Transformations of Global Food Systems for Climate Change Resilience: Addressing Food Security, Nutrition, and Health

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Transformations of Global Food Systems for Climate Change Resilience: Addressing Food Security, Nutrition, and Health provides poignant case studies of climate change resilience frameworks for nutrition-focused transformations of agriculture and food systems, food security, food sovereignty, and population health of underserved and marginalized communities from across the globe. Each chapter is drawn from diverse cultural contexts and geographic areas, addressing local challenges of ongoing food and health system transformations and illustrating forms of resistance, resilience, and adaptations of food systems to climate change. Fourteen chapters present global case studies, which directly address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Food and Agriculture Organization’s global call to action for transforming agriculture, addressing food security and nutrition, and the health of populations impacted by climate change and public health issues.They also integrate reflections, insights, and experiences resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic. This edited volume includes research on (1) enhancing food sovereignty and food security for underserved populations with a particular focus on indigenous peoples; (2) improving locally contextualized definitions and measurements of climate change resilience, food security, hunger, nutrition, and health; (3) informing public health programs and policies for population health and nutrition; and (4) facilitating public and policy discourse on sustainable futures for community health and nutrition in the face of climate change and natural disasters, including ongoing and future pandemics or emergencies. Within this book, readers discover an array of approaches by the authors that exemplify the mutually engaged and reciprocal partnerships that are community-driven and support the positive transformation of the people with whom they work. By doing so, this book informs and drives a global sustainable future of scholarship and policy that is tied to the intersectionality and synergisms of climate change resilience, food security, food sovereignty, nutrition, and community health. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments Editors Contributors Chapter 1 Addressing Food Security, Nutrition, and Health of Local Communities for Climate Change Resilience Introduction to the Volume Overview of Chapters Sub-Saharan Africa Native North America Latin America and the Caribbean North Africa and the Middle East North America Asia–Pacific Summary Chapter 2 Climate Change Resilient Livelihoods and Adaptive Strategies Among the Ju/'hoansi San of Nyae Nyae, Namibia Introduction The Natural Environment in Nyae Nyae The Social Environment of the Nyae Nyae Region Challenges Facing the Ju/'hoansi Nutrition, Health, Well-Being, and Indigenous Livelihoods Conclusions Recommendations Acknowledgments References Chapter 3 Tribal Sovereignty and the Transformation of Food: Strategies and Practices in Upper Midwest Indigenous Communities Indigenous People, Sustainability, and Climate Change: Against "Vulnerability" Indigenous People and Food: Food (In) Security vs. Food Sovereignty? A Note on Methodology Ojibwe Food Practices: Histories of Transformation and Innovation Great Lakes Indigenous Staple Food: Manoomin Food Stamps and "Commods" Regenerating Farming Practices for Food Sovereignty The Message of Indigenous Food-Related Sovereignty: The Opposite of Poverty is Self-Determination Recommendations Acknowledgments Notes References Chapter 4 "How Decolonized are We?" The Colonial Legacy of Commodity Foods and Food Insecurity Expressed by the Voices of Southwestern Native American Chefs Introduction Methods Commodity Foods and the Continuing Colonization of Native Americans Food Systems and Health Disparities in SW Native Americans Reclaiming Health and Well-Being Reclaiming Food Sovereignty in a Changing Climate Impacts of COVID-19 on Native American Food Security The Future of Traditional Food Systems Recommendations References Chapter 5 Food Insecurity and Resilience in a Rapidly Warming Arctic Introduction Background Demography Food Insecurity Subsistence Harvests Poverty Employment Income Climate Change Threats to Marine and Terrestrial Mammal Harvests Status of the Arctic Sea Ice Impacts of Sea Ice Reduction Arctic Indigenous Communities and Climate Change Traditional Resilience Strategies Resilience – Sharing Through Extensive Social Networks Methods Food Security Questions Preliminary Results and Comparison to U.S. National Parameters Other Processes and Variables that May Contribute to Food Insecurity Subsistence Foods Detailed Community Analysis