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Many regions/countries around the world have seen the great impact that climate change can have in their food crops. Most of the time families who survive and earn their living through food crops are the most impacted.

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Sea-level has doubled in the last  decade

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Sea-level has doubled in the last  decade

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Something that has caught my attention from the SDG website is that sea-level has doubled in the last decade due to water becoming warm, and as a result the volume of the water has expanded with it.

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Climate change are changes in temperatures and weather, causing changes in the sun's activity or large volcanic eruptions.

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What regions are most seen impacted by climate change?

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What regions are most seen impacted by climate change?

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The biggest long-term warming trends are happening in the far northern areas like Siberia, Iceland, Alaska, and Canada, while the smallest warming trends on land are found in tropical regions.

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Impacts of climate change before and after

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Impacts of climate change before and after

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NASA was able to capture different landscapes before and after climate change, by being able to capture the different ways climate change impacted a landscape everyone is able to see how much impact climate change actually has on the land.

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Norway's Ålfotbreen Glacier Melting Faster in Recent Summers

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Even in the far north and in a wet climate, Norway's Ålfotbreen glacier is rapidly shrinking. Both images were taken during summers where significant melting occurred. This glacier grew as recently as the 1990s, but has been getting smaller since then due to more frequent and intense heat waves.

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WWF is an organization that works towards transitioning to clean energy while being able to conserve nature and being able to protect environments over anything.

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This short video can show people a few of the things we can all do in order to help our planet from climate change and from it becoming worse.

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Climate change affecting food crops in South Asia

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Climate change affecting food crops in South Asia

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Due to the extreme heat caused by climate change it has been affecting all of the food crops in South Asia causing panic for future crops.

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A prolonged and deadly heatwave has hit large swaths of India and Pakistan affecting hundreds of millions of people and sparking food and energy shortages. Experts say the extreme heat is a grim preview of what the climate crisis has in store for a region home to over 1 billion people.

Temperatures in India's capital and parts of Pakistan have at times reached close to 50°C, killing dozens of people in both countries and upending the daily lives and livelihoods of students, labourers, and farmers.

March was the hottest month on record in India since 1901. The extreme heat also came earlier in the year than normal, covered a huge landmass and persisted much longer than typical heatwaves.

The high temperatures have disproportionately affected farmers with little shelter from the heat and whose crops have wilted in the scorching sun.

"Extreme heat has major repercussions for the agricultural sector," said Sumalee Khosla, Climate Change Adaptation Finance Expert at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Climate-related heat stress will increase drought and exacerbate water scarcity for irrigation. This impacts farming communities and potentially creates further food security issues in affected countries."

Food insecurity is already being felt in the region. India, the world's second-largest wheat producer, banned wheat exports to stave off shortages. This decision has reduced wheat supplies and caused a spike in prices around the world.

The prolonged heatwave exacerbated by the climate crisis has played havoc with planting and harvesting seasons. It is part of a trend that is seeing summers come earlier and the monsoon come later, said James Lomax, a Sustainable Food Systems Officer at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The late planting season has meant that wheat was still growing when the heatwave hit, resulting in yield reduction.

"Climate change will cause more stresses on the global food system," said Lomax. "The worst thing we can do is carry on as we are. We can start by diversifying the crops we plant and opting for more resilient seed varieties."

Scientists have long warned that human-induced climate change will bring about the kind of devastating heatwaves and impacts we are witnessing in South Asia.

Extreme heat has major repercussions for the agricultural sector. Climate related heat stress will increase drought and exacerbate water scarcity for irrigation.

As a recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report put it: "increased heatwaves, droughts and floods are already exceeding plants' and animals' tolerance thresholds. These weather extremes are occurring simultaneously, causing cascading impacts that are increasingly difficult to manage."

One of the major impacts of the heatwave has been a huge spike in energy for cooling. The higher demand has overloaded grids and caused widespread power outages across the country. To deal with the energy crisis, the Indian government announced in May that it would reopen more than 100 coal mines.

But experts have warned against what the UN Secretary-General Secretary-General António Guterres calls " a deadly addiction to coal." Guetters says phasing out coal from the electricity sector is the single most important step to get in line with the 1.5-degree goal outlined in the Paris Agreement.

"A warming planet means greater demand for cooling, particularly for air-conditioning," said Mark Radka, Chief of the Energy and Climate Branch at UNEP. " "As demand surges, the whole energy system becomes more fragile, leading to blackouts and brownouts that force people to turn to diesel generators that add to greenhouse gas emissions and worsen the climate and air pollution crises."

UNEP is working with national and local governments in Asia to devise creative solutions to spare people from extreme heat by leveraging the resources and know-how of local communities.

In India, where only nine per cent of households have air conditioning, UNEP, through the Cool Coalition, is working with RMI, a non-profit organization that works on global energy systems and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to establish a national program to help cities find both large-and small-scale cooling solutions.

The project will eventually support 100 cities to undertake extreme heat planning, integrate cooling into their urban planning and lead a transition to sustainable, accessible and climate-friendly cooling, including planting more trees in cities and establishing cooling centers. UNEP's work in India is aligned to support the implementation of the country's National Cooling Action Plan.

The agriculture sector is not a passive player in climate change. There are proactive ways in which resilience can be built in by changing the ways we produce and consume.

Temperatures in India's capital and parts of Pakistan have at times reached close to 50°C, killing dozens of people in both countries. Photo: Maxime Gruss/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

UNEP is engaged in similar pilot projects in Viet Nam, where rapid urbanization and economic growth are accelerating cooling demands. UNEP is working with Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Clean Cooling Collaborative, a philanthropic initiative that specializes in climate-friendly cooling policies, financing, and technology.

