The link between climate change, food security and fertility: The case of Bangladesh

Climate change is likely to worsen the food security situation through its impact on food production, which may indirectly affect fertility behaviour. This study examines the direct and indirect effects of climate change (e.g., temperature and precipitation) via the production of major crops, as wel...

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Autores principales:	Mengni Chen, Shah Md Atiqul Haq, Khandaker Jafor Ahmed, A. H. M. Belayeth Hussain, Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1971c8023c794102811a61da5fc9300d2021-11-04T06:07:17ZThe link between climate change, food security and fertility: The case of Bangladesh1932-6203https://doaj.org/article/1971c8023c794102811a61da5fc9300d2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8530311/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Climate change is likely to worsen the food security situation through its impact on food production, which may indirectly affect fertility behaviour. This study examines the direct and indirect effects of climate change (e.g., temperature and precipitation) via the production of major crops, as well as their short- and long-term effects on the total fertility rate (TFR) in Bangladesh. We used structural equation modelling (SEM) to perform path analysis and distinguish the direct influence of climate change on fertility and its indirect influence on fertility through food security. We also applied the error correction model (ECM) to analyze the time-series data on temperature and precipitation, crop production and fertility rate of Bangladesh from 1966 to 2015. The results show that maximum temperature has a direct effect and indirect negative effect–via crop production–on TFR, while crop production has a direct positive effect and indirect negative effect–via infant mortality–on TFR. In the short term, TFR responds negatively to the maximum temperature but positively in the long term. The effect of rainfall on TFR is found to be direct, positive, but mainly short-term. Although indicators of economic development play an important part in the fertility decline in Bangladesh, some climate change parameters and crop production are non-negligible factors.Mengni ChenShah Md Atiqul HaqKhandaker Jafor AhmedA. H. M. Belayeth HussainMufti Nadimul Quamar AhmedPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Mengni Chen Shah Md Atiqul Haq Khandaker Jafor Ahmed A. H. M. Belayeth Hussain Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed The link between climate change, food security and fertility: The case of Bangladesh
description	Climate change is likely to worsen the food security situation through its impact on food production, which may indirectly affect fertility behaviour. This study examines the direct and indirect effects of climate change (e.g., temperature and precipitation) via the production of major crops, as well as their short- and long-term effects on the total fertility rate (TFR) in Bangladesh. We used structural equation modelling (SEM) to perform path analysis and distinguish the direct influence of climate change on fertility and its indirect influence on fertility through food security. We also applied the error correction model (ECM) to analyze the time-series data on temperature and precipitation, crop production and fertility rate of Bangladesh from 1966 to 2015. The results show that maximum temperature has a direct effect and indirect negative effect–via crop production–on TFR, while crop production has a direct positive effect and indirect negative effect–via infant mortality–on TFR. In the short term, TFR responds negatively to the maximum temperature but positively in the long term. The effect of rainfall on TFR is found to be direct, positive, but mainly short-term. Although indicators of economic development play an important part in the fertility decline in Bangladesh, some climate change parameters and crop production are non-negligible factors.
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author	Mengni Chen Shah Md Atiqul Haq Khandaker Jafor Ahmed A. H. M. Belayeth Hussain Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed
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title	The link between climate change, food security and fertility: The case of Bangladesh
title_short	The link between climate change, food security and fertility: The case of Bangladesh
title_full	The link between climate change, food security and fertility: The case of Bangladesh
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The link between climate change, food security and fertility: The case of Bangladesh

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