Adaptation, sustainable food systems and healthy diets: an analysis of climate policy integration in Fiji and Vanuatu

Daniela Medina Hidalgo; Patrick Nunn; Harriot Beazley; Sarah Burkhart; Jimmy Rantes

doi:10.1080/14693062.2022.2095969

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Adaptation, sustainable food systems and healthy diets: an analysis of climate policy integration in Fiji and Vanuatu

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Adaptation, sustainable food systems and healthy diets: an analysis of climate policy integration in Fiji and Vanuatu

Daniela Medina Hidalgo, Patrick Nunn, Harriot Beazley, Sarah Burkhart and Jimmy Rantes

Climate Policy, Vol.22(9-10), pp.1130-1145

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2022.2095969

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Abstract

Climate change impacts and adaptation

Public health nutrition

Public policy

Sustainable agricultural development

Adaptation to climate change

climate change

food systems

food security

SIDS

Pacific Islands

policy

Climate change has compounding effects on development, including direct and indirect impacts on food systems and human health. In the Pacific Islands region, the incidence of non-communicable diseases is among the highest in the world. Additionally, in policy documents, climate change features prominently among the issues most responsible for hindering development in the Pacific. Global discussions are now shifting towards a greater understanding and emphasis on the links between climate change, food systems, nutrition, health, and development. While these links are increasingly appreciated in research and practice, there is a need to understand which types of policy frameworks are best suited to address these issues in an integrated manner. This study was conducted by analyzing policy alignment and coherence in national level strategic planning instruments (policies, plans, and strategies) for two countries in the Pacific Islands region: Fiji and Vanuatu. Documents in the policy domains of development, agriculture, nutrition, health, and climate change were assessed to identify evidence of vertical (national to local), horizontal (between sectors), and integration across different thematic policy approaches (e.g. between economic development sustainable development approaches). By deconstructing the aims of different planning approaches and documents, and by mapping the relationships among them, it is possible to identify opportunities and gaps in the policy architecture that could be addressed in future planning cycles. The study identifies that policy alignment and coherence need to be explicitly addressed in the policy and planning design stage and included in monitoring and evaluation frameworks. The study also highlights the lag in the design and implementation of comprehensive food and nutrition security strategies in both countries and these lags can be linked to policy solutions for agriculture, health, and climate change.

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Title: Adaptation, sustainable food systems and healthy diets: an analysis of climate policy integration in Fiji and Vanuatu
Authors: Daniela Medina Hidalgo (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
Patrick Nunn (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Harriot Beazley (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Cluster
Sarah Burkhart (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research
Jimmy Rantes (Author) - Department of Industry, Government of Vanuatu
Publication details: Climate Policy, Vol.22(9-10), pp.1130-1145
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd.
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2022.2095969
ISSN: 1752-7457; 1469-3062
Copyright note: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99654398902621
Output Type: Journal article