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Climate change and food security and nutrition Latin America and the Caribbean (policy guidelines)

Year of publication 2016

Author FAO

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Guideline

ISBN No ISBN

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Latin America and the Caribbean have shown significant progress in matters of food security and nutrition, which led them to meet the goal undertaken in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Well, these progresses are threatened, among other factors, by climate change and the effects it can have over areas as diverse as food production, income generation, the availability of natural resources or the domestic food supply. The work herein presented by the FAO Regional Office for Latin America a nd the Caribbean shows how climate change affects each of the four dimensions of Food Security and Nutrition: the availability, access, utilization and stability of food. This publication is the first in a series that will approach these matters, in order to produce information to further develop synergies among different policy areas relevant to our region. At the same time, it is an additional element in the cooperation FAO has been carrying out to sustain and support the implementation of F ood Security and Nutrition strategies, within the context of climate change, as a key background to consolidate sustainable development in the region.

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