4.5 Managing Climate Change

Question 1

What are the impacts that climate change will have on the agricultural systems across the world?

Answer 1

➢ Patterns of rainfall and temperature will change
➢ Extreme weather events such as heatwaves and droughts will become more common
➢ The distribution of pests and diseases change

Question 2

How can farmers adapt to climate change?

Answer 2

➢ Introducing drought-resistant strains of crops
➢ New irrigations systems
➢ Educating farmers in water harvesting techniques
➢ New cropping patterns can be introduced - changing planting dates

Question 3

How can water supplies be managed?

Answer 3

➢ Artificial glaciers can be built to supply water
➢ One example of this is in the Himalayas where water is supplies to villages in India
➢ Water is collected in winter through a system of diversion canals and embankments and it freezes
➢ When the artificial glacier melts it will provide water for the local villages