Climate change as a driver of food insecurity in the 2007 Lesotho-South Africa drought

Abstract Climate-induced food production shocks, like droughts, can cause food shortages and price spikes, leading to food insecurity. In 2007, a synchronous crop failure in Lesotho and South Africa—Lesotho’s sole trading partner—led to a period of severe food insecurity in Lesotho. Here, we use ext...

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Main Authors: Jasper Verschuur, Sihan Li, Piotr Wolski, Friederike E. L. Otto
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1f0df1c5cc32434d8c50c31aec5e7b55
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