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Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Food and Nutrition Security in India

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  • Goli, Srinivas
  • Chakraborty, Kaustav
  • Dash, Antaryami
  • Bheemeshwar, Reddy A
  • Desilets, Marie Claude
  • Pandey, Richa Singh
  • Chamois, Sylvie
  • Singh, Usha

Abstract

Climate change is emerging as a major threat to food and nutrition security, particularly for women and children. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, droughts, floods, and extreme weather events disrupt agricultural production, reduce food availability, increase food prices, and compromise diet quality. Climate-related diseases, water insecurity, and damage to health and sanitation services further worsen nutritional outcomes. Women and children are especially vulnerable because of biological, social, and economic disadvantages. The report emphasizes that climate change affects nutrition through food systems, health services, water and sanitation, and caregiving practices. It calls for climate-resilient food systems, strengthened nutrition services, social protection, and integrated policies linking climate adaptation with nutrition and child well-being.

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  • Goli, Srinivas & Chakraborty, Kaustav & Dash, Antaryami & Bheemeshwar, Reddy A & Desilets, Marie Claude & Pandey, Richa Singh & Chamois, Sylvie & Singh, Usha, 2025. "Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Food and Nutrition Security in India," EconStor Research Reports 341678, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
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    JEL classification:

    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
    • F63 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Economic Development
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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