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Climate action and nutrition pathways to impact

In brief

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Climate change and malnutrition are two of the greatest challenges facing humanity today, both interconnected through agrifood, water, social protection, and health systems. Responding to both climate change and malnutrition with integrated actions provides one solution to two of our biggest barriers to sustainable development. This brief provides key messages and an overview of the many options for integrated actions addressing jointly climate change and malnutrition accross all systems.

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