Accelerating Hunger in the Society. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich BWL - Sonstiges, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This paper is about the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. In December 2019, a new type of coronavirus causing pneumonia and death was identified in Wuhan, China which is called SARS-CoV-2 . The death toll and the cases of COVID-19 transmission each day has been shocking everyone. Despite the vaccination campaign globally the threat of second wave that is much stronger has induced intimidation to the society. Nevertheless, hunger is the biggest cause of death even today. The pandemic is really three crises in one; income, food and health crisis. The global impact is still expanding daily with second wave. SARS-CoV-2 is new to the human immune system. To reduce the impact of shocks of pandemic in the long term, we must build more resilient and inclusive food systems. Enhancing food security for nutrition to boost the immune system should be explored and recommended. Direct support to enterprises, particularly to SMEs and mobilize large injections of concessional finance even from the private lending agencies may support to ensure livelihood security. Prime concern is to reset the economy with Protective Liberalism. The 'Coronomics' could be the foundation for greening the Human Economics.

Dr. Man Bahadur Bishwakarma (BK in short) has completed his postdoc research on food security as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar (2016/17) at Brandeis University, USA. He obtained Ph.D on Social Inclusion in Microfinance in 2012 from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He did postgraduate diploma in Social Studies from the ISS, Netherlands (2004), MA (Economics) in Rural and Cooperative Development (2000) and MBA (1991) in Financial management from Tribhuvan University, Diploma (1997) in Agro-Cooperative Management from Japan. He has long working experience with various international development agencies such as GiZ, Save the Children, UNICEF, CWS UK, UNDP etc. He has profound experience on conflict, peace and constitution building process as he led the Constitutional Dialogue Centre/UNDP during the Constitutional Assembly-I in Nepal. In 2010, he rejoined the government bureaucracy as a joint secretary and served as the Director General for Labour Department, Chief District Officer in several districts, Secretary for provincial Government of Lumbini and Karnali; and the Principal Secretary for Bagamati province. He took retirement from government Bureaucracy on April 2021. He has been serving as a visiting faculty at Tribhuvan University/Nepal, Kathmandu University/Nepal and Akamai University/USA; and written a dozen of text books for college students and several books on development issues including Social Inclusion in Microfinance, Eradicating Hunger: Rebuilding Food Regime. He is originally from Palpa, Lumbini, Nepal