COVID-19, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope, and Rebuild Better - Executive Summary

United Nations Environment Programme

COVID-19, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope, and Rebuild Better - Executive Summary

dc.contributor	Ecosystems Division	en_US
dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Global	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-25T08:37:12Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-25T08:37:12Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/34404
dc.description	The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing poverty and threatening food security. Governments around the world have already invested more than $12 trillion to counteract the economic effects of COVID-19. This investment could contribute to progress on the SDGs, but initial analysis indicates that investments for economic recovery do not sufficiently address food security and sustainability, concentrating instead on immediate economic concerns. This paper analyzes impacts from Covid-19 at the nexus of food systems and the environment. It proposes ways for governments and international agencies to mitigate these impacts and promote the resilience and sustainability of food systems through policies and investments that (i) account for environmental thresholds and trade-offs; (ii) promote food security and healthy diets; (iii) enhance and protect rural livelihoods; and (iv) address the inequalities and injustices that have emerged as the world grapples with this unprecedented challenge.	en_US
dc.format	Text	en_US
dc.language	English	en_US
dc.language	French	en_US
dc.language	Spanish	en_US
dc.language	Russian	en_US
dc.language	Chinese	en_US
dc.language	Arabic	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Covid-19 Green Recovery Working Paper Series
dc.rights	Public	en_US
dc.subject	BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY	en_US
dc.subject	COVID-19	en_US
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION	en_US
dc.subject	FOOD PRICES	en_US
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY	en_US
dc.subject	FOOD SYSTEMS	en_US
dc.subject	POLLUTION	en_US
dc.subject	AIR POLLUTION	en_US
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE	en_US
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GASES	en_US
dc.subject	DEBT RELIEF	en_US
dc.subject	FISCAL POLICY	en_US
dc.subject	HUNGER	en_US
dc.subject	POVERTY	en_US
dc.title	COVID-19, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope, and Rebuild Better - Executive Summary	en_US
dc.title.alternative	2019冠状病毒病、环境和粮食体系控制: 应对和重建更美好的家园 - 执行摘要
dc.title.alternative	COVID-19, ENVIRONNEMENT ET SYSTÈMES ALIMENTAIRES : ENDIGUER, S’ADAPTER ET RECONSTRUIRE EN MIEUX - RÉSUMÉ ANALYTIQUE
dc.title.alternative	COVID-19, ОКРУЖАЮЩАЯ СРЕДА И ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННЫЕ СИСТЕМЫ: СДЕРЖАТЬ, ПРЕОДОЛЕТЬ И ВОССТАНОВИТЬ В ЛУЧШЕМ ВИДЕ, ЧЕМ БЫЛО - ПОЯСНИТЕЛЬНАЯ ЗАПИСКА
dc.title.alternative	LA COVID-19, EL MEDIO AMBIENTE Y LOS SISTEMAS ALIMENTARIOS: CONTENER, HACER FRENTE Y RECONSTRUIR PARA MEJORAR - RESUMEN
dc.type	Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies	en_US
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 1 - No Poverty	en_US
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 2 - No Hunger	en_US
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being	en_US
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 13 - Climate Action	en_US
wd.identifier.sdg	SDG 15 - Life on Land	en_US
wd.topics	Chemicals and Pollution Action	en_US
wd.topics	Climate Action	en_US
wd.topics	Nature Action and biodiversity	en_US
wd.identifier.pagesnumber	13 pages	en_US