{"id":31085,"date":"2024-10-19T18:15:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T12:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=31085"},"modified":"2024-10-19T18:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T12:45:44","slug":"rising-vulnerabilities-of-rural-poor-amid-climate-shocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/19-10-2024\/rising-vulnerabilities-of-rural-poor-amid-climate-shocks","title":{"rendered":"Rising Vulnerabilities of Rural Poor Amid Climate Shocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Climate Change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A national-level dialogue on FAO\u2019s report \u201cThe unjust climate\u201d organized in New Delhi, focused on the multidimensional poverty and climate vulnerabilities in rural parts of the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Income Disparities:<\/strong> Extreme weather, particularly heat stress, exacerbates income inequality. Poor rural households experience a 5% income loss due to heatwaves and a 4.4% loss from floods, significantly more than wealthier households.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gender Impact:<\/strong> If the average temperatures were to increase by just 1\u00b0C, women would face a staggering 34 percent greater loss in their total incomes compared to men.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extreme temperatures worsen child labour<\/strong> and increase the unpaid workload for women in poor households.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Indian Scenario<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The report has suggested that India has made remarkable strides in reducing rural poverty over the past two decades.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Headcount poverty rates<\/strong> have dropped dramatically from <strong>42.5 percent in 2005\/06 <\/strong>to <strong>8.6 percent<\/strong> in 2022\/24.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate change hits India\u2019s rural poor hardest, especially those trapped in multidimensional poverty.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Structural inequalities and low adaptive capacity worsen the issue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adverse effects of climate change<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Climate Refugees:<\/strong> Sea-level rise, floods, and extreme weather displace millions of people, forcing them to migrate.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This creates challenges for both the displaced populations and the host regions, leading to resource conflicts and socio-political tensions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loss of Livelihoods:<\/strong> In coastal areas and regions dependent on agriculture and fisheries, climate change threatens traditional livelihoods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increased Energy Demand:<\/strong> Rising temperatures drive up the demand for energy, particularly for cooling, straining electricity grids and leading to higher energy costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Spread of Diseases: <\/strong>Climate change facilitates the spread of vector-borne diseases as warmer temperatures and altered rainfall patterns expand the habitats of mosquitoes and other disease carriers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Policy Recommendations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Anticipatory social protection: <\/strong>Scale up financial support programs that provide assistance before extreme weather events to prevent households from resorting to negative coping strategies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workforce diversification: <\/strong>Invest in skills development, vocational training, and mentorship programs to help rural households diversify their income sources away from climate-sensitive work.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gender-transformative approaches: <\/strong>Tackling discriminatory gender norms that prevent women from participating in non-farm employment is crucial.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Participatory agricultural extension:<\/strong> Encouraging group-based approaches to agricultural experimentation can help rural farmers adapt to changing climate conditions.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Access to adaptive technologies:<\/strong> Public investment in promoting climate-resilient agricultural technologies is critical for supporting land-constrained households.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To effectively curb poverty in India, it is crucial to tackle the climate impacts on rural communities, which are disproportionately affected by extreme weather events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Targeted interventions that strengthen the adaptive capacity of rural households and reduce their exposure to climate risks are key to ensuring that poverty reduction gains are sustained.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/climate-change-impact-harsher-on-poorer-farmers-in-india-fao-report\/article68761901.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A national-level dialogue on FAO\u2019s report \u201cThe unjust climate\u201d organized in New Delhi, focused on the multidimensional poverty and climate vulnerabilities in rural parts of the 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