Chapter 6 - Seed priming: state of the art and new perspectives in the era of climate change

Agriculture production is directly dependent on climate change and weather. Possible changes in temperature, precipitation and CO2 concentration are expected to significantly impact crop growth and ultimately we lose our crop productivity and indirectly affect the sustainable food availability issue. The overall impact of climate change on worldwide food production is considered to be low to moderate with successful adaptation and adequate irrigation. Climate change has a serious impact on the availability of various resources on the earth especially water, which sustains life on this planet. The global food security situation and outlook remains delicately imbalanced amid surplus food production and the prevalence of hunger, due to the complex interplay of social, economic, and ecological factors that mediate food security outcomes at various human and institutional scales. Weather aberration poses complex challenges in terms of increased variability and risk for food producers and the energy and water sectors. Changes in the biosphere, biodiversity and natural resources are adversely affecting human health and quality of life. Throughout the 21st century, India is projected to experience warming above global level. India will also begin to experience more seasonal variation in temperature with more warming in the winters than summers. Longevity of heat waves across India has extended in recent years with warmer night temperatures and hotter days, and this trend is expected to continue. Strategic research priorities are outlined for a range of sectors that underpin global food security, including: agriculture, ecosystem services from agriculture, climate change, international trade, water management solutions, the water-energy-food security nexus, service delivery to smallholders and women farmers, and better governance models and regional priority setting. There is a need to look beyond agriculture and invest in affordable and suitable farm technologies if the problem of food insecurity is to be addressed in a sustainable manner. Introduction Globally, agriculture is one of the most vulnerable sectors to climate change. This vulnerability is relatively higher in India in view of the large population depending on agriculture and poor coping capabilities of small and marginal farmers. Impacts of climate change pose a serious threat to food security. “Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (World Food Summit, 1996). This definition gives rise to four dimensions of food security: availability of food, accessibility (economically and physically), utilization (the way it is used and assimilated by the human body) and stability of these three dimensions. According to the United Nations, in 2015, there are still 836 million people in the world living in extreme poverty (less than USD1.25/day) (UN, 2015). And according to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at least 70 percent of the very poor live in rural areas, most of them depending partly (or completely) on agriculture for their livelihoods. It is estimated that 500 million smallholder farms in the developing world are supporting almost 2 billion people, and in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa these small farms produce about 80 percent of the food consumed. Climate change threatens to reverse the progress made so far in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. As highlighted by the assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC), climate change augments and intensifies risks to food security for the most vulnerable countries and populations. Few of the major risks induced by climate change, as identified by IPCC have direct consequences for food security (IPCC, 2007). These are mainly to loss of rural livelihoods and income, loss of marine and coastal ecosystems, livelihoods loss of terrestrial and inland water ecosystems and food insecurity (breakdown of food systems). Rural farmers, whose livelihood depends on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. Most of the crop simulation model runs and experiments under elevated temperature and carbon dioxide indicate that by 2030, a 3-7% decline in the yield of principal cereal crops like rice and wheat is likely in India by adoption of current production technologies. Global warming impacts growth, reproduction and yields of food and horticulture crops, increases crop water requirement, causes more soil erosion, increases thermal stress on animals leading to decreased milk yields and change the distribution and breeding season of fisheries. Fast changing climatic conditions, shrinking land, water and other natural resources with rapid growing population around the globe has put many challenges before us (Mukherjee, 2014). Food is going to be second most challenging issue for mankind in time to come. India will also begin to experience more seasonal variation in temperature with more warming in the winters than summers (Christensen et al., 2007). Climate change is posing a great threat to agriculture and food security in India and it's subcontinent. Water is the most critical agricultural input in India, as 55% of the total cultivated areas do not have irrigation facilities. Currently we are able to secure food supplies under these varying conditions. Under the threat of climate variability, our food grain production system becomes quite comfortable and easily accessible for local people. India's food grain production is estimated to rise 2 per cent in 2020-21 crop years to an all-time high of 303.34 million tonnes on better output of rice, wheat, pulse and coarse cereals amid good monsoon rains last year. In the 2019-20 crop year, the country's food grain output (comprising wheat, rice, pulses and coarse cereals) stood at a record 297.5 million tonnes (MT). Releasing the second advance estimates for 2020-21 crop year, the agriculture ministry said foodgrain production is projected at a record 303.34 MT. As per the data, rice production is pegged at record 120.32 MT as against 118.87 MT in the previous year. Wheat production is estimated to rise to a record 109.24 MT in 2020-21 from 107.86 MT in the previous year, while output of coarse cereals is likely to increase to 49.36 MT from 47.75 MT. Pulses output is seen at 24.42 MT, up from 23.03 MT in 2019-20 crop year. In the non-foodgrain category, the production of oilseeds is estimated at 37.31 MT in 2020-21 as against 33.22 MT in the previous year. Sugarcane production is pegged at 397.66 MT from 370.50 MT in the previous year, while cotton output is expected to be higher at 36.54 million bales (170 kg each) from 36.07. This production figure seem to be sufficient for current population, but we need to improve more and more with vertical farming and advance agronomic and crop improvement tools for future burgeoning population figure under the milieu of climate change issue. Our rural mass and tribal people have very limited resources and they sometime complete depend on forest microhabitat. To order to ensure food and nutritional security for growing population, a new strategy needs to be initiated for growing of crops in changing climatic condition. The country has a large pool of underutilized or underexploited fruit or cereals crops which have enormous potential for contributing to food security, nutrition, health, ecosystem sustainability under the changing climatic conditions, since they require little input, as they have inherent capabilities to withstand biotic and abiotic stress. Apart from the impacts on agronomic conditions of crop productions, climate change also affects the economy, food systems and wellbeing of the consumers (Abbade, 2017). Crop nutritional quality become very challenging, as we noticed that, zinc and iron deficiency is a serious global health problem in humans depending on cereal-diet and is largely prevalent in low-income countries like Sub-Saharan Africa, and South and South-east Asia. We report inefficiency of modern-bred cultivars of rice and wheat to sequester those essential nutrients in grains as the reason for such deficiency and prevalence (Debnath et al., 2021). Keeping in mind the crop yield and nutritional quality become very daunting task to our food security issue and this can overcome with the proper and time bound research in cognizance with the environment. Threat and challenges In recent years, climate change has become a debatable issue worldwide. South Asia will be one of the most adversely affected regions in terms of impacts of climate change on agricultural yield, economic activity and trading policies. Addressing climate change is central for global future food security and poverty alleviation. The approach would need to implement strategies linked with developmental plans to enhance its adaptive capacity in terms of climate resilience and mitigation. Over time, there has been a visible shift in the global climate change initiative towards adaptation. Adaptation can complement mitigation as a cost-effective strategy to reduce climate change risks. The impact of climate change is projected to have different effects across societies and countries. Mitigation and adaptation actions can, if appropriately designed, advance sustainable development and equity both within and across countries and between generations. One approach to balancing the attention on adaptation and mitigation strategies is to compare the costs and benefits of both the strategies. The most imminent change is the increase in the atmospheric temperatures due to increase levels of GHGs (Green House Gases) i.e. carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) etc into the atmosphere. The global mean annual temperatures at the end of the 20th

