Volume 17, No. 4, 2020
Climate Change And Its Implications For Food And Nutritional Security In Punjab: A Case Study Of Tehsil 18 Hazari
Muhammad Sayam , Hafiza Imrana Javed
Abstract
The economy of Pakistan is based on agriculture. The global mean temperatures have been increasing since about 1850. The main causes are the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) and the spread of intensive agriculture to meet increasing food demand. Climate change were affected directly or indirectly to human activity and also affect four dimensions of food security which is food availability, accessibility, utilization and food systems stability. The impact of climate change on human health, livelihood assets, food production and distribution channels, as well as changing purchasing power and market flows. Its impacts were both short term, resulting from more frequent and more intense extreme weather events, and long term, caused by changing temperatures and precipitation patterns. People who are already vulnerable and food insecure are likely to be the first affected. Agriculture-based livelihood systems that are already vulnerable to food insecurity face immediate risk of increased crop failure, new patterns of pests and diseases, lack of appropriate seeds and planting material, and loss of livestock. This may also lead to shifting vulnerabilities in both developing and developed countries. Agriculture, forestry and fisheries will not only be affected by climate change, but also contribute to it through emitting greenhouse gases. “Food security exists when all people at all times have physical or economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”. The main objectives of the present study is to explore the impact of climate change on food and nutrition security in the district Jhang and address the challenges and identify recommendations for actions. Present study was conducted in Tehsil 18-Hazari, district Jhang. Multi-stage sampling technique was applied for data collection. At the first stage two rural UCs (Out of 9) were selected through simple random sampling technique. At the 2nd stage two villages (from each UC) were selected randomly. At 3rd stage 240 respondents (60 from each village) were selected through simple random sampling technique. Questionnaires were develop according to the objective of this study. By using the appropriate statistical techniques data were analyzed.
Pages: 224-236
Keywords: Climate Change, Food insecurity, agriculture, vulnerable