Rights and representation support justice across aquatic food systems

Hicks, Christina C., Gephart, Jessica A., Koehn, J. Zachary, Nakayama, Shinnosuke, Payne, Hanna J., Allison, Edward H., Belhbib, Dyhia, Cao, Ling, Cohen, Philippa J., Fanzo, Jessica, Fluet-Chouinard, Etienne, Gelcich, Stefan, Golden, Christopher D., Gorospe, Kelvin D., Isaacs, Moenieba, Kuempel, Caitlin. D., Lee, Kai N., MacNeil, M. Aaron, Maire, Eva, Njuki, Jemimah, Rao, Nitya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6318-0147, Sumaila, U. Rashid, Selig, Elizabeth R., Thilsted, Shakuntala H., Wabnitz, Colette C. C. and Naylor, Rosamond L. (2022) Rights and representation support justice across aquatic food systems. Nature Food, 3 (10). pp. 851-861. ISSN 2662-1355

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Abstract

Injustices are prevalent in food systems, where the accumulation of vast wealth is possible for a few, yet one in ten people remain hungry. Here, for 194 countries we combine aquatic food production, distribution and consumption data with corresponding national policy documents and, drawing on theories of social justice, explore whether barriers to participation explain unequal distributions of benefits. Using Bayesian models, we find economic and political barriers are associated with lower wealth-based benefits; countries produce and consume less when wealth, formal education and voice and accountability are lacking. In contrast, social barriers are associated with lower welfare-based benefits; aquatic foods are less affordable where gender inequality is greater. Our analyses of policy documents reveal a frequent failure to address political and gender-based barriers. However, policies linked to more just food system outcomes centre principles of human rights, specify inclusive decision-making processes and identify and challenge drivers of injustice.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 2 - zero hunger,sdg 5 - gender equality,sdg 10 - reduced inequalities ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/zero_hunger
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Literacy and Development Group Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Life Course, Migration and Wellbeing Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Health and Disease Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Gender and Development University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Related URLs:	https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-0...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2022 03:57
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2023 01:14
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90107
DOI:	10.1038/s43016-022-00618-4

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