Surabhi YadavAIR 14 · CSE 2025 · 220 wordsTheir whole copy
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IPCC's sixth Assessment Report has warned about the Indian Ocean warming at a decadal high level with 2024 recording highest temperature.
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Causes of Indian Ocean warming
It may affect food security in India
On Agriculture → Irratic Rainfall due to Ocean warming (SW monsoon changes) (46% population Rainfed Agri) → Threaten current crops food-water Intensive → extreme weather events triggered. → Increased …
On Coastal Fishries
- Indic 2nd Largest producer, 8% of global → Ocean warming - fish deaths & Reduced capacity of fish farming. → Impact due to [Increased cyclones] in Arabian Sea due to 27°C temp
- On Seafood - like crabs, prawn. → threaten tourism opportunity & crab & prawns culture in Goa.
However, ocean warming may also lead to changing patterns of food security. 1- Focus on inland fishries cultivation 2- Growth of millets & draught resistant crops.
Ways to mitigate the threat-
- Promote coastal conservation & prevent erosion due to sea level rise Eg MISHTI scheme for mangroves.
- Blue Revolution → to promote Aquaculture & inland fishing (Bihar 90% of fishing inland)
- Focus on Micro-Irrigation in Agriculture water use efficiency - 80-90%.
- less water intensive crops.
- Promote Research on New Varities (ICAR)
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UNFCCC COP meetings should highlights & CBDR Ideas to be adopted to ensure food security.
1 more topper’s answer to this question, part by part, and how they all approached it: open the question.