Who will suffer the worst from the consequences of climate change?

drought in india

Climate change does not affect all parts of the world in the same way. Each ecosystem and each area of ​​the planet has its own characteristics, its climate and its population balance. Therefore, the question before us is this: who will suffer the worst causes of climate change?

If you want to find out who will suffer the worst consequences, read on.

Consequences of climate change

people who suffer the most from climate change

In Bihar (India), the probability of suffering flooding is high, given the morphology of the terrain and the abundant and torrential rainfall. Their economy is based on cultivation and from this they manage to feed their families. Every year, the monsoon rains arrive in which the rivers rise and threaten with the destruction of crops, but even so, they are willing to risk for the survival of families.

The rains ended up destroying thecrops and houses were in ruins. Because of this situation, they fled to the cities to find poor quality jobs. When the following year came, they came back poorer than they already were, but ready to sow again.

And it is that these farmers are not prepared for any event of nature, probably induced by climate change, such as drought, floods or the greater spread of diseases. These farmers are not able to withstand phenomena like these, since they do not use no resistant seeds, no fertilizers or herbicides that protects them against the most adverse situations.

The increase in temperatures caused by climate change will make their way of life even more difficult. Climate change will drastically increase droughts or floods, preventing crops from growing, especially in tropical areas. Also, with higher temperatures, pests can spread better in warmer climates and kill crops.

Equal footing?

indian farmers

It cannot be denied that rich countries will also suffer the consequences of climate change, since it will affect everyone. However, the most developed countries have the necessary resources to be able to avoid the affections of the same and to be able to adapt to them. Unlike them, the poorest farmers do not have these tools that can help adaptation against climate change. Therefore, they are the people who will suffer the most from these effects.

These areas will suffer the effects of climate change most intensely, precisely when the world will need your help more than ever to feed a continuously growing population. The demand for food is continually rising as the world population does. It is estimated that the demand will grow by 60% by 2050.

Food worldwide is an important factor to take into account and the decrease in it could put the entire population in check. Hunger could increase and the progress the world has made in recent decades against poverty could be degraded.

Solutions to the problem

Although everything appears so black, there are solutions that depend mostly on the decisions of governments. They must invest in clean energy, in energy efficiency to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and slow down this rise in temperatures.

It is impossible to avoid the consequences of global warming now even if we begin to use only clean energy. It is quite complex to abandon the habits of using fossil fuels.

But not all the news is bad. There are tools that are necessary and that are easy to adapt. They can help in food production, to get more income, etc. This is about having an improvement in access to finance, obtaining improved seeds in adverse situations, fertilizers that do not pollute too much and markets where they can sell everything they grow.


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