Purpose. To determine promising directions for the development of the technical and technological foundations of soil cultivation in the conditions of climate change. Methods. Monographic, abstract-logical, graph-analytical, induction and deduction, regression analysis of results. Results. Modern soil cultivation technologies are considered, their advantages and disadvantages, development trends are defined. It has been established that climate change will significantly affect the terms of execution of works, the conditions of interaction of working bodies of technical means with the soil environment. The parabolic relationship between traction resistance and soil moisture means that climate change will increase fuel costs for tillage. Therefore, the further search for new technical and technological solutions should be aimed at reducing energy consumption and preventing physical degradation of soils, substantiating structural and functional schemes of technical means for soil cultivation, parameters of working bodies and modes of operation, under which the number of dust particles in the surface layer of the soil will be minimal. Conclusions. The main direction of the development of the technical and technological base for the production of plant products in the conditions of climate change is the harmonization of the interaction of the working bodies of tillage machines with the soil, which will ensure the reduction of physical soil degradation and energy consumption to create a favorable environment for plant development and crop formation. In the conditions of global climate change, agricultural production is being reoriented towards precision farming systems, therefore, crop production technologies should be based on targeted tillage with the simultaneous introduction of a full dose of mineral nutrition into the seed sowing area for the planned harvest, sowing of seeds and preservation of plant residues on the surface of the soil for protection it from overheating and loss of moisture. Keywords: technical means, soil cultivation technologies, interaction of working bodies with the soil, soil moisture, soil resistance, energy consumption, physical soil degradation.

Climate change impacts on the ecosystem services that people rely on, such as water, air, and agricultural products. The quality and quantity of various ecosystem services may be diminished under conditions of extreme climate change. Therefore, the effects of climate change may be expected to threaten people's health and survival. The concept of health promotion includes attention to the environment and emphasizes balance between nature and manmade structures. In addition, health promotion practices and actions in response to climate change emphasize multidisciplinary cooperation and focus on health inequality and vulnerable populations. Therefore, health promotion professionals must have sufficient professional competence in order to manage the multifaceted health impacts of climate change. The purpose of this article is to review the literature on health promotion and emergency medical care under conditions of climate change. Examples are provided to delineate the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual effects of climate change. The results of this literature review may provide community-based health promotion and emergency medical services guidance for further development and improvements. Healthcare professionals are expected to play a central role in managing the impact of climate change in order to achieve health for all.

Mexico has a wide range of biophysical and socioeconomic conditions that result in farmers with highly diverse traits and activities in relation to their livelihoods. The aim of this research was to identify specific traits of Mexican farmers that would allow them to be classified through a multidimensional approach that includes the risk of production in the face of exposure and vulnerability to climate change. The method included three dimensions: producer sensitivity, production destination, and exposure to climate change. Principal component analysis combined with the Dalenius and Hodges optimal stratification technique was used to stratify the universe of agricultural producers. The results show that up to 227 groups of agricultural producers can be identified in Mexico, and it was possible to classify them into 19 types, ranging from agricultural producers at greatest risk due to the adverse effects of climate change to agricultural producers with fewer difficulties to produce in conditions of climate change. This proposed multidimensional typology of agricultural producers can become an essential input for designing, reorienting, or focusing public policies in the agricultural sector and moving towards fulfilling the commitments declared in the INDC-2030.

The study of environmental risks in the agricultural industry in the conditions of global climate change remains relevant. The role of abiotic factors (air temperature and precipitation) in the formation of environmental risks in agrocenoses of agricultural crops is covered in the article. The influence of uncontrolled fluctuations of agroclimatic factors on agrocenoses, which cause environmental risks, is particularly hazardous. They are the main prerequisite for reducing the efficiency of agriculture. The aim of the work was to develop and substantiate the criteria for evaluating ecological risks in agrocenoses under the influence of abiotic agroclimatic factors in the conditions of climate change. The defined criteria provide an assessment of the ecological risks of loss of fertility and reduction of soil quality, deterioration of the phytosanitary condition of agrocenoses, and reduction of their productivity. Such criteria include indicators of the content of organic matter and the coefficient of soil dehumification, which indicate a decrease in the share of organic matter in the soil; agrochemical indicators that confirm the risks of loss of macro- and microelements, changes in soil pH; normative indicators of the content of pollutants, which determine the level of ecological risks of soil contamination with dangerous compounds of heavy metals, pesticides and radionuclides. The criteria that determine the phytosanitary state of agrocenoses, determine the indicators of weediness, plant diseases that lead to death or thinning, an increase in the number of species of harmful organisms, and an approximate economic threshold of the harmfulness of pests. It characterizes the degree of damage to crops and possible crop losses. Ecological risks of agrocenoses productivity loss are determined by criteria for assessing crop loss from major diseases and indicators of quality and safety of agricultural products. The use of the specified criteria will ensure the timely elimination of the environmental risks outlined in the article thanks to the implementation of appropriate agrotechnical preventive and protective measures, will guarantee the growth of the productivity of agrocenoses and the ecological safety of agroecosystems.

Climate change due to natural human activity is a significant global phenomenon affecting the sustainability of most countries' livestock industries. Climate change factors such as ambient temperature, relative humidity, direct and indirect sun radiation, and wind have significant consequences on feed, water, pasture availability, and the re-emergence of diseases in livestock. All these variables have a considerable impact on livestock production and welfare. However, animals' ability to respond and adapt to changes in climate differs within species and breeds. Comparatively, small ruminants are more adaptive to the adverse effects of climate change than large ruminants in terms of reproduction performance, survival, production yield, and resistance to re-emerging diseases. This is mainly due to their morphological features against harsh climate effects. Tropical breeds are more adaptive to the adverse effects of climate change than small temperate ruminants. However, the difference in morphological characteristics towards adaptation to the impact of climate change will guide the development of suitable policies on the selection of breeding stock suitable for different regions in the world. The choice of breeds based on morphological features and traits is an essential strategy in mitigating and minimizing the effects of climate change on small ruminants' production and welfare. This review highlights the adaptive morphological features within and among breeds of small ruminants toward adaptation to climate change.

