Impacts of climate change and extreme weather on food supply chains cascade across sectors and regions in Australia.
Nat Food
; 3(8): 631-643, 2022 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37118599
ABSTRACT
Disasters resulting from climate change and extreme weather events adversely impact crop and livestock production. While the direct impacts of these events on productivity are generally well known, the indirect supply-chain repercussions (spillovers) are still unclear. Here, applying an integrated modelling framework that considers economic and physical factors, we estimate spillovers in terms of social impacts (for example, loss of job and income) and health impacts (for example, nutrient availability and diet quality) resulting from disruptions in food supply chains, which cascade across regions and sectors. Our results demonstrate that post-disaster impacts are wide-ranging and diverse owing to the interconnected nature of supply chains. We find that fruit, vegetable and livestock sectors are the most affected, with effects flowing on to other non-food production sectors such as transport services. The ability to cope with disasters is determined by socio-demographic characteristics, with communities in rural areas being most affected.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Food
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia
Country of publication:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM