food insecurity Archives – WEF Nexus https://wefnexus.org/tag/food-insecurity/ Water-Energy-Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:07:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 https://wefnexus.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-favicon-32x32.png food insecurity Archives – WEF Nexus https://wefnexus.org/tag/food-insecurity/ 32 32 Call for Paper: Enhancing water, energy, and food security in an era of increasing demand, degradation, depletion, and climate change https://wefnexus.org/2022/08/call-for-paper-enhancing-water-energy-and-food-security-in-an-era-of-increasing-demand-degradation-depletion-and-climate-change/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:24:06 +0000 https://wefnexus.org/?p=4368 This collection calls for submissions of systematic reviews, policy briefs, case studies, and research papers that address the challenges related to the insecurity of water, food, and energy resources. We welcome submissions from multiple perspectives and disciplines that showcase research findings on resource management and governance strategies towards sustainability in food, water, and energy systems, […]

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]]> This collection calls for submissions of systematic reviews, policy briefs, case studies, and research papers that address the challenges related to the insecurity of water, food, and energy resources. We welcome submissions from multiple perspectives and disciplines that showcase research findings on resource management and governance strategies towards sustainability in food, water, and energy systems, with feedback and interconnections drawing on diverse methodologies ranging from dynamic system modeling, life cycle assessments, supply chain analysis, statistical modeling, and scenario analysis to qualitative approaches. Submission deadline: 13th December 2022.

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]]> Despite being rich in farmland Africa is still hungry https://wefnexus.org/2022/08/despite-being-rich-in-farmland-africa-is-still-hungry/ Mon, 01 Aug 2022 20:26:18 +0000 https://wefnexus.org/?p=4352 Read the full news here Climate change-induced extreme weather events pose great challenges for farmers in Africa. Abject poverty, lack of access to fertilizers and certified seeds, and overdependence on rain have jointly created food insecurity for African smallholders, many of whom are women. These coupled with Increased incidents of annual drought and erratic rainfall […]

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Climate change-induced extreme weather events pose great challenges for farmers in Africa. Abject poverty, lack of access to fertilizers and certified seeds, and overdependence on rain have jointly created food insecurity for African smallholders, many of whom are women. These coupled with Increased incidents of annual drought and erratic rainfall have intensified the struggle. Given that almost one-quarter of the global agricultural land is in Africa, the miseries of African farmers appear unfortunate.

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