1. |
- Nilsson, Annika E, et al.
(author)
-
Food security in the Arctic : Preliminary reflections from a resilience perspective
- 2013
-
In: Arctic Resilience: Interim Report 2013. - Stockholm : Arctic Council. - 9789186125431 - 9789186125424 ; , s. 113-117
-
Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Chapter 10 discusses food security, which is emerging as a major cross-cutting issue in a changingArctic. The preliminary reflections presented in the chapter highlight that food security bringstogether concerns over a range of interacting environmental, social, economic, political andcultural changes. These include: food and water-borne diseases; increasing incidence of lifestylediseases; high costs of healthy foods; contamination; changing ecosystems that impede access tofood; high fuel costs; and loss of traditional knowledge. The chapter concludes that food security isintimately interlinked with social relations and cultural well-being.
|
|