Transformations of Global Food Systems for Climate Change Resilience: Addressing Food Security, Nutrition, and Health

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Chapter 1 Addressing Food Security, Nutrition, and Health of Local Communities for Climate Change Resilience
	Introduction to the Volume
	Overview of Chapters
	Sub-Saharan Africa
	Native North America
	Latin America and the Caribbean
	North Africa and the Middle East
	North America
	Asia–Pacific
	Summary
Chapter 2 Climate Change Resilient Livelihoods and Adaptive Strategies Among the Ju/'hoansi San of Nyae Nyae, Namibia
	Introduction
	The Natural Environment in Nyae Nyae
	The Social Environment of the Nyae Nyae Region
	Challenges Facing the Ju/'hoansi
	Nutrition, Health, Well-Being, and Indigenous Livelihoods
	Conclusions
	Recommendations
	Acknowledgments
	References
Chapter 3 Tribal Sovereignty and the Transformation of Food: Strategies and Practices in Upper Midwest Indigenous Communities
	Indigenous People, Sustainability, and Climate Change: Against "Vulnerability"
	Indigenous People and Food: Food (In) Security vs. Food Sovereignty?
	A Note on Methodology
	Ojibwe Food Practices: Histories of Transformation and Innovation
	Great Lakes Indigenous Staple Food: Manoomin
	Food Stamps and "Commods"
	Regenerating Farming Practices for Food Sovereignty
	The Message of Indigenous Food-Related Sovereignty: The Opposite of Poverty is Self-Determination
	Recommendations
	Acknowledgments
	Notes
	References
Chapter 4 "How Decolonized are We?" The Colonial Legacy of Commodity Foods and Food Insecurity Expressed by the Voices of Southwestern Native American Chefs
	Introduction
	Methods
	Commodity Foods and the Continuing Colonization of Native Americans
	Food Systems and Health Disparities in SW Native Americans
	Reclaiming Health and Well-Being
	Reclaiming Food Sovereignty in a Changing Climate
	Impacts of COVID-19 on Native American Food Security
	The Future of Traditional Food Systems
	Recommendations
	References
Chapter 5 Food Insecurity and Resilience in a Rapidly Warming Arctic
	Introduction
	Background
		Demography
		Food Insecurity
		Subsistence Harvests
		Poverty
		Employment
		Income
	Climate Change Threats to Marine and Terrestrial Mammal Harvests
		Status of the Arctic Sea Ice
		Impacts of Sea Ice Reduction
	Arctic Indigenous Communities and Climate Change
		Traditional Resilience Strategies
		Resilience – Sharing Through Extensive Social Networks
	Methods
	Food Security Questions
	Preliminary Results and Comparison to U.S. National Parameters
	Other Processes and Variables that May Contribute to Food Insecurity
	Subsistence Foods
		Detailed Community Analysis
	Community One: "Not Enough to Eat" – Very Low Food Security
	Climate Change Impacts on Caribou Herds
	Unable to Obtain Healthy Foods – Low Food Security
	Community Three: "Unable to Obtain Healthy Foods" – Low Food Security
	Not Enough to Eat – Very Low Food Security
	Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 2019 Report
	United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
		SDG 1.2 Reduce Poverty by at Least 50% by 2030
		SDG 2.1 – Universal Access to Safe and Nutritious Food by 2030
		SDG 2A – Invest in Rural Infrastructure
	Recommendations
		SDG 3.8 Achieve Universal Health Coverage
		SDG 13B Promote Mechanisms to Raise Capacity for Planning and Management
	Conclusions/Summary
		Summary: Community One
		Summary: Community Three
	COVID-19 Impact on Northern Alaskan Inupiaq Communities
		Historic Epidemics and Alaska Natives
		Contemporary COVID-19 Impacts
		19-Feb-21
	References
Chapter 6 Food Sovereignty for Food Security, Nutrition, and Climate Resilience: How Food Security Has Failed Haiti, and Why Peasants Want Food Sovereignty
	Introduction
	Methodology
	Food Sovereignty and Food Security
	More of the Same: Food Security and Climate Resilience Planning in the Wake of the Earthquake
