China’s food supply at risk from climate change

3 Nov 2008 | Author: Jeanette Wiemers, newsbriefs editor | Print version | Send to a friend

UK government says regions could face extreme weather, changes in water sources

By the middle of this century, climate change will be presenting major challenges for China in feeding its expanding population, says the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change. A study conducted on one area of China found that farmers are already coping with the changing climate—which includes risks like droughts, increasing temperatures, and shifts in the flow of major water sources—by planting new crop varieties and covering the ground with stones to avoid water loss.

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