Rising food and water insecurity: Major environmental threat
Human living is dependent on food and water. Water is life source of food because it is required in ample amount for cultivation of crops. Food and water security is under severe threat due to rising temperature in atmosphere and unsustainable farming practices by agriculturalists. Basically, agriculture affect the environment through its direct impacts on land cover and ecosystems. At global level, agricultural practices are responsible for climate change through emission of greenhouse gases and drop of carbon storage in vegetation and soil. At local level, farming decreases biodiversity and immensely impact on natural habitats through land conversion, eutrophication, pesticide inputs, irrigation and drainage. Unsustainable agricultural practices may result in direct environmental degradation such as soil erosion and loss of pollinators. If this environmental issue is ignored by climate scientists, it may pose serious danger to the lives of humans, economic wealth, and peace and s...