9 crore Indians will face starvation by 2030 as a result of climate change: Reports

Due to a drop in agricultural production and disruption in food supply systems, climate change would put approximately 23 percent more Indians at danger of starvation by 2030.

According to a recent study, climate change will put roughly 23 percent more Indians at danger of starvation by 2030 due to lower agricultural production and food supply chain disruptions.

According to the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Global Food Policy Report 2022, 7.39 crore Indians would have died of hunger by 2030 if it weren’t for climate change.

Researchers discovered that if climate change is taken into account, 9.06 crore people (or 22.69 percent more) will be at risk.

When climate change is taken into account,  India’s aggregate food production – a weighted  Index of grains, meats, fruits, vegetables, oilseeds, pulses, roots, and tubers – is expected to drop from 1.627 to 1.549.

The projections were created using the IMPACT model, which uses economic, water, and crop  models from throughout the world to mimic national and international agricultural markets. The paper also discussed the temperature in India, estimating that it will climb between 2.4 and 4.4 degrees Celsius by the year 2100.

By 2100, summer heatwaves are expected to triple or quadruple.The impact of rising  average temperatures on agricultural  production is likely. Climate change is expected to reduce agricultural production by 1.8 to 6.6 percent by 2041-2060, and by 7.2 to 23.6 percent by 2061-2080, according to the analysis.