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Impacts of climate change and extreme weather on food supply chains cascade across sectors and regions in Australia
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Malik, A and Li, M and Lenzen, M and Fry, J and Liyanapathirana, N and Beyer, K and Boylan, S and Lee, A and Raubenheimer, D and Geschke, A and Prokopenko, M, Impacts of climate change and extreme weather on food supply chains cascade across sectors and regions in Australia, Nature Food, 3 pp. 631-643. ISSN 2662-1355 (2022) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1038/s43016-022-00570-3
Abstract
Disasters resulting from climate change and extreme weather events adversely impact crop and livestock production. While
the direct impacts of these events on productivity are generally well known, the indirect supply-chain repercussions (spillovers)
are still unclear. Here, applying an integrated modelling framework that considers economic and physical factors, we estimate
spillovers in terms of social impacts (for example, loss of job and income) and health impacts (for example, nutrient availability
and diet quality) resulting from disruptions in food supply chains, which cascade across regions and sectors. Our results demonstrate
that post-disaster impacts are wide-ranging and diverse owing to the interconnected nature of supply chains. We find
that fruit, vegetable and livestock sectors are the most affected, with effects flowing on to other non-food production sectors
such as transport services. The ability to cope with disasters is determined by socio-demographic characteristics, with communities
in rural areas being most affected.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | food supply chains, extreme events |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Physical geography and environmental geoscience |
| Research Field: | Natural hazards |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Beyer, K (Dr Kathleen Beyer) |
| ID Code: | 155505 |
| Year Published: | 2022 |
| Deposited By: | Geography and Spatial Science |
| Deposited On: | 2023-02-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2023-02-27 |
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