A developing food crisis and potential refugee movements

Michael J. Puma; So Young Chon; Kaoru Kakinuma; Matti Kummu; Raya Muttarak; Richard Seager; Yoshihide Wada

doi:10.1038/s41893-018-0123-z

A developing food crisis and potential refugee movements

Michael J. Puma, So Young Chon, Kaoru Kakinuma, Matti Kummu, Raya Muttarak, Richard Seager, Yoshihide Wada

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At least 30 million people in three African countries and Yemen are experiencing severe food insecurity. To rapidly scale-up international aid, we should acknowledge the systemic risk implied in food insecurity by looking at, for example, potential international refugee movement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	380-382
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	1
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0123-z
Publication status	Published - 2018 Aug 1

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Global and Planetary Change
Food Science
Geography, Planning and Development
Ecology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Urban Studies
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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