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Rerouting food waste for climate change adaptation: the paths of research
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In a context of climate change where, on the one hand, large amounts of food are lost or wasted and on the
other hand climate refugees are victims of food insecurity, there has been a growing interest in food waste
and in research into reducing food loss. In order to identify research trends and gaps in this area, we have
conducted a systematic review in this field adopting a methodology based on the use of selected key words
and temporal boundaries from 2008 to 2021. The results extracted were divided in two categories: raw
material and food security. The results are discussed under the following perspectives: geographic
distribution of author’s institution, subject categories, and author keywords. Based on research topics
found and researchers’ suggestions, actual and predictable trends on food waste management were
identified for food waste as a raw material and for food security. It is found that Food Loss and Waste
(FLW) fields of research interest have been: (1) food waste as a source of raw materials to produce
biofuels and biomaterials; and (2) food waste upcycling for human consumption as a solution to food
insecurity.
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Climate change Food waste reuse Food security Up-cycled food waste
Citation
Nogueira, A., Alves, F., Vaz-Fernandes, P.. 2023. Rerouting food waste for climate change adaptation: the paths of research. In Climate Change Strategies: handling the clallenges of adapting to a changing climate. Eds Walter Leal Filho, Marina Kovaleva, Fátima Alves, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar. Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28728-2_3
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Springer