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Climate Change and Its Implications on Food Security in the Great Lakes Region

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Climate Change and Socio-political Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene

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Abstract

Climate change (CC) is an existential threat globally, and the Great Lakes Region (GLR) is not immune to the impacts of these extreme events. Erratic weather and extreme events such as rainfall and droughts have serious impacts on agriculture, a major income pillar for African smallholder farmers, and an essential source of food. Climate vulnerability in the GLR is exacerbated by multiple biophysical, political, and socio-economic constraints, thus limiting adaptive capacity within the GLR. Climate vulnerabilities in the GLR suggest that research and development actors, including farmers themselves, must take action to invest massively in mechanisms that can mitigate the situation. In light of the emerging literature, this chapter documents the most recent literature on climate change and its impact on food security, including the impact on food resources, food availability, food accessibility, food utilisation and stability of food products, as well as overall food productivity, water sources and arable land in the GLR and proposes adaptation strategies based on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to alleviate the impacts of the ongoing CC.

Corresponding author: Mr Jackson Ishara is a lecturer at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu, D.R. Congo; and at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya; Email: jackishara17@uea.ac.cd; jack.ishara@outlook.com; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4789-4040

Dr Ayorinde Ogunyiola is aresearcher in the Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and Sociology, Murray State University, KY, USA. Email: aogunyiola@murraystate.edu

Mrs Rehema Matendo is senior lecturer at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu, D.R. Congo; and at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya. Email: vecordcongoesther@gmail.com

Dr Jean Chrysostome K. Kiyala holds a PhD in Public Administration: Peace Studies from DUT; he is a Senior Lecturer at the International Centre of Nonviolence (DUT), Associate Professor and visiting lecturer at the Université de Bandundu and the Université Evangélique en Afrique (Democratic Republic of Congo); Emails: JeanK@dut.ac.za; kljeanchrysostome@gmail.com; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9587-0230

Professor Katcho Karume lectures at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Studies, at the Université Evangélique en Afrique, P.O. Box 3323-Bukavu, D.R. Congo, and researcher at the Centre de Recherche en Géothermie, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo; Emai: kkatcho@yahoo.com

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Ishara, J., Ogunyiola, A., Matendo, R., Kiyala, J.C.K., Karume, K. (2024). Climate Change and Its Implications on Food Security in the Great Lakes Region. In: Kiyala, J.C.K., Chivasa, N. (eds) Climate Change and Socio-political Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Anthropocene. The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, vol 37. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48375-2_5

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