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1 Mabe, F. N.; Mumuni, E.; Sulemana, N. 2021. Does smallholder farmers’ awareness of Sustainable Development Goal 2 improve household food security in the northern region of Ghana? Agriculture and Food Security, 10:9. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-020-00281-7]
Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Awareness ; Household food security ; Crop production ; Agricultural extension ; Policies ; Socioeconomic environment ; Models / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050329)
https://agricultureandfoodsecurity.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40066-020-00281-7.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050329.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050329.pdf
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Background: Sustainable Development Goal 2 aims at ending hunger, achieving food security, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture. Whilst some smallholder farmers are aware of this goal, others are not. The question that arises is whether or not awareness translates into food security. Therefore, this study assessed whether or not smallholder farmers’ awareness of Sustainable Development Goal 2 improves household food security in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Methods: The study used cross-sectional primary data collected from two districts and two municipalities in the region. An endogenous switching regression treatment effects model with ordered outcome was used to estimate the effects of smallholder farmers’ awareness of Sustainable Development Goal 2 on household food insecurity level.
Results: The age of household head, distance of households to the regional capital, membership of farmer-based organizations, access to e-extension, education, and ownership of radio are the key drivers of farmers’ awareness of Sustainable Development Goal 2. The results from the endogenous switching regression treatment effects model with ordered outcome showed that households who are aware of the second goal are more food secure than their counterparts.
Conclusions: It is therefore prudent for stakeholders promoting and championing Sustainable Development Goals to educate farmers on goal 2 as their awareness of the goal is critical to achieving food security.
Methods: The study used cross-sectional primary data collected from two districts and two municipalities in the region. An endogenous switching regression treatment effects model with ordered outcome was used to estimate the effects of smallholder farmers’ awareness of Sustainable Development Goal 2 on household food insecurity level.
Results: The age of household head, distance of households to the regional capital, membership of farmer-based organizations, access to e-extension, education, and ownership of radio are the key drivers of farmers’ awareness of Sustainable Development Goal 2. The results from the endogenous switching regression treatment effects model with ordered outcome showed that households who are aware of the second goal are more food secure than their counterparts.
Conclusions: It is therefore prudent for stakeholders promoting and championing Sustainable Development Goals to educate farmers on goal 2 as their awareness of the goal is critical to achieving food security.
2 Ringler, C.; Agbonlahor, M.; Baye, K.; Barron, J.; Hafeez, Mohsin; Lundqvist, J.; Meenakshi, J. V.; Mehta, L.; Mekonnen, D.; Rojas-Ortuste, F.; Tankibayeva, A.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2021. Water for food systems and nutrition. Food Systems Summit Brief prepared by research partners of the Scientific Group for the Food Systems Summit 2021. Bonn, Germany: University of Bonn. Center for Development Research (ZEF) in cooperation with the Scientific Group for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021. 13p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.48565/scfss2021-tg56]
Water security ; Food systems ; Nutrition ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Agriculture ; Water management ; Water scarcity ; Water pollution ; Malnutrition ; Health ; Climate change ; Environmental sustainability ; Ecosystems
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050435)
https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FSS_Brief_water_food_system.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050435.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050435.pdf
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Access to sufficient and clean freshwater is essential for all life. Water is also essential for food system functioning: as a key input into food production, but also in processing and preparation, and as a food itself. Water scarcity and pollution are growing, affecting poorer populations, particularly food producers. Malnutrition levels are also on the rise, and this is closely linked to water scarcity. Achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) and Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) are co-dependent. Solutions to jointly improve food systems and water security outcomes that the United Nations Food Security Summit (UNFSS) should consider include: 1) Strengthening efforts to retain water-based ecosystems and their functions; 2) Improving agricultural water management for better diets for all; 3) Reducing water and food losses beyond the farmgate; 4) Coordinating water with nutrition and health interventions; 5) Increasing the environmental sustainability of food systems; 6) Explicitly addressing social inequities in water-nutrition linkages; and 7) Improving data quality and monitoring for water-food system linkages, drawing on innovations in information and communications technology (ICT).
3 Ringler, C.; Agbonlahor, M.; Baye, K.; Barron, J.; Hafeez, Mohsin; Lundqvist, J.; Meenakshi, J. V.; Mehta, L.; Mekonnen, D.; Rojas-Ortuste, F.; Tankibayeva, A.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2021. Water for food systems and nutrition. Food Systems Summit Brief. In von Braun, J.; Afsana, K.; Fresco, L. O.; Hassan, M. (Eds.). Science and innovations for food systems transformation and summit actions: papers by the Scientific Group and its partners in support of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021. Bonn, Germany: University of Bonn. Center for Development Research (ZEF). pp.251-259.