	Glimmers of Hope: Food Sovereignty(?) in the Wake of the Earthquake
	Conclusions
	Recommendations
	Notes
	References
Chapter 7 Constraints on Family Poultry Systems in Guatemala
	Introduction
		Poultry Systems in Low- to Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)
	Background
		Livelihood Support and Poultry Systems' Sociocultural and Socioeconomic Importance in Guatemala
			Stressors and Constraints on Family Poultry Systems
	Discussion
	Limitations of Research
	Conclusions and Recommendations
	References
Chapter 8 Community-Led Change: Building Food Security, Gender Equity, and Climate Change Resilience in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala
	Introduction
	Methods
	Climate Change and Food Security in the Dry Corridor
	Rural Economy, Gender Roles, and Food Security in the Dry Corridor
	Challenging Gender Norms to Address Food Security
	Case Study: Women Organize for Change in Pitahaya, Chiquimula Region of the Dry Corridor
		Background
		Project Expansion
		Project Goals
		Quantitative Project Results
		Qualitative Project Results
	Conclusions
	Recommendations
	References
Chapter 9 Food Security and the Viability of Yucatec Maya Sustainable Traditional Subsistence Strategies
	Introduction
	Methods
	Results
	Discussion
	Conclusion and Recommendations
	Acknowledgments
	References
Chapter 10 Agrochemicals, Health, and Environment on the Coast of Oaxaca: The Role of Agriculture in Climate Change
	Introduction
	Methodology
	Results
		Food Risk and Environmental Risk
		The Process of Agrarian Modernization: The Use of Pesticides in Mexico
		Social Representation of the Risk of Agrochemicals
		Scientific Evidence
		Alternatives to the Industrial Agricultural Model
	Discussion
	Conclusions
	Recommendations
	Acknowledgments
	Notes
	References
Chapter 11 Decolonizing Puerto Rico's Foodscape
	Introduction
		SDG 2 (End Hunger)
	Political Roots of Hunger and Food Insecurity
		SDG 3 (Ensure Healthy Lives …)
		SDG 8 (Promote Sustained, Inclusive, and Sustainable Economic Growth)
		SDG 13 (End Climate Change)
		SDG 16 (Promote Peace and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development)
	Conclusions
	References
Chapter 12 Rooftop Farming: A Sustainable Food Production Initiative in Cairo, Egypt
	Introduction
	Rooftop Gardening as an Innovative Form of Urban Food Production
		Methodology
	The "Urban Commercial Farm" Model – Turning Rooftops Into Profitable Production Sites
	Community-Based, Noncommercial Urban Farming
	Discussion and Conclusions
	Recommendations
	References
Chapter 13 The Bee City Movement in Canada
	Introduction
		Crisis in the Anthropocene
		The Bee City Movement
	Methods
	Why the Concern for Bees?
	Climate Change, Pollinators, and Food
	Important Ecological Landscapes
	Stakeholder Perceptions of Benefits
		Leadership and Education
	Beyond Local – Creating Networks
		Implications
	Note
	References
Chapter 14 Walking the Middle Path of Food Sovereignty, Food Security, Nutrition, and Health in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
	Introduction
	Background and Context
	Methods
	Farming in the Highlands
	UN Sustainable Development Goals to Reduce Poverty and Hunger and Improve Health
	Climate Change Resilience in Indigenous Populations
	COVID-19 Impact on Thailand's Food System, Nutrition, and Health
	The Right to Food and Food Sovereignty
	Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Communities
	Sovereignty, Food and Nutrition, and Community Health
	Sufficiency Economy Philosophy for Sustainable Development
	Farmer Expressions of Local Climate Change Resilience
	UN Sustainable Development Goals to Reduce Inequality, Address Climate Change, and Promote and Protect Terrestrial Ecosystems
	Conclusions
	Recommendations
	Acknowledgments
	References
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