Asia News Network published an article on findings from the 2022 Global Food Policy Report which showed an unprecedented suite of climatic changes has caused crop yield declines and production losses throughout the region. According to the report, "In Bangladesh, near-term projections estimate a reduction of up to 17 percent in total calorie consumption by 2030 due to climate change.”
The unprecedented suite of climatic changes has caused crop yield declines and production losses in the region. The study found that subsistence fisheries in India and Bangladesh provide up to 60 percent of animal protein in people’s diets, but increasing salinity intrusions in inland aquaculture ponds have resulted in fish mortalities. Shahidur Rashid, director (South Asia) of IFPRI, said the climate change impact would make it extremely challenging for the region to achieve the SDG goal of zero hunger by 2030. Channing Arndt, director of the Environment and Production Technology Division, said the global emissions from the agriculture and food sectors would pose a big challenge over the next 30 years and countries need to address it.