Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Marondera, Zimbabwe.
University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Food Nutr Bull. 2022 Jun;43(2):201-212. doi: 10.1177/03795721221078362. Epub 2022 Feb 24.
The relationship between climate adaptation strategies and nutrition security is poorly understood and often unclear. Although several adaptation strategies have been implemented to mitigate the impact of climate change, there is still a lack of conclusive evidence or studies on the interrelationships between adopted climate change adaptation strategies and nutrition outcomes.
This study aimed to develop a conceptual framework that links climate change, adaptation strategies and nutrition and to show the indicators that can be used to assess the impact of climate adaptation strategies on nutrition.
The proposed conceptual framework was developed through a literature review.
A generic conceptual framework that could be used to assess the impact of adopted climate change adaptation strategies on nutrition outcomes was developed. The framework consists of 5 key elements: agro-food system, context characteristics, adaptation strategies, climatic shocks and stress, and system output. The principles used in designing the conceptual framework include systems approach, contingency theory, and system output.
The developed framework offers a channel to evaluate adopted climate change adaptation strategies and their impact on nutrition outcomes. Such a conceptual framework can also be used in selecting and identifying more suitable climate adaptation strategies given specific contextual environments.
气候适应策略与营养安全之间的关系尚未得到充分理解，通常也不明确。尽管已经实施了几项适应策略来减轻气候变化的影响，但关于所采用的气候变化适应策略与营养成果之间的相互关系，仍缺乏确凿的证据或研究。
本研究旨在制定一个概念框架，将气候变化、适应策略和营养联系起来，并展示可用于评估气候适应策略对营养影响的指标。
通过文献回顾提出了拟议的概念框架。
制定了一个通用的概念框架，可用于评估所采用的气候变化适应策略对营养成果的影响。该框架由 5 个关键要素组成：农业食品系统、背景特征、适应策略、气候冲击和压力以及系统输出。设计概念框架所使用的原则包括系统方法、权变理论和系统输出。
所开发的框架提供了一个评估所采用的气候变化适应策略及其对营养成果影响的渠道。这样的概念框架还可以用于在特定的背景环境下选择和确定更合适的气候适应策略。