UNEP's pilot project in Viet Nam is mapping extreme heat in two cities. Heat mapping is done with the use of satellite data, drones and sensor surveys to identify hotspots, their drivers and social impact.The project also identifies solutions to reduce heat to protect populations and deliver sustainable cooling, update national planning guidelines and set up a fund with Viet Nam's Department of Climate Change to help cash-strapped municipalities in developing sustainable cooling strategies.

It is only a matter of time before the heatwave scorching South Asia also hits other parts of the world. Meteorologists are already forecasting heatwaves for France and the United Kingdom in the coming months.

More climate change-induced heatwaves in other food producing regions of the world means greater stresses on an already fragile global food system. However, as with the energy sector, the agriculture sector is not a passive player in the climate crisis.

"There are proactive ways in which resiliency can be built in by changing the ways we produce and consume food," said Lomax. "The agriculture sector itself can transform into something that mitigates climate change."
UNEP is at the forefront of supporting the Paris Agreement goal of keeping global temperature rise well below 2°C, and aiming for 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels. To do this, UNEP has developed a Six-Sector Solution, a roadmap to reducing emissions across sectors in line with the Paris Agreement commitments and in pursuit of climate stability. The six sectors identified are: Energy; Industry; Agriculture & Food; Forests & Land Use; Transport; and Buildings & Cities.

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In South Asia, record heat threatens future of farming

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UNEP projects are helping countries in Asia adapt and mitigate the impact of deadly heatwaves brought on by climate change.

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Maize crops in Argentina are facing severe threats from climate change and fertilizer shortages, impacting farmers' livelihoods and global food security, highlighting the urgent need to tackle climate challenges in agriculture worldwide.

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Argentina’s Corn Production and Challenges Due to Climate Change - HSAT

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This is the fourth in our Argentina and Climate Change Series In this article we focus especially on the Corn crop in Argentina a global agricultural powerhouse and the third-largest producer of corn, is grappling with the far-reaching consequences of climate change on its corn production.

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India wheat crops can cause great panic for farming families.

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India wheat crops can cause great panic for farming families.

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Due to the fact that India makes up 14% of global wheat output, crops that are in hotter and drier agricultural areas will greatly affect India’s wheat farming households, as well as the millions who depend on them for food.

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Wheat output in Africa and South Asia will suffer severely from climate change by 2050, modelling study shows

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Crop simulation models predict that climate change will lower global wheat production by 2050 in Africa and South Asia, where food security is already threatened.

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China has seen a lot more warming in the last few decades, making rice production even more unstable

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Potato crops mostly survive on water, but as rainfall is starting to decrease in regions like Bolivia, farmers will have to start adapting to such conditions.

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How potatoes are affected by changing climatic conditions

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As climatic conditions shift, key crops must face the challenges imposed by the weather’s new regime. Potatoes, one of our most beloved crops, are also highly sensitive to these changes.

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This article is able to give a of the problems that cocoa crops in Ghana have had to deal with due to Climate change.

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The impact of climate change on cocoa farming in Ghana.

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Climate change has an impact on almost all aspects of our lives, including the chocolate industry. We would like to explain the connection between climate change and our chocolate production here.

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This article from the United Nations is able to give people a brief explanation of what climate change is, how we can stop it from becoming worse, it also has attached a few other links with more information.

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This great informative article is able to go back at least 50 years back of research. It aims to show how climate change slowly developed into something that can negatively impact us.

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Climate change is a global issue and concern around the world. Its impact is being felt now with more to come in the near future if we cannot limit greenhouse gases. All eyes will be on the COP26 global summit which will focus on slowing the rate at which the planet is warming.

Today, the UK is at the forefront of a new, green industrial revolution. Research and innovation continue to underpin the UK's commitment to:

· Achieving a net zero economy by 2050
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· Live more sustainably

Across UKRI, we invest in the cutting-edge research and innovation essential to understanding and tackling the environmental sustainability challenges that we face. With projects ranging from green transportation and agricultural transformation, to investigating our changing planet and future energy systems, researchers and innovators are working hard to support the government's ambitious target of reaching net zero.

To find out more about these projects, and the people behind them, visit our 'Responding to Climate Change' pages.

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A brief history of climate change discoveries

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Climate change is a global issue and concern around the world. Its impact is being felt now with more to come in the near future if we cannot limit greenhouse gases. All eyes will be on the COP26 global summit which will focus on slowing the rate at which the planet is warming.

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Many of the food crops in South Asia are being greatly impacted due to the temperatures, eventually many feel like crops will continue to suffer.

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Climate Change and South Asian Agriculture

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The threat of climate change on South Asian Agriculture

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This article is able to give us a few of the many ways WE can make an impact and resolve climate change.

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What are the solutions to climate change? | Greenpeace UK

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Climate change is a threat to millions of lives. Here are some solutions.

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What food crops are being affected by climate change in South Asia?

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What food crops are being affected by climate change in South Asia?

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This great article is able to give us some in depth about how South Asia's agricultural crops like rice, wheat, and maize are being affected.

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CGIAR Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets

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What do we know about the future of agrifood systems in South Asia?

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An agricultural powerhouse, South Asia still has high levels of food insecurity, with many people suffering from malnutrition and hunger.

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I think I want to research how climate change is affecting food crops, this must be addressed to reach SDG goal #13. I will focus on South Asia and how I can go on about solving this issue.

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The impact of climate change on Korea's agricultural sector under the national self-sufficiency policy.

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The impact of climate change on Korea's agricultural sector under the national self-sufficiency policy.