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Correlation results at the global level for Human Development Index (HDI) and gross national income per capita (GNIPC) in 2019 with the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Index and subindex values in 2019.
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Abundant and accessible food, energy, and water are essential to the functioning of human societies and individual health and happiness. However, growing populations, intensifying climate change, and violent instability undermine resource security. We used data from the recently updated Pardee RAND Food–Energy–Water (FEW) Index and the INFORM risk...
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... found that the FEW Index and GNIPC were strongly and significantly related positively, but the strength of the correlation was lower than for the relationship between FEW Index and overall HDI. These results are shown in Table 1 below. These relationships are also generally reflected at the regional level. ...Similar publications
Non-technical summaryGrowth in resource consumption and associated environmental degradation threatens food systems, with millions of people living in hunger globally, demonstrating the need for greater socio-ecological efficiency in food provisioning. This paper considers how sustainable consumption can ensure that human needs with regards to food...
