Increasing agricultural risk to hydro-climatic extremes in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15545795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tarul Sharma (0000-0002-9574-4170, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay), Vittal Hari (0000-0001-8754-0488, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research), Subhankar Karmakar (0000-0002-1132-1403, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, corresponding author), Subimal Ghosh (0000-0002-5722-1440, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 034010-034010 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ab63e1 |
| OpenAlex | W2996702355 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 40 |
Indian agriculture is globally well-documented to reflect the impacts of changing climate significantly. However, climate adaptation efforts are often hindered due to the inadequate assessment of coupled human-environment interactions. In this study, we propose a novel unified country-level framework to quantify the decadal agricultural risks derived from multiple hydro-meteorological exposures and adaptive consequences. We identify, for the first time, that rice and wheat risks have increased in the recent decade, with wheat at a twofold higher magnitude than rice. Increasing crops risk is found to be predominantly driven by the decreasing number of cultivators; in particular, the wheat risk is also attributed to increasing minimum temperatures during the crop growing season. We provide convincing evidence indicating that the hydro-climatic hazards related to precipitation extremes and droughts are specifically alarming the crops risk as compared to temperature extremes. These observation-based results highlight the sensitivity of India’s agriculture and the risk associated with multiple agro-ecological and climatic components. We recommend these findings to facilitate the informed planning of adaptive measures and ensure sustainable food security of the nation
Adaptation (eye · Adaptive capacity · Agriculture · Biology · Climate change · Climate extremes · Climatology · Economics · Food security · Geography · Meteorology · Natural resource economics · Precipitation · Risk assessment · Water resource management · Agricultural risk and resilience · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Environmental Science · Hydrology and Drought Analysis · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |