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Implications of Climate Change Impacts on Food Security Threats in Africa and the Middle East

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  • Kang, Munsu

    (KOREA INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY (KIEP))

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The food security crisis in the Middle East has been exacerbated by several events, including COVID-19 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but the greater crisis is the decline in agricultural productivity caused by climate change and the rise of protectionist trade policies. This study examined the impact of drought on regional grain prices, specifically drought, which has the greatest impact on the Middle East region of Africa among weather changes. It was predicted by the IPCC (2019) that weather changes would affect agricultural production systems and that these changes would affect international grain markets and government trade policies. This study found that prices in the African Middle East maize and rice market increased as the drought intensified and the period lengthened, as predicted. Sorghum and millet, however, are relatively inelastic to climate change, so it can be assumed that they will receive attention as climate change intensifies. This study proposes areas for cooperation such as agricultural production, supporting the vulnerable, and crop reserve with the Middle East and Africa.

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  • Kang, Munsu, 2023. "Implications of Climate Change Impacts on Food Security Threats in Africa and the Middle East," World Economy Brief 23-11, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:kiepwe:2023_011
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    Climate change; Food security; Africa; Middle East;
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