food insecurity (Q994)
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Food insecurity is the lack of access to enough safe and nutritious food. Climate change worsens it by disrupting food production and increasing prices, impacting vulnerable populations.
- acute-food insecurity
- drought-related food insecurity
- flood-related food insecurity
- drought-related acute food insecurity
- flood-related acute food insecurity
- food security
- food insecure
- famine
- food scarcity
- scarcity of food
- food resource scarcity
- food shortages
- food shortage
- shortage of food
- nutrition insecurity
- undernutrition
- malnutrition
- food crisis
- risk of hunger
- food availability
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | food insecurity |
Food insecurity is the lack of access to enough safe and nutritious food. Climate change worsens it by disrupting food production and increasing prices, impacting vulnerable populations. |
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Food insecurity refers to the lack of reliable access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. Climate change exacerbates this issue by directly impacting food production, increasing food prices, and reducing household incomes. In addition, climate change frequently acts to compound drivers of food insecurity, such as poverty and inequity.