Global Warming-Malnutrition

• Reduce food waste
• Advocate for climate change
• Eating a more plant based diet can help lower green house gas emissions

References Amondo, E. I., Nshakira-Rukundo, E., & Mirzabaev, A. (2023). The effect of extreme weather events on child nutrition and health. Food Security, 15(3), 571–596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-023-01354-8 FAO Climate | Climate change | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (n.d.). ClimateChange. https://www.fao.org/climate-change/en/ Mahapatra, B., Walia, M., Rao, C. a. R., Raju, B. M. K., & Saggurti, N. (2021). Vulnerability of agriculture to climate change increases the risk of child malnutrition: Evidence from a large-scale observational study in India. PLoS ONE, 16(6), e0253637. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253637 Van der Merwe, E., Clance, M., & Yitbarek, E. (2022). Climate change and child malnutrition: a Nigerian perspective. Food Policy, 113, 102281.

• Higher temperatures can cause soil degradation which makes it harder for crops to grow. As well as an increase in CO2 has shown to lower essential nutritions in crops like zinc and iron. Lastly, extreme weather events like droughts, floods, and heatwaves disrupt agriculture supply chains (FAO Climate, Climate Change, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, n.d.).

• Vulnerability of agricluture correlated with an increase in childrens growth stunting by 32%. (Mahapatra et al., 2021).
• Anemia also increased by 63% in children who live in districtrs with low agrictulure (Mahapatra et al., 2021).
• High temperatures have shown to directly affect malnutrion while precipitation has the opposite effect (Merwe et al., 2022).

How climate can cause malnutrition

Individual Interventions

Statistics

By: Maritza Eguiza and Tarazjanae Cooksey

Climate change can have a negative impact on nutrition. Frequent droughts and heat waves have caused crops to produce less food which has affected the amount available to the public as well as increased prices on healthy food options. (Amondo et al., 2023)

The Impact of Climate Change on Nutrition

• Reduce food waste
• Advocate for climate change
• Eating a more plant based diet can help lower green house gas emissions
• Educate families about affordable, nutrient-dense foods that are accessible locally
• Promote breastfeeding to ensure adequate nutrition even during food shortages (Blackman et al., 2021)
• Advocate for healthier options in the schools

Together, we can combat malnutrition and climate change!

ReferencesAmondo, E. I., Nshakira-Rukundo, E., & Mirzabaev, A. (2023). The effect of extreme weather events on child nutrition and health. Food Security, 15(3), 571–596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-023-01354-8 FAO Climate | Climate change | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (n.d.). Blackman, K. C. A., Smiley, S., Valentine, W., Chaudhari, L., Kwan, P., Cotton-Curtis, W., Saetermoe, C., & Chan, T. (2021). The Earliest Food Deserts: Availability of Infant and Follow-on Formula, and Lactation Support Products among Stores in Black and Non-Hispanic White Zip Codes in Los Angeles County. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 26(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03196-2 ClimateChange. https://www.fao.org/climate-change/en/ Mahapatra, B., Walia, M., Rao, C. a. R., Raju, B. M. K., & Saggurti, N. (2021). Vulnerability of agriculture to climate change increases the risk of child malnutrition: Evidence from a large-scale observational study in India. PLoS ONE, 16(6), e0253637. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253637 Van der Merwe, E., Clance, M., & Yitbarek, E. (2022). Climate change and child malnutrition: a Nigerian perspective. Food Policy, 113, 102281.

• Higher temperatures can cause soil degradation which makes it harder for crops to grow. As well as an increase in CO2 has shown to lower essential nutritions in crops like zinc and iron. Lastly, extreme weather events like droughts, floods, and heatwaves disrupt agriculture supply chains (FAO Climate, Climate Change, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, n.d.).
• Crop loss and reduced biodiversity lead to deficiencies in essential micronutrients like iron, vitamin A, and zinc, which are critical for children (Blackman et al., 2021).

• Vulnerability of agricluture correlated with an increase in childrens growth stunting by 32%. (Mahapatra et al., 2021).
• Anemia also increased by 63% in children who live in districtrs with low agrictulure (Mahapatra et al., 2021).
• High temperatures have shown to directly affect malnutrion while precipitation has the opposite effect (Merwe et al., 2022).

How Climate Changes Cause Malnutrition

Individual Interventions

Statistics

By: Maritza Eguiza and Tarazjanae CookseyNovemeber 30, 2024

Climate change can have a negative impact on nutrition, especially in children. Frequent droughts and heat waves have caused crops to produce less food which has affected the amount available to the public as well as increased prices on healthy food options. This directly affects the to the access to the nutrients children need for healthy growth and development a variety of health consequences (Amondo et al., 2023).

The Impact of Climate Change on Malnutrition in Children

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