Thirty-five environmental and humanitarian aid groups released a research report on the 19th titled "Will the Asia-Pacific Region Be Destroyed?", warning that if countries around the world do not pay attention to climate change, the Asia-Pacific region will be the hardest hit, and decades of economic and social development could be destroyed. The report points out that increasing research shows that temperatures in Asia will continue to rise this century, with negative consequences including more unpredictable rainfall and monsoons, severely impacting crop yields, and more powerful typhoons and tropical storms. Rising sea levels will also threaten the survival of Pacific island nations.
Small farms were hit the hardest.
Research has found that Asia accounts for 87% of the world's 400 million small farms, and these small-scale agricultural operations are most severely affected by climate change. If nighttime temperatures rise by one degree Celsius during the growing season, rice production in Asia will decrease by 10%, while wheat production will decrease by 32% by 2050. Furthermore, the surge in biomass energy crops will accelerate deforestation, exacerbating global warming.
Floods and droughts lead to reduced grain production
By country, island nations such as Vanuatu, Kiribati, and Tuvalu are already threatened by rising sea levels, while coastal Asian nations... Haiti's four billion people may also be affected; Bangladesh, where 70% of the population is engaged in agriculture, has been impacted by changes in temperature and rainfall patterns, affecting crop yields; India faces both devastating floods and drought threats in some areas, and "if left unchecked, India will lose 30% of its food production"; China, threatened by drought and other factors, may see a 37% reduction in major crop yields by the end of this century.
The report calls on developed countries to fulfill their commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to relax regulations on renewable energy technologies so that developing countries can share the benefits of renewable energy. For example, India, "if actively developed, may be able to generate 60% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2050."
Source: Liberty Times
