1Department of Farm Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 560065, Uttar Pradesh, India
2IDBI Bank, Hassan Branch, Hassan-57320, Karnataka, India
3Division of Agricultural Extension, IARI, New Delhi
*email: hgowda8127@gmail.com
Online published on 30 November, 2016.
Climate change willalter patterns of water availability by intensifying the water cycle. Droughts and floods will become more severe in many areas. Climate is an important determinant of the geographical distribution, composition and productivity of forests. Forest area would be affected by climate depends on various factors like species and age of trees, possibilities for forests to migrate, and quality of forest management. According to IPCC, 70–300 million additional people will be flooded each year by 3 to 4°C of warming causing 20–80 cm of sea level rise. As per the United Nations Report of FAO, India stands to lose 125 million tonnes equivalent to 18% of its rainfed cereal production from Climate change by 2015.
Climate change, Green house gas (GHG), yield