Community One: "Not Enough to Eat" – Very Low Food Security Climate Change Impacts on Caribou Herds Unable to Obtain Healthy Foods – Low Food Security Community Three: "Unable to Obtain Healthy Foods" – Low Food Security Not Enough to Eat – Very Low Food Security Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 2019 Report United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG 1.2 Reduce Poverty by at Least 50% by 2030 SDG 2.1 – Universal Access to Safe and Nutritious Food by 2030 SDG 2A – Invest in Rural Infrastructure Recommendations SDG 3.8 Achieve Universal Health Coverage SDG 13B Promote Mechanisms to Raise Capacity for Planning and Management Conclusions/Summary Summary: Community One Summary: Community Three COVID-19 Impact on Northern Alaskan Inupiaq Communities Historic Epidemics and Alaska Natives Contemporary COVID-19 Impacts 19-Feb-21 References Chapter 6 Food Sovereignty for Food Security, Nutrition, and Climate Resilience: How Food Security Has Failed Haiti, and Why Peasants Want Food Sovereignty Introduction Methodology Food Sovereignty and Food Security More of the Same: Food Security and Climate Resilience Planning in the Wake of the Earthquake Glimmers of Hope: Food Sovereignty(?) in the Wake of the Earthquake Conclusions Recommendations Notes References Chapter 7 Constraints on Family Poultry Systems in Guatemala Introduction Poultry Systems in Low- to Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) Background Livelihood Support and Poultry Systems' Sociocultural and Socioeconomic Importance in Guatemala Stressors and Constraints on Family Poultry Systems Discussion Limitations of Research Conclusions and Recommendations References Chapter 8 Community-Led Change: Building Food Security, Gender Equity, and Climate Change Resilience in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala Introduction Methods Climate Change and Food Security in the Dry Corridor Rural Economy, Gender Roles, and Food Security in the Dry Corridor Challenging Gender Norms to Address Food Security Case Study: Women Organize for Change in Pitahaya, Chiquimula Region of the Dry Corridor Background Project Expansion Project Goals Quantitative Project Results Qualitative Project Results Conclusions Recommendations References Chapter 9 Food Security and the Viability of Yucatec Maya Sustainable Traditional Subsistence Strategies Introduction Methods Results Discussion Conclusion and Recommendations Acknowledgments References Chapter 10 Agrochemicals, Health, and Environment on the Coast of Oaxaca: The Role of Agriculture in Climate Change Introduction Methodology Results Food Risk and Environmental Risk The Process of Agrarian Modernization: The Use of Pesticides in Mexico Social Representation of the Risk of Agrochemicals Scientific Evidence Alternatives to the Industrial Agricultural Model Discussion Conclusions Recommendations Acknowledgments Notes References Chapter 11 Decolonizing Puerto Rico's Foodscape Introduction SDG 2 (End Hunger) Political Roots of Hunger and Food Insecurity SDG 3 (Ensure Healthy Lives …) SDG 8 (Promote Sustained, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economic Growth) SDG 13 (End Climate Change) SDG 16 (Promote Peace and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development) Conclusions References Chapter 12 Rooftop Farming: A Sustainable Food Production Initiative in Cairo, Egypt Introduction Rooftop Gardening as an Innovative Form of Urban Food Production Methodology The "Urban Commercial Farm" Model – Turning Rooftops Into Profitable Production Sites Community-Based, Noncommercial Urban Farming Discussion and Conclusions Recommendations References Chapter 13 The Bee City Movement in Canada Introduction Crisis in the Anthropocene The Bee City Movement Methods Why the Concern for Bees? Climate Change, Pollinators, and Food Important Ecological Landscapes Stakeholder Perceptions of Benefits Leadership and Education Beyond Local – Creating Networks Implications Note References Chapter 14 Walking the Middle Path of Food Sovereignty, Food Security, Nutrition, and Health in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Introduction Background and Context Methods Farming in the Highlands UN Sustainable Development Goals to Reduce Poverty and Hunger and Improve Health Climate Change Resilience in Indigenous Populations COVID-19 Impact on Thailand's Food System, Nutrition, and Health The Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Communities Sovereignty, Food and Nutrition, and Community Health Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for Sustainable Development Farmer Expressions of Local Climate Change Resilience UN Sustainable Development Goals to Reduce Inequality, Address Climate Change, and Promote and Protect Terrestrial Ecosystems Conclusions Recommendations Acknowledgments References Index