Food Shocks Due To Climate Change Likely By 2040

Climate change is creating catastrophe, and might lead to food shortage by 2040., according to piercepioneer.

The UK-US Taskforce on Extreme Weather and Global Food System Resilience compiled the report. Where once there used to be a food shortage just once in a century, there is now likely to be a food crisis once in every 30 years, it said, mainly due to the weather changes and population increase, with the uneven distribution of resources and wealth and rise in violence and crime.

Extreme heat, drought and intense storms could lead to such a situation, according to nycity.

"It is likely that the effects of climate change will be felt most strongly through the increasing frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts, heat waves and floods and their impact on the production and distribution of food - something we almost take for granted," explains Tim Benton, the acting ambassador and spokesperson for the UK Champion for Global Food Security, who focuses mostly on food and food security.

He goes on to say, "This study presents a plausible scenario for how the food system might be impacted by extreme weather, alongside a series of recommendations that should help policy and business plan for the future. Action is urgently needed to understand risks better, improve the resilience of the global food system to weather-related shocks and to mitigate their impact on people."

Climate change, therefore, is like to increase the food shortage due to a 60 percent increase by 2050.

The report continues, "Agriculture faces a triple challenge. Productivity must be increased by reversing declines in yield growth and closing the gap between actual and attainable yields in the developing world, whilst also reducing its environmental impact. However, given the increasing risk of extreme weather, this cannot come at the expense of production resilience. Increases in productivity, sustainability and resilience to climate change are required."