food security Archives

A rural vegetable farm in Makueni, Kenya

A review of water-forest-energy-food security nexus data and assessment of studies in East Africa

Journal article / The study is a review of water-forest-energy-food security nexus data and assessment of studies in East Africa.

14 May 2021 / About Finance and Food and agriculture

Aerial view of Damnoen Saduak Floating Market or Amphawa. Local people and monks in orange robes sell fruits, traditional food on boats in canal, Ratchaburi District, Thailand

The right to food: a global cry for urgent action towards sustainable food systems

Perspective / Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit, SEI looks at actions to transform food systems and achieve critical progress on the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

20 September 2021 / About Food and agriculture, Land use, Sustainable Development Goals and Sustainable lifestyles

Blue and red cargo ship at sea during daycare filled with containers

New assessment reveals major climate risks to global food trade; calls for urgent multilateral action

Press release / A groundbreaking report from Stockholm Environment Institute reveals in detail the climate risks to global trade in major agricultural commodities.

16 September 2021 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Food and agriculture

A commodity supply mix for more regionalized life cycle assessments

Journal article / Examining the commodity supply mix can improve understandings of a product's environmental impacts throughout its life cycle.

11 August 2021 / About Food and agriculture

Farmland on a steep forested slope overlooks Lake Kivu, Rwanda beneath an overcast sky

Hydro-economic analysis for Rwanda

Project / SEI researchers used WEAP software to run water supply scenarios in Rwanda to analyse where and when shortages might occur and their economic impact.

2021 - 2022 / About Adaptation, Business, Finance, Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Water resources

Systematic mapping of global research on climate and health: a machine learning review

Journal article / This article uses machine learning methods to create an evidence base on climate change and human health.

14 July 2021 / About Climate policy and Climate services

Enormous swaths of dry forest in Paraguay’s sparsely populated Chaco Boreal region have been cleared for cattle ranching

The Paraguayan Chaco at a crossroads: drivers of an emerging soybean frontier

Journal article / This study provides a snapshot of the drivers of soybean expansion in the Paraguayan Chaco region.

4 July 2021 / About Ecosystems and Food and agriculture

How can ASEAN ensure an equitable, food-secure and climate-smart recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic?

Perspective / As Southeast Asian countries focus solely on economic recovery from the pandemic, they are at risk of ignoring the nexus of climate change and food security.

29 June 2021 / About Adaptation and Food and agriculture

The global impact of food production and consumption on climate, air pollution, malnutrition and obesity

Journal article / This work presents a model that integrates the assessment of food consumption-related health risks, with the quantification of greenhouse gas emissions.

6 July 2021 / About Food and agriculture, Pollution and Wellbeing