Impact of climate change on food systems: Using transdisciplinary science to drive mitigation and adaptation solutions to protect and promote health

Impact of Climate Change on Crop Production, Food and Nutrition

Security in South Africa

Ndomelele Ndiko Ludidi ^1,2

Department of Biotechnology ¹ , DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security ² University of the Western Cape

Robert Sobukwe Road Bellville

Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA

nludidi@uwc.ac.za

Increase in Hunger In South Africa?

SA Undernourishment: 3.9% in 2002

yes

⇒ 6.9% in 2021

> 4 000 000

Moderate Hunger

Upward Trends in Undernourishment

Climate Change Already and Will Still

Negatively Impact Food Security

Climate Change Already and Will Still

Negatively Impact Food Security

Do We KNOW these Neglected

Nutrition Powerhouses?

• Thank you to:

• The audience

• My current and past students

• Collaborators

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

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2022

Impact of climate change on food systems: Using transdisciplinary science to drive mitigation and

adaptation solutions to protect and promote health

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) (2022) Impact of climate change on food systems:

Using transdisciplinary science to drive mitigation and adaptation solutions to protect and promote health. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/257

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