Compound natural and human disasters: Managing drought and COVID-19 to sustain global agriculture and food sectors
By Anshuman Mishra, Ellen M. Bruno, David Zilberman. Science of the Total Environment, 2020
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Individually, both droughts and pandemics cause disruptions to global food supply chains. The 21st century has seen the frequent occurrence of both natural and human disasters, including droughts and pandemics. Together their impacts can be compounded, leading to severe economic stress and malnutrition, particularly in developing countries. Understanding how droughts and pandemics interact, and identifying appropriate policies to address them together and separately, is important for maintaining a robust global food supply. Herein we assess the impacts of each of these disasters in the context of food and agriculture, and then discuss their compounded effect. We discuss the implications for policy, and suggest opportunities for future research.
Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Soil Science
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- A review of the global climate change impacts, adaptation, and sustainable mitigation measures (2022, background): “Global agriculture is the ultimate sector responsible for 30–40% of all greenhouse emissions, which makes it a leading industry predominantly contributing to climate warming and significantly impacted by it (Grieg; Mishra et al. 2021; Ortiz et al. 2021; Thornton and Lipper 2014).”