Pacific Island countries (PICs) have experienced changes to dietary patterns in recent decades, alongside rapid socio-economic and ecological changes. In this study, qualitative research methods were used to explore food and nutrition security (FNS) experiences in a peri-urban, and a remote village, in Vanuatu. The main findings were that there are a range of interrelated socio-economic and environmental influences on food and nutrition insecurity, and continued climate change is a potential contributor to growing food insecurity. Results suggest that FNS in these villages is experienced not as a lack of food availability, but as inadequate and unstable access to healthy, locally produced food leading to impaired diet quality and diversity. FNS was experienced differently in the two village contexts: the peri-urban village demonstrated an advancing nutrition transition with sufficient food availability, but an increasing dependence on imported foods and inadequate diet quality and diversity. The rural village showed adequate diet diversity and quality; however, the food supply was unstable and sensitive to disruptions caused by climate variability and change. The study indicates that the effects of climate change, changes to ways of life, and dietary changes are not only affecting FNS, but also disrupting social relationships, culture, and spirituality, and threatening the social fabric of these villages. There is an imperative to address FNS holistically, considering the contextual socio-economic and environmental influences, and to support the local food system to provide access to an optimal diet that promotes health and cultural preferences in the face of a changing climate.

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从花园到商店：改变太平洋岛国粮食和营养安全的当地视角

近几十年来，太平洋岛国 (PIC) 经历了饮食模式的变化，以及快速的社会经济和生态变化。在这项研究中，使用定性研究方法探索瓦努阿图城郊和偏远村庄的粮食和营养安全 (FNS) 经验。主要调查结果是，对粮食和营养不安全有一系列相互关联的社会经济和环境影响，而持续的气候变化是导致粮食不安全加剧的潜在因素。结果表明，这些村庄的 FNS 不是因为缺乏食物供应，而是因为无法获得健康、当地生产的食物，导致饮食质量和多样性受损。FNS 在两个村庄环境中的体验不同：城郊村庄的营养转型正在推进，食物供应充足，但对进口食品的依赖日益增加，饮食质量和多样性不足。农村显示出足够的饮食多样性和质量；然而，粮食供应不稳定，对气候变异和变化造成的中断很敏感。研究表明，气候变化、生活方式改变和饮食变化的影响不仅影响 FNS，还会破坏社会关系、文化和精神，并威胁这些村庄的社会结构。考虑到相关的社会经济和环境影响，必须全面解决 FNS，