Impacts of land use, population and climate change on global food security

This research paper utilizes the FEEDME (Food Estimation and Export for Diet and Malnutrition Evaluation) modelling framework to analyze the projected impacts of climate variability, population growth, and land use change on global food security up to the year 2050.

• The study identifies population growth as the primary driver of changes in undernourishment prevalence, exerting a larger influence on future food insecurity than climate change scenarios, despite the latter affecting crop yields.
• There is a direct correlation between population growth rates and food security outcomes: countries with projected rapid population growth are expected to experience the most severe impacts, whereas those with decreasing population growth show higher food security.
• To prevent severe future food insecurity, the paper suggests implementing strategies to mitigate population growth effects, such as improving maternal health care, increasing national equality of food access, closing the yield gap, and modifying trade patterns.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). Impacts of land use, population and climate change on global food security. https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-of-land-use-population-and-climate-change-on-global-food-security/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Impacts of land use, population and climate change on global food security. 2020. https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-of-land-use-population-and-climate-change-on-global-food-security/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020impacts, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Impacts of land use, population and climate change on global food security}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-of-land-use-population-and-climate-change-on-global-food-security/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }