7
/10 Severity
Global Agricultural Crisis
environmental
Jan 2022
Ongoing
GDP Impact
-0.8%
Countries Affected
80
Duration
47.874942527112+ months
Recovery
- months
Description
Climate change causing widespread crop failures, droughts in Europe and US, floods in Pakistan, heatwaves in India reducing yields.
Causes
Climate change, extreme weather events, soil degradation, water scarcity.
Consequences
Reduced crop yields, food price inflation, farmer bankruptcies, import dependency, rural migration.
Quick Facts
- Event Type
- environmental
- Start Date
- Jan 01, 2022
- Peak Year
- 2022