Winemaker and director of Peterson Wines, Colin Peterson, walks through a dry dam on his property in Hunter Valley, Australia.
These changes will happen regardless of action taken on climate change, but by curbing emissions, countries can buy time to adapt to new rainfall levels. Most of the crops consumed around the world are produced by rain fed-agriculture, according to the International Water Management Institute, a nonprofit science research organisation.If the world meets the goals set out in the 2016 Paris Agreement to keep the global temperature rise to under 2°C, these regions will have 20 to 30 years to prepare and adapt farming practices.
Dry regions like Southern Africa and Australia, which she said are already seeing a decrease in precipitation, need to immediately look into irrigation systems, dams or growing different foods altogether.More rain could benefit crops and boost food production.