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
In Bihar (India), the probability of suffering flooding is high, given the terrain's morphology and the abundant, torrential rainfall. Their economy is based on farming, and they manage to feed their families. Every year, the monsoon rains arrive, causing rivers to swell and threatening to destroy their crops, but even so, they are willing to take risks for their families' survival.
The rains would eventually destroy the crops and leave their homes in ruins. Because of this, they fled to the cities to find poor jobs. When the following year arrived, they returned poorer than they already were, but ready to plant 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 from the most adverse situations. A clear example of the consequences of global warming that are living.
Rising temperatures caused by climate change will make their way of life even more difficult. Climate change will drastically increase droughts and floods, preventing crops from growing, especially in tropical areas. Furthermore, with higher temperatures, pests can spread more easily through warmer climates and destroy crops. Farming communities may also face extreme situations, considering the impact on plant adaptation to climate change and how these are affected in different regions of the world.
Equal footing?
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. This increase in needs is a direct consequence of the changes in agricultural production and could be a determining factor in food security, especially in developing countries that depend on agriculture.
Global food security is an important factor to consider, and a decrease in it could threaten the entire population. Hunger could increase and the progress the world has made in recent decades against poverty could be reversed. Climate change is also affecting other countries like Germany, where significant changes are observed, and the effects are felt in every corner of the planet.
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 stop this rise in temperatures. To better understand this phenomenon, you can read about how humans influence climate change and how these decisions can impact the lives of millions.
It's impossible to avoid the consequences of global warming even if we start using only clean energy now. It's quite complex to abandon the habit of using fossil fuels, which have been the foundation of the global economy.
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, This is about improving access to financing, obtaining improved seeds to cope with adverse situations, fertilizers that don't pollute too much, and markets where they can sell everything they grow, which is crucial for the survival of many farmers. In this context, it is vital to observe how Deserts are threatened by global warming and how this could affect food production.