Water security ; Food systems ; Nutrition ; Food security ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Agriculture ; Water management ; Irrigation ; Water scarcity ; Water pollution ; Malnutrition ; Health ; Climate change ; Environmental sustainability ; Ecosystems
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050672)
https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ScGroup_Reader_UNFSS2021.pdf#page=264
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050672.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050672.pdf
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Access to sufficient and clean freshwater is essential for all life. Water is also essential for food system functioning: as a key input into food production, but also in processing and preparation, and as a food itself. Water scarcity and pollution are growing, affecting poorer populations, particularly food producers. Malnutrition levels are also on the rise, and this is closely linked to water scarcity. The achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 and SDG 6 are co-dependent. Solutions to jointly improve food systems and water security outcomes that the United Nations Food Security Summit (UNFSS) should consider include: 1) strengthening efforts to retain water-based ecosystems and their functions; 2) improving agricultural water management for better diets for all; 3) reducing water and food losses beyond the farmgate; 4) coordinating water with nutrition and health interventions; 5) increasing the environmental sustainability of food systems; 6) explicitly addressing social inequities in water-nutrition linkages; and 7) improving data quality and monitoring for water-food system linkages, drawing on innovations in information and communications technology (ICT).
4 Ringler, C.; Agbonlahor, M.; Barron, J.; Baye, K.; Meenakshi, J. V.; Mekonnen, D. K.; Uhlenbrook, Stefan. 2022. The role of water in transforming food systems. Global Food Security, 33:100639. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2022.100639]
Food systems ; Transformation ; Water security ; Water systems ; Water management ; Food security ; Nutrition security ; Ecosystems ; Environmental sustainability ; Climate change ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Public health ; Diets ; Monitoring ; Data quality ; Social aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051147)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221191242200030X/pdfft?md5=151b5bf48b6c2e490067906dbdac04ee&pid=1-s2.0-S221191242200030X-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051147.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051147.pdf
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The United Nations Food Systems Summit aimed to chart a path toward transforming food systems toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the essentiality of water for food systems, however, the Summit has not sufficiently considered the role of water for food systems transformation. This focus is even more important due to rapidly worsening climate change and its pervasive impacts on food systems that are mediated through water. To avoid that water “breaks” food systems, key food systems actors should 1) Strengthen efforts to retain water-dependent ecosystems, their functions and services; 2) Improve agricultural water management; 3) Reduce water and food losses beyond the farmgate; 4) Coordinate water with nutrition and health interventions; 5) Increase the environmental sustainability of food systems; 6) Explicitly address social inequities; and 7) Improve data quality and monitoring for water-food system linkages.
5 Zhang, J.; Wang, S.; Pradhan, P.; Zhao, W.; Fu, B. 2022. Mapping the complexity of the food-energy-water nexus from the lens of Sustainable Development Goals in China. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 183:106357. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106357]
Food security ; Energy ; Water security ; Nexus ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Goal 7 Affordable and clean energy ; Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth ; Goal 12 Responsible production and consumption ; Goal 15 Life on land ; Economic growth ; Indicators ; Socioeconomic development ; Models / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051113)
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The nexus approach offers an important heuristic tool for the sustainable management of resources by considering the links among different sectors. The food-energy-water (FEW) nexus corresponds to links among the three of seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely SDG2 (No Hungry), SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), and SDG7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), and their interlinkages have a direct or indirect impact on other SDGs. However, there is still a lack of a systematic and quantitative analysis of how the nexus approach could promote achieving SDGs. Here, taking China as a case, we built an expanded FEW nexus framework from the lens of SDGs, which consists of six sectors, including food (SDG2), water (SDG6), energy (SDG7), economic (SDG8), consumption and production (SDG12), and forest (SDG15). We quantified the two-way interactions between the six sectors by the panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) model. Results indicate that sectors exhibit different response characteristics (positive or negative) in their interactions, and these responses could change over time. These results imply that changing the priorities of actions may be an effective measure to transform trade-offs into synergies. Moreover, the contribution of different sectors to each other varies considerably, with economic growth (SDG8) generally having a higher impact on changes in the FEW nexus than consumption and production patterns (SDG12). Our research suggests that strengthening the quantitative assessment of two-way interactions among the FEW nexus has crucial implications for leveraging nexus approaches effectively to achieve sustainable development for all.
