Hanna

“…Modern, human driven food systems are putting pressure on the earth’s resources, exploiting societies and degrading land. …”

Assessing wetland ecosystem services and poverty interlinkages: a general framework and case study by Kumar, R., Horwitz, P., Milton, G.R., Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Buckton, S.T., Davidson, N.C., Pattnaik, A.K., Zavagli, M., Baker, C.

“…The wise use of wetlands is expected to contribute to ecological integrity, as well as to secure livelihoods, especially of communities dependent on their ecosystem services for sustenance. …”
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Nyckelparametrar för en levande landsbygd by Aasen, Hanna-Louise

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Methods for assessing the burden of parasitic zoonoses: Echinococcosis and cysticercosis by Carabin, H., Budke, C.M., Cowan, L.D., Willingham, Arve Lee, Torgerson, Paul R.

“…Cysticercosis and echinococcosis cause illness and productivity losses in human and agricultural animal populations. Recent studies suggest that these diseases have large societal impacts on endemic areas. …”
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Monitoring of spatiotemporal dynamics of rabi rice fallows in South asia using remote sensing by Gumma, Murali K., Thenkabail, Prasad S., Teluguntla, P., Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…Cereals and grain legumes are the most important part of human diet and nutrition. The expansion of grain legumes with improved productivity to cater the growing population’s nutritional security is of prime importance and need of the hour. …”
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Lead in agricultural soils and cultivated pastures irrigated with river water contaminated by mining activity by Orellana, E.P., Custodio, M., Bastos, C., Cuadrado, W.

“…Agricultural soils irrigated with contaminated water from metallurgical mining activities for more than 70 years constitute an environmental problem and a concern for food security and human health. The presence of lead in soil and cultivated pastures is highly dangerous, due to its toxicity, persistence and accumulation in plants and animals (cattle). …”
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Biomass production and management practices in mixed crop-livestock systems in the west African Sahel: Opportunities and constraints by Ouédraogo, I., Ayantunde, Augustine A.

“…The Sahel is characterized by a marked inter-annual climate variability and has experienced a number of food security crises following the severe droughts during the 1970s and 1980s. …”
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