Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture: The Case of Devastating Floods of 2022 in Balochistan, Pakistan
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Climate change induced devastating floods are becoming more regular, especially in Pakistan. Especially the 2022 floods are an excellent example. Objective: The objective of this research is to determine how the 2022 flood have affected agriculture in the Qila Saifullah District of Balochistan, Pakistan. For this case study research, a quantitative approach was used. Through a household survey, primary data were collected from farmers. Result: The findings showed that floods 2022 has negatively affected the livestock and agricultural farms in the study area, eventually affected their livelihood. The maximum number of crops were five. Out of the total, 96.7% of the crops were fully damaged due to the flood. The farms having less than 20 trees were highly 73.9% damaged. Similarly, the farms with less than 30 trees were highly (88.5%) damaged due to floods. The data showed that small farmers had great losses. Conclusion: The finding demonstrates that flooding is often viewed as a major natural hazard due to its potential to cause disease, property damage, fatalities, infrastructure damage, and disruption of public services. Devastating floods of 2022 have caused severe losses to livestock and agricultural farms in Balochistan. The findings of this study suggest that preparedness and mitigation measures to climate change induced disasters such as floods can reduce the extent of losses in future.
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