WATER-RELATED IMPACTS DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ONAGRICULTURE: A REVIEW WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO KERALA, INDIA

Niranjana Thomas Dr. E. J. James Dr. Celine George

Abstract


Climate change has emerged as the most pressing global challenge of the 21st century.The forthcoming challenges may be associated with water resources management. Water-related impacts due to change in climatic conditions ranging from water scarcity to intense floods. The state of Kerala has witnessed severe floodsin last twoyears owing to Extreme Rainfall Events (ERE), among which the prominent onesis the events which occurred in August 2018. The extent of human and livestock mortalities, crop damages and economic losses due to thefloods was enormous.This paper critically reviews the scientific studies and reports on impacts of climate change which benefiting generalists concerned with environmental challenges. The article underlines the urgent need for water conservation, risk management, and the development of mitigation measures to cope with the water-related impacts of climate change on agriculture. In addition various methods have been suggested to control environmental pollution and to promote awareness among the scientific community.


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