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Saadullah Ayaz
IUCN- Pakistan, April 2010
1. Pakistan, ranked 11th on the index, is at “extreme risk” (Food Security Risk
Index, UN 2009)
2. About one-third of the households in Pakistan are living below the ‘food
poverty line’ (not meeting their nutritional requirements) (Mazhar Arif 2007)
3. Out of 120 district settings in Pakistan, 74 (62%) are food deficit in terms of
net availability (SDPI 2003)
4. Droughts, floods, cyclones and pests (all related to CC) can quickly wipe out
large quantities of food as it grows or is stored- further adding to food
insecurity
4500
3500
2500
1500
base 1 2 3 4 5
o
Temperature increase ( C)
Source: GCISC
(Northern Sub-
mountainous) 9 3933 -11 -11
(Southern Semi
arid Plain) 42 4306 -8 -8
(Southern Arid
Plain) 47 4490 -5 -6