paragraph 2.1.2.d (Q49)
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section from the AR6 Synthesis Report
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | paragraph 2.1.2.d |
section from the AR6 Synthesis Report |
Statements
Climate change has reduced food security and affected water security due to warming, changing precipitation patterns, reduction and loss of cryospheric elements, and greater frequency and intensity of climatic extremes, thereby hindering efforts to meet Sustainable Development Goals (high confidence). (English)
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Although overall agricultural productivity has increased, climate change has slowed this growth in agricultural productivity over the past 50 years globally (medium confidence), with related negative crop yield impacts mainly recorded in mid- and low latitude regions, and some positive impacts in some high latitude regions (high confidence). (English)
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Ocean warming in the 20th century and beyond has contributed to an overall decrease in maximum catch potential (medium confidence), compounding the impacts from overfishing for some fish stocks (high confidence). (English)
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Ocean warming and ocean acidification have adversely affected food production from shellfish aquaculture and fisheries in some oceanic regions (high confidence). (English)
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Current levels of global warming are associated with moderate risks from increased dryland water scarcity (high confidence). (English)
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