Global Warming Impact on Nepal

1 | P a g e     FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FRAMEWORK: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES1 Hari Dahal,2 Ph D and Doj Raj Khanal,3 Ph D Poverty and Food Security Poverty and food security are closely linked concepts that overlaps to a large extent. It is... More

1 | P a g e     FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION FRAMEWORK: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES1 Hari Dahal,2 Ph D and Doj Raj Khanal,3 Ph D Poverty and Food Security Poverty and food security are closely linked concepts that overlaps to a large extent. It is thought that hunger is the result of poverty but hunger can also be a cause of poverty. Globally more than one billion people – one sixth of the world population live on less than US $ 1 a day and they are the ones to suffer most from chronic hunger and malnutrition (RAP, 2006; WSFP, 2009). South Asia has about 423 million the highest number of people living in absolute poverty that makes up about 40% of world’s hungry people. The region holds about 23 percent of world population but hardly commands 2 percent of global income suggesting the highest concentration of poverty and food insecurity in the world (FAO/SAARC, 2008). South Asia primarily is an agricultural region having around 52% population dependent on agriculture that Less