Socio-Economic Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic in South Asia: Emerging Risks and Growing Challenges

Frontiers in Sociology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: Feb. 24, 2021

The dramatic spread of COVID-19 has threatened human lives, disrupted livelihoods, and affected trade, economy businesses across the globe. global begun to show major disruptions is heading toward a severe recession with an unprecedented economic crisis. As highly integrated interdependent through supply chains, it been profoundly by pandemic. Although all countries have faced difficulties due Covid-19, South Asian in particular had deal more challenging situation their large population, weak health facilities, high poverty rates, low socio-economic conditions, poor social protection systems, limited access water sanitation, inadequate living space, necessary maintain physical distancing take other required measures contain this To virus, imposed stringent lockdowns, which consequently lives livelihoods millions people region, where third world’s live. Against backdrop, paper examines existing prospective impacts, risks challenges Covid-19 on key sectors including migration, tourism, informal sector, agriculture rural livelihoods. analysis revealed that likely affect growth, increase fiscal deficit monetary burden, macroeconomic instability, decrease migration remittance, reduce income from travel result dwindling micro-small medium industries businesses. This deepen unemployment hunger food insecurity. If not addressed properly, may reinforce inequalities, break harmony, tension turbulence. costs outbreak are therefore be significant long-lasting Asia.

Language: Английский

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Climate change and food security in South Asia: the importance of renewable energy and agricultural credit

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Feb. 29, 2024

Abstract Weather, trade restrictions, rising oil prices, a lack of financial support for farmers, and other factors have contributed to the destabilization South Asian food security. The purpose this study is determine long-run short-run relationships between climate change, agricultural credit, renewable energy, security sample countries 1990 2021. Dynamic Common Correlated technique utilized empirical analysis since it directly addresses issue cross-sectional dependency while delivering accurate cointegration findings. study’s findings show that change reduces availability increases incidence insecurity in Asia. In contrast, use energy sources has positive effect on but not long-run, credit farmers Findings suggest may reduce change’s negative by investing services, climate-resilient infrastructure, growing drought-resistant crops, using supplemental reinforced practices, improving their weather forecasting capabilities.

Language: Английский

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Understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on sustainable agri-food system and agroecosystem decarbonization nexus: A review

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 318, P. 128451 - 128451

Published: July 30, 2021

Language: Английский

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Addressing the long- and short-run effects of climate change on major food crops production in Turkey

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 28(37), P. 51657 - 51673

Published: May 14, 2021

Language: Английский

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Agri-food systems in India: Concerns and policy recommendations for building resilience in post COVID-19 pandemic times

Global Food Security, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 29, P. 100537 - 100537

Published: April 2, 2021

Language: Английский

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Climate change and COVID-19: Interdisciplinary perspectives from two global crises

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 844, P. 157142 - 157142

Published: July 5, 2022

Language: Английский

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Physicochemical and structural properties of meat analogues from yeast and soy protein prepared via high-moisture extrusion

Food Chemistry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 402, P. 134265 - 134265

Published: Sept. 16, 2022

Language: Английский

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Understanding farmers’ perception of climate change and adaptation practices in the marshlands of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Climate Risk Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 39, P. 100469 - 100469

Published: Dec. 12, 2022

Understanding farmers' perceptions about climate change and adaptation strategies can help support their efforts develop interventions more suited to the local context. This is particularly important for farmers who exploit fragile ecosystems such as marshlands. Using semi-structured questionnaires interviews conducted with smallholder in marshlands of Kabare, this study compares perception men women relating uses chi-square test logistic regression examine gendered differences response determinants choice sustainable practices. Meteorological data trends three decades were also compared. Results showed that both (77 %) (73 experienced was illustrated by changes temperature rainfall patterns. Farmers' are consistent historical showing a slightly increasing trend decrease last decade, between 2013 2019. Although significant observed gender sources information (p < 0.05), 50 % favored indigenous knowledge climate, while 61 stated experience exchange among fellow helped read predict trends. The common impacts reported included proliferation pests (90 %), soil fertility (75 floods, resulting crop failure. Farmers used various perceived impacts. However, practices diversification, drainage, growing low-maintenance crops, use mulch manure associated 'experience, exchanging farmers, livestock ownership, climatic threats crops. provided paper valuable resilience-building program.

Language: Английский

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An environmental perspective of energy consumption, overpopulation, and human capital barriers in South Asia

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Feb. 23, 2024

Abstract Prior literature is substantive in highlighting the nexus between pollutant and socio-economic predictors; however, role of human interaction has not been sufficiently explored. Thus, present study examines validity environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis presence energy consumption, overpopulation, capital index five South Asian countries. It employs fixed effects, random dynamic panel causality techniques with a set data from 1972 to 2021. The baseline results validate existence EKC recipient panel. Nevertheless, findings reveal that consumption population density have positive while negative impacts on CO 2 emissions. Furthermore, observes per capita GDP significant causal link emissions, whereas emissions are evident index. robust suggest consolidation an effective regulatory framework technological improvements substantial measures improve quality Asia. Moreover, allocating sufficient resources uplift contemporary educational health status would be imperative improving as aspired by Paris Agreement.

Language: Английский

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Does climate variability matter in achieving food security in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Environmental Challenges, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15, P. 100870 - 100870

Published: Feb. 10, 2024

Food security in developing regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa is a top priority global development discourse, evidenced Sustainable Development Goal 2. Yet, high climate vulnerability poses serious challenges to food even though the literature inconclusive. Using data from 40 selected African (SSA) countries 2000-2021, this paper investigates extent which variability affects SSA. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) used construct index derived its four dimensions (availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability). The proxies for included precipitation, temperature, CO2 emissions. Panel Corrected Standard Error (PCSE) technique, takes into account cross-sectional dependency, serial correlation, heteroscedasticity, was employed. empirical results show that precipitation emissions influence positively, while association between temperature negative. Indeed, achieving requires robust feasible policies capable of mitigating impacts on continent.

Language: Английский

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