Food System Resiliency and Climate Change
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Security and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 1849
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The interplay between climate change and food systems has broad impacts on the future of the well-being of both people and the planet. Climate change affects crop yields, food production, and distribution, while food systems contribute to food security, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental degradation. The ever-evolving costs of food systems and climate change affect the economy, health, society, environment, and policy. These effects have long-term implications for both developed and developing nations, as the economic and social stability of nations is greatly dependent on stable and resilient food systems. The extant body of literature primarily focuses on emissions and degradation related to different components of food systems. This Special Issue aims to open a different, but equally important, dialogue that examines the social cost of climate change in the context of food systems. We argue that this direction is critical even as individuals, governments, and NGOs work for climate-resilient strategies and policy adaptations.
We are seeking papers from a wide range of disciplines, including applied economics, geography, sociology, history, agroecology, and interdisciplinary fields.
Dr. Carolyn Dimitri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- climate change
- food systems
- inequality
- food justice
- geopolitics
- food sovereignty
- social costs
- biodiversity
- organic food and farming
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