Authors : Chetana V. Donglikar
Page Nos : 01-06
Description :
Climate change has the potential to make life vulnerable on the earth and its impact is a matter of great concern among all countries of the world because Human race, in deficiency of food couldn’t be able for healthy development. Extreme events, such as droughts and floods, are forecast to increase as climate change and global warming. Ranging from overnight floods to gradually worsening droughts, have a range of effects on the agricultural sector as well as the species of crops that various communities are able to grow. Climate change and Food Security goes hand in hand. The annual UN report found that climate variability affecting rainfall patterns and agricultural seasons, and climate extremes such as droughts and floods are among the key drivers behind the rise in hunger and economic slowdowns. Climate change attack crops with various diseases, affecting the quality and quantity of food production. Food insecurity exists when all people, at all times, do not have physical and economic access to the sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 released report. The alarming signs of increasing food insecurity and high levels of different forms of malnutrition are a clear warning that there is considerable work to be done to make sure that ‘Everyone is secure and satisfied’ on the road towards achieving the Sustainable Development goals on food security and improved nutrition.
