Global Food Policy Report 2022 on ‘Climate Change and Food Systems’
- 17 May 2022
On 12th May 2022, the Global Food Policy Report 2022 on ‘Climate Change and Food Systems’ was released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
The Report on Climate Change & its Effects
- Climate change is a growing threat to our food systems, with impacts becoming increasingly evident.
- Rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events, among other effects, are already reducing agricultural yields and disrupting food supply chains.
- By 2050, climate change is expected to put millions of people at risk of hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
Major Findings on India
- Temperature: As per the report, the average temperature across India is projected to rise by between 2.4°C and 4.4°C by 2100.
- Heat Waves: Summer heat waves are projected to triple or quadruple by 2100 in India.
Risk of Hunger
- The effects of climate change will put 9.06 crore Indians at risk of hunger in the next eight years.
- By 2030, without climate change 7.39 crore Indians are at risk of hunger but when the climate change effects are factored in, the number goes up to 9.06 crore.
- However, the same number will come down from 9.06 crore to 4.49 crore by 2050. Without climate change, it will be 4.5 crore.
Agricultural Production
- In India, agricultural production data (1967–2016) for several crops show that average land productivity decreases as average temperatures increase, and this impact accelerates at higher levels of warming.
- Projections show yields of India’s crops falling by 1.8 to 6.6% by mid-century (2041–2060) and by 7.2 to 23.6% by the end-century (2061–2080) under a middle-of-the-road scenario for climate change.
- Yield losses are projected to be higher in rainfed conditions, and yield losses in wheat and maize are projected to be higher than yield losses in rice.
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‘Code Red for Humanity’
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