6 Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe; Senzanje, A.; Modi, A.; Jewitt, G.; Massawe, F. (Eds.) 2022. Water - energy - food nexus narratives and resource securities: a global south perspective. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. 332p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/C2020-0-03951-4]
Water resources ; Energy resources ; Food security ; Nexus ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Goal 7 Affordable and clean energy ; Transboundary waters ; Catchment areas ; Public health ; Environmental health ; Ecosystems ; Financing ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Capacity development ; SADC countries ; Spatial data ; Modelling ; Case studies / Southern Africa / Middle East / North Africa / Latin America / South Asia / South East Asia / United Republic of Tanzania / Malawi / Zimbabwe / Malaysia / Jordan / Morocco / Argentina / Brazil / Songwe River Basin / Tugwi-Mukosi Dam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H051168)
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7 Cheng, Y.; Wang, J.; Shu, K. 2023. The coupling and coordination assessment of food-water-energy systems in China based on Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 35:338-348. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.11.011]
Food security ; Energy consumption ; Water resources ; Nexus approaches ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Goal 7 Affordable and clean energy ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Food production ; Food systems ; Renewable energy ; Indicators / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051532)
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Food, water and energy are essential to sustainable development and their security greatly affects the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study analyzes the interactions among food system, water system and energy system in China based on SDG 2, SDG 6 and SDG 7, which is beneficial to promote coordinated development of resources and the attainment of SDGs at nation level. After establishing a comprehensive evaluation indicator system, the paper integrates the entropy method with the hierarchical analysis process to assign weight to indicators, and then uses the coupling coordination model to quantitatively evaluate the coordinated development level of SDG 2 on food system, SDG 6 on water system and SDG 7 on energy system. The results show that: (1) In general, the comprehensive evaluation index of 2010–2020 shows an increasing trend over time and the coupling degree maintains a high level. (2) The coupling coordination degree also maintains a good trend, and transitions from primary coordination to good coordination. (3) The development level of SDG 6 on water system and SDG 7 on energy system still lags behind that of SDG 2 on food system, therefore improving the utilization efficiency of water and energy contributes to promoting sustainable development.
8 Chimonyo, V. G. P.; Govender, L.; Nyathi, M.; Scheelbeek, P. F. D.; Choruma, D. J.; Mustafa, M.; Massawe, F.; Slotow, R.; Modi, A. T.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. Can cereal-legume intercrop systems contribute to household nutrition in semi-arid environments: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10:1060246. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1060246]
Intercropping ; Cereal crops ; Legumes ; Multiple cropping ; Water use efficiency ; Water productivity ; Nutrition ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Goal 3 Good health and well-being ; Goal 12 Responsible production and consumption
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051672)
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1060246/pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051672.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051672.pdf
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Introduction: Intercropping cereals with legumes can intensify rainfed cereal monocropping for improved household food and nutritional security. However, there is scant literature confirming the associated nutritional benefits.
Methodology: A systematic review and meta-analysis of nutritional water productivity (NWP) and nutrient contribution (NC) of selected cereal-legume intercrop systems was conducted through literature searches in Scopus, Web of Science and ScienceDirect databases. After the assessment, only nine articles written in English that were field experiments comprising grain cereal and legume intercrop systems were retained. Using the R statistical software (version 3.6.0), paired t-tests were used to determine if differences existed between the intercrop system and the corresponding cereal monocrop for yield (Y), water productivity (WP), NC, and NWP.
Results: The intercropped cereal or legume yield was 10 to 35% lower than that for the corresponding monocrop system. In most instances, intercropping cereals with legumes improved NY, NWP, and NC due to their added nutrients. Substantial improvements were observed for calcium (Ca), where NY, NWP, and NC improved by 658, 82, and 256%, respectively.
Discussion: Results showed that cereal-legume intercrop systems could improve nutrient yield in water-limited environments. Promoting cereal legume intercrops that feature nutrient-dense legume component crops could contribute toward addressing the SDGs of Zero Hunger (SDG 3), Good Health and Well-3 (SDG 2) and Responsible consumption and production (SDG 12).
Methodology: A systematic review and meta-analysis of nutritional water productivity (NWP) and nutrient contribution (NC) of selected cereal-legume intercrop systems was conducted through literature searches in Scopus, Web of Science and ScienceDirect databases. After the assessment, only nine articles written in English that were field experiments comprising grain cereal and legume intercrop systems were retained. Using the R statistical software (version 3.6.0), paired t-tests were used to determine if differences existed between the intercrop system and the corresponding cereal monocrop for yield (Y), water productivity (WP), NC, and NWP.
Results: The intercropped cereal or legume yield was 10 to 35% lower than that for the corresponding monocrop system. In most instances, intercropping cereals with legumes improved NY, NWP, and NC due to their added nutrients. Substantial improvements were observed for calcium (Ca), where NY, NWP, and NC improved by 658, 82, and 256%, respectively.
Discussion: Results showed that cereal-legume intercrop systems could improve nutrient yield in water-limited environments. Promoting cereal legume intercrops that feature nutrient-dense legume component crops could contribute toward addressing the SDGs of Zero Hunger (SDG 3), Good Health and Well-3 (SDG 2) and Responsible consumption and production (SDG 12).
