Vol. 7, Issue 11, Part D (2025)

Climate change is one of the major threats to the health and overall well-being of all living organisms (plants and humans) (Talat Alhothali et al., 2021). Although the physical and biological effects of climate change are well established, the human dimension, particularly the dynamic connection to eating behavior, is not well understood.
Consistent increased temperature, water shortage and weakened agricultural yield have been of a great concern for Iraq during the last four decades (T. Osama Al-Taai et al., 2017). In turn, these threats to food availability and cost have led migration from rural to urban areas, with an increased risk of food insecurity and malnutrition. Although influences of climate change on food production are reported elsewhere, the emphasis of this report is the nexus between climate change, human health and eating behavior.