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How Is Bird Flu Impacting Agriculture and Food Security in the United States?

1 week ago | csis.org | Caitlin Welsh |Zane Swanson

Policymakers frame U.S. food security in terms of the strength of the U.S. agriculture sector and the food security and nutrition status of Americans. The H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu, has caused unprecedented damage to poultry flocks in the United States and contributed to record-high egg prices.
Seeding Security: Why Agrobiodiversity Loss Threatens National Security

Jan 21, 2025 | csis.org | Zane Swanson |Caitlin Welsh

Across human history, food security has been strongly linked to peace and political stability. While the current global agrifood system remains remarkably productive, it is increasingly strained by shifting environmental conditions, growing food demands, and geopolitical tensions.
Conflict, Hunger, and Famine in Sudan

Sep 11, 2024 | csis.org | Zane Swanson |Anita Kirschenbaum |Caitlin Welsh

In April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces spread into a deadly civil war across Sudan. Now, 16 months since the onset of the conflict, extreme violence and restrictions to the flow of humanitarian aid have led to widespread acute food insecurity and the worst internal displacement crisis in the world.
Gaza: The Impacts of Famine Will Last Generations

Jun 20, 2024 | csis.org | Zane Swanson |Caitlin Welsh

Global leaders and policymakers continue to hesitate on the question of famine in Gaza. Some have called Gaza’s hunger crisis a famine—notably, the heads of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the UN World Food Programme, as well as the International Criminal Court (ICC)—while others continue to hedge, and no formal declaration of famine has been made in Gaza.
Famine in Gaza

Apr 11, 2024 | csis.org | Caitlin Welsh |Anita Kirschenbaum |Zane Swanson

Global leaders have yet to issue a formal declaration of famine in Gaza, despite evidence that Palestinians in the North Gaza and Gaza Governorates are suffering from famine today. The nature of food insecurity across the entire Gaza Strip is unprecedented this century. What is at stake by failing to issue a formal declaration of famine? Beyond ceasing hostilities and restoring humanitarian access, what else is needed to halt famine and prevent further suffering in the Gaza Strip?
Understanding Water Security

Feb 9, 2024 | features.csis.org | Zane Swanson |Sarah Grace

This report was produced by the CSIS Project on Water Security,which is supported with the generosity of CSIS Trustee Henrietta Fore. By Zane Swanson & Sarah B. Grace | February 9, 2024 The world is not on the precipice of a global water crisis: it is decades into an escalating catastrophe. Today, global water demand already outstrips availability, with at least half of the global population experiencing highly water-stressed conditions.
Food Sharing: Human Evolution and Achieving Food Security for All

Dec 20, 2023 | csis.org | Zane Swanson

Every holiday season, loved ones gather and share food through traditions that date back millennia. And every year, tens of millions of Americans receive food shared with them through food banks and food assistance charities. Globally, many more millions are lifted out of hunger through transnational generosity. This behavior, the sharing of food with kin and strangers alike, is common across all populations around the world.