In this world of growing urbanization, as we face the onslaught of climate change the biggest impacts of urbanization are faced by the poor and the downtrodden. Rural communities face the atrocities of nature and considerable risk to their infrastructure, livelihoods and quality of life observed through a series of projected climate change shifts. With the major livelihood option being crop and food cultivation in many developing countries, changes in the crop yield and production are clearly driven by changing climatic conditions, variable agronomics and sustainability factors. The impacts of climate change are already being felt and experienced by the vulnerable groups with changing climate, increasing temperatures and unforeseen rainfall patterns that aggravate the natural agricultural and other forest ecosystems. The most affected of all such groups include the farmers who bear the fruits of adverse climatic conditions, specially the rice cultivators. Considering the importance of rice as a staple food, the nitrogen oxide and methane emissions from rice farms lead to unsustainable environments and increasing water stress. This paper seeks to understand the impacts and challenges that are faced by the rural communities through increasing food insecurity and conflict among various groups for climate change and adaptability. We intend to identify the risks and challenges associated with sustainable food production. The urgent need of the hour is to shift to an adapted and climatesensitive management of our natural resources affecting the larger group of vulnerable people.
International Conference on Future Cities / Aditi, Anwesha; Tiwari, Pallavi. - (2019), pp. 537-540. (Intervento presentato al convegno International Conference on Future Cities tenutosi a Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India).
International Conference on Future Cities
Anwesha Aditi
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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2019
Abstract
In this world of growing urbanization, as we face the onslaught of climate change the biggest impacts of urbanization are faced by the poor and the downtrodden. Rural communities face the atrocities of nature and considerable risk to their infrastructure, livelihoods and quality of life observed through a series of projected climate change shifts. With the major livelihood option being crop and food cultivation in many developing countries, changes in the crop yield and production are clearly driven by changing climatic conditions, variable agronomics and sustainability factors. The impacts of climate change are already being felt and experienced by the vulnerable groups with changing climate, increasing temperatures and unforeseen rainfall patterns that aggravate the natural agricultural and other forest ecosystems. The most affected of all such groups include the farmers who bear the fruits of adverse climatic conditions, specially the rice cultivators. Considering the importance of rice as a staple food, the nitrogen oxide and methane emissions from rice farms lead to unsustainable environments and increasing water stress. This paper seeks to understand the impacts and challenges that are faced by the rural communities through increasing food insecurity and conflict among various groups for climate change and adaptability. We intend to identify the risks and challenges associated with sustainable food production. The urgent need of the hour is to shift to an adapted and climatesensitive management of our natural resources affecting the larger group of vulnerable people.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.