The global food system is broken. Although it produces more than enough calories to feed everyone, up to 811 million people -- more than 10% of the world's population -- go to bed hungry each night. Sadly, effective governance to ensure access to food for all is still lacking. A globally coordinated effort to address both the short- and long-term aspects of the hunger crisis must therefore be the top priority.
Today, all four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, stability, and utilisation -- are threatened by the combined negative effects of climate change, conflict, Covid-19, and cost.
By disrupting global trade and pushing up food prices, these four "Cs" are creating a short-term challenge of increasing hunger. At the same time, the man-made climate crisis poses a medium to long-term threat.