9 Young, S. L.; Bethancourt, H. J.; Cafiero, C.; Gaitan-Rossi, P.; Koo-Oshima, S.; McDonnell, Rachael; Melgar-Quinonez, H.; Neufeld, L. M.; Oenema, S.; Perez-Escamilla, R.; Viviani, S.; Frongillo, E. A. 2023. Acknowledging, measuring and acting on the importance of water for food and nutrition. Nature Water, 1(10):825-828. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00146-w]
Water security ; Food security ; Nutrition ; Water insecurity ; Food insecurity ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052477)
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Recognizing the importance of experiences with water insecurity in the context of food and nutrition is a powerful way to act on the Food and Agriculture Organization’s call to “take water action for food and be the change” on World Food Day.
10 Chowdhury, A.; Ghosh, Surajit; Holmatov, Bunyod. 2024. Earth observation-based rice mapping studies in Vietnamese Mekong Delta compared to global context: a bibliometric analysis. Sustainability, 16(1):189. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su16010189]
Rice ; Mapping ; Earth observation satellites ; Bibliometric analysis ; Remote sensing ; Food security ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Goal 15 Life on land ; Goal 13 Climate action ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Landsat ; Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer ; Deltas / Vietnam / Mekong Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052473)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/1/189/pdf?version=1703490171
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052473.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052473.pdf
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A bibliometric study on mapping the rice cropping systems in VMD is crucial for understanding the trend of EO-based rice mapping and how remote sensing technologies are essential to address the food security issue in the region. This article presents an overview of Earth observation (EO)-based rice mapping strategies since 1979, prioritizing the scope of data, approaches, and techniques derived from 3700 research articles worldwide and contrasting them with the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). Various quantitative analyses were conducted through bibliometric analysis using the VOS viewer and Scopus database. Optical images, particularly the Landsat (~16%) and MODIS (~12%) time series datasets, were the most commonly utilized globally. MODIS data (~31%) had the highest share in the VMD context, followed by Landsat data (~19%), while Sentinel series (~13% for global and ~16% for VMD) data became more popular in recent years. Research on rice mapping using UAVs has been gradually creeping into rice mapping research globally, but a gap is yet to be filled in the VMD. The most widely used approaches for rice mapping globally were Random Forest, Support Vector Machine, and Principal Component Analysis. Spectral indices like EVI, NDVI, and RVI were commonly used for rice mapping and monitoring. The findings underscore the critical role of EO-based rice mapping studies in the VMD in addressing sustainability and food security challenges.
11 Tagomori, I. S.; Harmsen, M.; Awais, M.; Byers, E.; Daioglou, V.; Doelman, J.; Vinca, A.; Riahi, K.; van Vuuren, D. P. 2024. Climate policy and the SDGs agenda: how does near-term action on nexus SDGs influence the achievement of long-term climate goals? Environmental Research Letters, 19(5):054001. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad3973]
Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 2 Zero hunger ; Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation ; Goal 7 Affordable and clean energy ; Goal 15 Life on land ; Goal 13 Climate action ; Nexus approaches ; Climate change mitigation ; Policies ; Food security ; Food waste ; Crop yield ; Renewable energy ; Water availability
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052792)
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad3973/pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052792.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052792.pdf
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The sustainable development goals (SDGs) represent the global ambition to accelerate sustainable development. Several SDGs are directly related to climate change and policies aiming to mitigate it. This includes, among others, the set of SDGs that directly influence the climate, land, energy, and water (CLEW) nexus (SDGs 2, 6, 7, 13, 15). This study aims at understanding the synergies and trade-offs between climate policy and the SDGs agenda: how does near-term action on SDGs influence long-term climate goals? Based on a multi-model comparison, we evaluate three scenarios: (i) reference; (ii) climate mitigation; and (iii) a CLEW nexus SDGs scenario. We find clear positive effects of combining the climate and the sustainable development agendas. Notably, healthier diets, with reduced meat consumption, have strong co-benefits for climate, with positive effects across multiple SDGs: improvements in food security, reductions in air pollution and water stress, and improvements in biodiversity conservation. Such positive outcomes are prominent in the Global South, where regions typically at higher risk of food and energy insecurity and other environmental stresses (e.g. Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America) benefit from a shorter term agenda focusing not only on the climate but also on the other sustainable development dimensions. However, trade-offs are also observed (e.g. increases in the prices of food and electricity), especially in the dynamics of land and the food systems, highlighting the importance of exploring policy synergies: if individually applied, some measures can negatively impact other sustainability goals, while taking into consideration the nexus interactions can reduce trade-offs and increase co-benefits. Finally, near-term action on SDGs can help speed up the transition towards the long-term climate goals, reducing the reliance on negative emissions options. In 2100, the SDG scenario in significantly less reliant on carbon dioxide removals both from AFOLU and the energy system.
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