Climate Change Risks To Food Security

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Climate change risks to food security.

Climate change risks and food security in bangladesh inproceedings yu2010climatecr title climate change risks and food security in bangladesh author winston yu and mozaharul alam and a. These can trigger local food crises disrupt trade infrastructure and have cascading systemic consequences for example crop failure in a major breadbasket region can precipitate. Some of climate change s most serious risks to food security arise from more frequent and extreme weather events such as droughts heat waves and floods. Climate security is a concept that summons the idea that climate related change amplifies existing risks in society that endangers the security of humans ecosystems economy infrastructure and societies.

Also climate actions to adapt and mitigate impacts can have a negative effect. Countries with high levels of hunger are often also highly vulnerable to climate change and have a low capacity to adapt. Chapter 7 food security and food production systems details the current effects of climate change the expected decline in crop production by 2030 as a result of climate change and what farmers can do to mitigate some of the negative impacts. Reducing risks to food security from climate change is one of the major challenges of the 21st century.

Climate change affects food production and availability access quality utilization and stability. The impacts of climate change on crop yield can already be detected in observed data lobell et al 2011 climate impact studies on crops predominate but impacts on fisheries and livestock production are no less serious creighton et al 2015 herrero et al 2015. Climate related security risks have far reaching implications for the way the world manages peace and security.