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Food security and nutrition in refugee camps in the European Union: Development of a framework of analysis linking causes and effects

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  • Liliane Abdalla

    (University of Lisbon)

  • Luis F. Goulao

    (University of Lisbon
    University of Lisbon)

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The literature on food security and nutrition -FSN among refugees found high rates of food insecurity- FI among refugees in both, low- and middle-income - LMIC countries and high-income countries- HIC. Despite high rates of FI among refugees in HIC, little is known about FSN status of refugees and asylum-seekers living in refugee camps in the European Union- EU. This paper addresses this knowledge gap by reviewing issues related to the Food Security and Nutrition-FSN of refugees in the EU and worldwide and provides three main contributions to the existing knowledge. Firstly, it identifies the main drivers of FSN in a refugee context and offer a causal framework describing the main causes and effects of FNI in refugee camps. The immediate causes of FNI are poor Shelter and Settlement, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and Healthcare. Moreover, secondary causes of FNI are the lack of adaptation to a new environment; Lack of culturally adapted food; Inadequate FSN interventions; Poor livelihood strategies. Secondly, it demonstrates that FNI exists in European refugee camps underscoring that EU member states have been unable to deliver sustainable solutions towards the realization of FSN in the E.U. Finally, the paper calls for a multisectoral and non-discriminatory European common policy targeting refugees’ FSN.

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  • Liliane Abdalla & Luis F. Goulao, 2024. "Food security and nutrition in refugee camps in the European Union: Development of a framework of analysis linking causes and effects," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 16(3), pages 735-755, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ssefpa:v:16:y:2024:i:3:d:10.1007_s12571-024-01440-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s12571-024-01440-5
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