Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Sri Lanka

Simple item page
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.authorship.typesConsultanten
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Peradeniyaen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeResilient Cities
cg.coverage.countrySri Lanka
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2LK
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierAmy Margolies: 0000-0003-3194-5632
cg.creator.identifierMrignyani Sehgal: 0000-0001-5534-3543
cg.creator.identifierDeanna Olney: 0000-0002-2420-8565
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
dc.contributor.authorMargolies, Amyen
dc.contributor.authorCraig, Hopeen
dc.contributor.authorNamara, Rebeccaen
dc.contributor.authorSehgal, Mrignyanien
dc.contributor.authorHemachandra, Dilinien
dc.contributor.authorOlney, Deanna K.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-14T21:57:03Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-14T21:57:03Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/159794
dc.titleResilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Sri Lankaen
dcterms.abstractKey Messages Child stunting has declined in both rural and urban areas since 2016, but still affects a third of children on estates. Wasting prevalence has increased dramatically since 2016, reaching an alarming prevalence of 20 percent in urban areas. There is insufficient intake of nutritious foods, particularly in rural areas, and diet quality is negatively influenced by obesogenic food environments as the urbanization process continues. The cost of a healthy diet increased from $3.58 to $4.77 per person per day from 2017 to 2022, and 41 percent of the population is unable to afford a healthy diet. The prevalence of overweight, obesity and noncommunicable diseases is increasing nationally with higher burdens of overweight and obesity in urban populations and among women. National nutrition policies reference urban areas but do not adequately address the dual challenges of undernutrition (such as wasting) and overnutrition (such as overweight, obesity, and NCDs) common to urban contexts. Evidence is lacking on how to effectively address the double burden of malnutrition, yet clearly double-duty actions to address all forms of malnutrition will be essential.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMargolies, Amy; Craig, Hope; Namara, Rebecca; Sehgal, Mrignyani; Hemachandra, Dilini; and Olney, Deanna. 2024. Resilient Cities urban nutrition profile: Sri Lanka. Resilient Cities Country Profile. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159794en
dcterms.extent12 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfResilient Cities Country Profileen
dcterms.issued2024-11-14
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138886en
dcterms.subjectstuntingen
dcterms.subjectrural urban relationsen
dcterms.subjectchildrenen
dcterms.subjectwasting disease (nutritional disorder)en
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectdieten
dcterms.subjectfood pricesen
dcterms.subjectnon-communicable diseasesen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.typeReport

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Sri Lanka_UrbanProfile_RC.pdf
Size:
7.08 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Report
Download

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.75 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

IFPRI Project Papers
CGIAR Initiative on Resilient Cities