Rain-fed agriculture currently constitutes 60–95% of farmed land across the developing world. Changing rainfall patterns could have a large impact on agriculture in developing countries. Using over 20 different climate models, researchers have projected how precipitation could be affected by climate change. Key takeaways include: unless emissions are curbed soon, by 2040, the rainfall patterns in many major wheat, soybean, rice and maize regions will have changed outside their natural boundaries; emissions reductions in accordance with the Paris Agreement would result in far less crop-producing areas experiencing novel rainfall patterns; and targeting adaptation efforts remains a major challenge, but region specific results can now enable investment and action.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/climate-change-affects-rainfall-patterns-crop-producing-regions
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Climate change affects rainfall patterns.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/maisa-rojas-corradi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/fabrice-lambert
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/julian-ramirez-villegas
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/andrew-challinor
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/cgiar-research-program-climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/agriculture-and-food-security-ccafs
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crops
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global