Regional Developments
South Asia
Aditi Mukherji, Avinash Kishore, and Shahidur Rashid
Reform of government subsidies for fertilizers and energy can support a shift to more sustainable food systems
South Asia is a climate change hotspot, with many climate-induced risks compounded by significant existing vulnerabilities. All available indicators — glacier melt in the Himalayas, sea-level rise, extreme weather events, precipitation patterns, and the frequency of natural hazards turning into disasters — have worsened since 1950. Rapid economic growth in recent decades, which is expected to continue, will likely exacerbate these alarming trends, and the high economic costs of climate change in the region are projected to increase further.
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