Climate change and nutrition: Creating a climate for nutrition security

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 533-547

  Tirado, Maria Cristina ^a   Crahay, Philippe ^b   Mahy, Lina ^c   Zanev, Catherine ^d   Neira, Maria ^e   Msangi, Siwa ^f   Brown, Rebecca ^b   Scaramella, Carlo ^d   Coitinho, Denise Costa ^c   Müller, Alexander ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Action Contre la Faim International   (France)

^c United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition   (Switzerland)

^d World Food Programme   (Italy)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agriculture; Climate change; Diets; Food security; Health; Mitigation; Nnutrition; Risk reduction; Sustainable; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

AGENDA 21; DIET; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; INVESTMENT; MALNUTRITION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RISK FACTOR; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD WELFARE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED NATIONS;

AGRICULTURE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; HUNGER; INFANT; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84892747038     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651303400415     Document Type: Article

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