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Climate change impacts on food security and mental health

Overview

The climate crisis is increasingly linked to both food insecurity and psychological distress. Environmental changes, such as extreme temperatures, droughts, and floods, are compromising agricultural production and making food systems more vulnerable. These impacts are noted to be non-gender-neutral, with women facing higher risks of food insecurity due to socio-economic factors like limited access to land and credit.

Parallel to physical and economic disruptions, the changing environment is driving significant mental health challenges. This includes ‘eco-anxiety’—a persistent fear regarding the planet’s future—and ‘solastalgia,’ which is the distress caused by the loss of familiarity in one’s home environment. While not a formal clinical diagnosis, eco-anxiety can manifest through symptoms such as irritability, sleep disturbances, and panic attacks, often triggered by witnessing extreme weather or a perceived loss of environmental control.

Entities

FAO · Jessica Alcântara · IPCC · Seneca · American Psychological Association

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Mental health impacts of anticipation and climate anxiety

    Mental health is being impacted by the anticipation of future crises, ranging from general existential anxiety to eco-anxiety caused by the climate crisis.

  2. 12 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 5 sources
    Climate crisis impacts food security and mental health

    The climate crisis is driving food insecurity, disproportionately affecting women, and fueling psychological distress such as eco-anxiety and solastalgia.

Sources

fatopaulista.com.br · osul.com.br · padovaoggi.it · pinkmagazineitalia.it · qualivita.it · salernotoday.it · today.it