Report about Climate Change 2022

CLIMATE CHANGE
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Introduction
The world is getting water by about 1.5⁰C and this heating if continued would have devastating
impacts on the current as well as future generations. The authoritative report that has been
released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change give the world a rather clear target:
emission of greenhouse gases has to be reduced to net-zero by mid of 21st century if the
aspirations to have a reasonable opportunity of reducing global warming to 1.5⁰C are anything to
go by (Deutsch et al., 2018). Climate change has turned out to be one of the most challenging
and complex issues that are facing humans in the world today. It encompasses numerous
dimensions including but not limited to society, science, politics, economics as well as moral and
ethical concerns and is a global concern whose effect is being felt both on local and international
scales that will stay with us for decades and centuries to come.
The heat-trapping gas is carbon dioxide has been the main cause of the current global warming
and remains to be suspended in the atmosphere for numerous years with the planet, more
specifically the oceans, taking some time to respond to global warming. This means even if the
emission of all the possible greenhouse gases was stopped today, the effect of global warming
and climate change will still be felt by the generations to come. In such a manner, humanity
tends to be attached to climate change to some extent. Enhancing the transition to clean as well
as sustainable growth is the responsibility of any government lest its citizens suffer the mounting
destruction from rises in sea levels, droughts alongside flooding which will severe implications
on the efforts made towards tackling raised living standards, poverty and enhance prosperity.

Predicted climate change impacts
The population of the world is expected to increase to nearly 10 billion by the close of 2050.
There could a global increase in the demand of food in the range of 59 and 98 percent owing to
the big number (3.4 billion) mouths more that would need to be fed alongside the ever-growing
desire by the middle class to sustain their lives on dairy and meat products in the developing
countries. This insinuates agriculture around the world should step up the prediction besides
increasing the yields. But science suggests that the effect of climate change including extreme
weather, higher temperatures, increased carbon dioxide levels, drought as well as a rise in the sea
levels form a major threat to the amount besides jeopardizing the quality of the supplies of food
(Greaver et al., 2016). A recent examination of the legume and vegetable production globally
concluded that in case greenhouse gas emissions were allowed to continue on their current way,
production might fall by about 35% by the year 2100 as a result of scarcity of water alongside
increased ozone and salinity.
Weather extremes: 80% of the crop production globally is rain-fed hence most of the farmers
rely on predictable weather agriculture in a bid to produce their crops. Nevertheless, climate
change is changing the pattern of rainfall globally. In case of a rise in temperature, the warmer
air holds higher amounts of moisture and can make precipitation more intense. Events of extreme
precipitation that tend to be common of late can have direct damaging implications on the crops
leading to reduced yields (Hunter and Röös, 2016).

Figure 1: Wheat rust
Flooding as a result of increased intensity of the tropical storms as well as a rise in these levels
are as well likely to increase due to the increase in climate change and the effect could be a
drown in the crops. More pathogen, as well as toxins, is likely to find their ways into food as
floodwaters may transport sewage, pollutants or manure from the roads and lawns. Hotter
weather leads to enhanced evaporation leading to more shortages of water and droughts hence
there is likely to be less water available for irrigation when it is most needed. Approximately 10
percent of the crops that are produced in the major food production areas of the world are
irrigated using normally non-renewable groundwater. This means there is faster drainage of
aquifers than the rate of refilling- a challenge that only worsens as the heating of the world
continues. This occurs in the major food-producing areas, for instance, the US Great Plains,
Pakistan, India and Central Valley of California (Jones and Gilbert, 2016). Extreme weather for
instance drought and heavy storms may as well disrupt the transport of food. Unless there is the
storage of food, there could be an increase in the risk of spoilage as well as contamination
resulting in increased foodborne illnesses.
Rising temperatures: Global warming may be beneficial to some crops for instance potatoes in
Northern Europa as well as rice in West Africa and allow such farmers to plant new crops that