Effects of climate change on nutrition and mental change
What are the effects of climate change on nutrition and mental change
1. Stress due to lack of enough food as a result of drought and floods!
During drought periods in Samburu County, we have lost much of our livestock, which serves as the main source of livelihood for us as a pastoralist community.
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Gradual climate changes like droughts, eratic rainfals,rising sea levels, prolonged heat, can lead to chronic stress from factors like job loss and displacement thus will affects our mental health.
mental issues due to lack of food caused by drought
What are the elements of food security?
climate change affects our farming in many ways eg floods or draught that results to hunger and poverty.This results to lack of enough food to the community and we may experience death in animals and people.Also there are some diseases like malnutration and kwashiorkor that becomes so common in the community
poor health ie malnutrition among the community people due to inadequate food as well as poor quality for lack enough rains
It leads to disruption of food system that reduces food availability,, quality and increase malnutrition