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Resilience Nexus With Climate Change, Food Security, Mental Health, and Social Stability in a Changing World

Resilience Nexus With Climate Change, Food Security, Mental Health, and Social Stability in a Changing World

Revathi Pasupuleti (PVKK Institute of Technology, India) and Eswara Reddy Orekanti (Mohan Babu University, India)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-2177-5.ch005
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Abstract

This chapter explores the intricate links between climate change, food security, mental health, and social stability. Key findings reveal that climate change disrupts food security by affecting availability, access, utilization, and stability, impacting regions and populations differently. Mental health is directly and indirectly influenced, leading to trauma, stress, and emotional consequences. Climate change contributes to social instability, and health risks, including conflict and migration due to resource scarcity. Vulnerable populations face unique challenges, necessitating tailored approaches. Improving research is crucial to understand better the complex relationships between climate change and mental health. A holistic approach integrating policy, public health, and global cooperation is essential to address the mental health and social stability implications of climate change for resilience. While mitigation remains vital, proactive adaptation strategies, inclusive of vulnerable populations, are key to reducing adverse impacts on well-being.
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Food Security

The concept of food security is a lens through which we examine the intricate relationship between humans and their food sources. This concept came into focus more than half a century ago during a period of global food crises, and it has since evolved as our understanding of the complex factors affecting how people access and consume food has deepened (Shaw, 2007).

A pivotal moment in the development of the food security concept occurred at the 1996 World Food Summit, where a comprehensive definition was put forward to bring unity to various interpretations (Gladwin et al., 2001): “Food security exists when all individuals, at all times, have both the physical and economic means to obtain an adequate supply of safe and nutritious food that caters to their dietary requirements and personal food preferences, supporting an active and healthy life.”

Food security has been deconstructed into distinct pillars, each representing a facet of the intricate relationship between humans and their food. To achieve food security, these pillars must be simultaneously upheld. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in its efforts to refine this concept, articulated four key pillars in 2008-09, building upon years of evolving understanding. These four pillars encompass:

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