Climate Change Threatens Rivers – Experts

Experts have warned that climate change is likely to lead to increased average rainfall in the world's major river basins but weather patterns will be fickle and the timing of wet seasons may change, threatening farming and food stocks.

The International Centre for Tropical Agriculture’s Simon Cook, points out that, "In some parts of the Limpopo even widespread adoption of innovations like drip irrigation may not be enough to overcome the negative effects of climate change on water availability."

Challenge Programme on Water and Food director Alain Vidal, is of the view that, "Such changes will create a management nightmare and require a much greater focus on adaptive approaches and long-term climate projections than historically have been necessary."

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