Experts at a workshop called for assessing the impact of climate change in Pakistan and taking policy measures to combat the looming threats of food insecurity in the country. They were speaking at a workshop titled “Food Security and Climate Change” held at a local hotel here on Saturday.
Climate change may decrease crop yield in Asia by 10 per cent by the year 2020, said Rana Nazir, a senior official of Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). “Climate change is taking its toll on agriculture in Asia and Pakistan is no less safe,” he added.
Over two dozen agriculturists and environmentalists working in government and nongovernmental organizations in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) also attended the workshop.
Nazir said that floods and other natural disasters, which are a result of climate change, have added to food insecurity in the country. He said Pakistan is dependent on agriculture, while around 93 per cent of its total available water is used in farming.
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