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Hannah Nissan¹, Will Simmons², Shauna M Downs³

¹Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England.

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Climate change significantly impacts food systems and nutrition programs. Adapting requires understanding these links and integrating climate information services for better intervention targeting and resilience.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Public Health Nutrition
Climate Science

Background:

The food system and climate change are deeply interconnected, with most research focusing on mitigation rather than adaptation.
Understanding how climate change affects food systems is crucial for developing resilient nutrition programs.

Purpose of the Study:

To highlight the urgent need to examine climate change's effects on food systems for adaptation.
To explore the potential of climate information services in improving nutrition programming.
To propose a roadmap for developing climate-sensitive nutrition programs.

Main Methods:

A systems approach to identify climate's influence pathways on food systems.
Review of current integration of climate considerations in nutrition programming.
Proposal of a roadmap for climate-sensitive nutrition program development.

Main Results:

Climate information services can target interventions for at-risk populations and reduce implementation disruptions.
Gaps in knowledge regarding climate variability's impact on food supply chains need addressing.
A roadmap is proposed focusing on research, identifying entry points for climate information, and capacity-building.

Conclusions:

Integrating climate considerations into nutrition programming is essential for adaptation.
Climate information services, supported by research and capacity-building, can enhance the effectiveness and resilience of nutrition interventions.
Sustained investment is needed to develop robust climate-sensitive nutrition programs.