Extreme climate conditions threaten food security in South Asia, according to the latest IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). The UN body report claims that the threats of flooding and drought will make India and Pakistan among the most vulnerable to climate change.

The second installment of the IPCC Working Group Report entitled ‘Climate Change 2022: Impact, Adaptation and Vulnerability’ talks about climate-related risks on agricultural and food systems in Asia. The report states that the risk will further intensify with climate change, and will have a different impact throughout the region “For example, in South Asia, extreme climate conditions threaten food security, so that agro-based economies such as India and Pakistan are the most vulnerable to climate change in this matter,” the report said.With emissions on the increase, 11 Indian countries Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab would be greatly affected. If emissions continue to increase, all Indian countries may have areas that experience a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius or more The UN report warns that the current emission cuts promised, many parts of North India and coastal can reach wet bulb temperatures that are very dangerous than more than 31 degrees Celsius towards the end of this century.

The main impact projected from climate change in the agriculture and food sectors, according to the report, including a decrease in fisheries, aquaculture, and plant production, especially in South and Southeast Asia The IPCC report estimates that rice production in India can be reduced from 10-30 percent, while corn production can see a reduction of 25-70 percent. This is based on the assumption that a series of temperatures from 1 degree to 4 degrees Celsius will take place The report states that international food supplies are also under the threat and the risk of extensive plant failure will increase if emissions are not cut quickly

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