Climate change has been occurring at a rapid rate and is being exacerbated by anthropogenic activities that increase global temperatures and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases such as CO2. This greatly impacts ecosystems worldwide, resulting in more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as heat waves and drought. Understanding how ecosystems respond to elevated CO2 is critical for predicting the impacts of climate change on ecosystem processes, such as their ability to sequester carbon. Temperate ecosystems, in particular, are important in mitigating climate change, holding around 20% of the global plant biomass and approximately 10% of the global terrestrial carbon (Bonan, 2008). However, the capacity of these ecosystems to continue sequestering additional carbon dioxide in the future is uncertain when predicted using current terrestrial biosphere models (TBMs). To address this, improved mechanistic representations of ecosystem states and processes under changing climatic conditions are crucial, as well as the initialisation of the models using real-world observations. In this regard, ecosystem-scale experiments, such as Free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) experiments, are extremely useful and powerful tools for improving model predictions and have frequently been used for model-data synthesis and ecosystem analysis (Walker et al, 2015).  In this study, we examined the responses of mature temperate forests to rising atmospheric CO2 and changing climatic conditions using the Ecosystem Demography model (ED2), which is a cohort-based terrestrial biosphere model (TBM). We parameterised the model with data collected from the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research, Free-air CO2 Enrichment (BIFoR FACE) experiment site. As the first study using a TBM at BIFoR, this study analysed the model’s capacity to simulate ecosystem responses to elevated CO2 (+150 ppm above ambient) and extreme weather events such as the European drought of 2022 (Gharun et al, 2024). We ran two simulations and compared model outputs against field measurements of key eco-physiological measurements such as maximum rate of carboxylation, soil moisture, and Net Primary Production (NPP). This study demonstrates the capability and the limitations of the TBM to simulate the responses of a mature temperate forest to elevated CO2 conditions under changing and extreme climatic conditions.  

Plant genetic resources display patterns resulting from ecological and co-evolutionary processes. Such patterns are instrumental in tracing the origin and diversity of crops and locating adaptive traits. With climate change and the anticipated increase in demand for food, new crop varieties will be needed to perform under unprecedented climatic conditions. In the present study, we explored genetic resources patterns to locate traits of adaptation to drought and to maximize the utilization of plant genetic resources lacking ex ante evaluation for emerging climate conditions. This approach is based on the use of mathematical models to predict traits as response variables driven by stochastic ecological and co-evolutionary processes. The high congruence of metrics between model predictions and empirical trait evaluations confirms in silico evaluation as an effective tool to manage large numbers of crop accessions lacking ex ante evaluation. This outcome will assist in developing cultivars adaptable to various climatic conditions and in the ultimate use of genetic resources to sustain agricultural productivity under conditions of climate change.

Climate change has become a household term in the North and South coastal region of Kenya. The ever increasing temperature conditions and erratic rains have raised concerns among local communities in the region. The changing climatic conditions has affected both man and animal in almost equal measure. Specifically, migration and disappearance of terrestrial animals have been observed. Climate change and biodiversity and specifically terrestrial animals are interrelated. Climate change affects water and pasture which are the lifeblood to terrestrial animals. These animals need water for transport of nutrients and other metabolic processes. They need pasture to acquire nutritional components and for growth and development. Any adverse change on climate therefore affects the animals directly. This paper presents an assessment of the impact of climate change on terrestrial animals. The specific objectives of the paper include: to assess the changing weather and climatic conditions; to document climate change impacts on terrestrial animals, and to explore the strategies put in place by stakeholders to address the problems. The study adopts a descriptive approach including the use of ten local community leaders and conservation agents as key informants to obtain thematic data on terrestrial animals in the selected areas. Four focus group discussions were organized each with ten local community members to give additional information on climate change and terrestrial animals. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented graphically in line with the emerging themes. The study generated knowledge and valuable information to global conservation agents, national governments, policy makers and the academia on climate change and biodiversity and specifically terrestrial animals.

This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issue of climate change and its affect on agricultural productivity in Ethiopia. The main purpose of the research is to analyze the impact of climate change on the productivity of agricultural crops. Systematization literary sources and approaches for solving the problem associate were analyzed that indicates there is a significant adverse effect of climate change on agricultural productivity as well as allied fields. The relevance of the decision of this scientific problem is that the community participation and state interventions are required at grass-roots level. Investigation of the topic of climate change and agriculture in Ethiopia in the paper is carried out broadly in the following logical sequence at an appropriate empirical standard level. Methodological tools of the research methods were descriptive statistics and the year of research was 2018-19. The object of research is the chosen for Ethiopia as a whole and case study was carried out in Mettu Woreda to verify the significance. The paper presents the results of an empirical analysis of quantitative data, which showed that there is an adverse effect of climate change on agricultural productivity in the region. The climate change affects agricultural productivity and production through shortening of maturity period and to decreasing crop yields, changing livestock feed availability, affecting animal health growth and reproduction depressing the quality and quantity of the crops, changing distribution rate, contracting pastoral zones, expansion of tropical dry forests and expansion of desertification etc.The research empirically confirms and theoretically proves that highlights the coordination between state and local communities are required to combat the adverse effect of climate change. The results of the research can be useful for policy maker, researchers, academicians and other international organizations like UNEP and UNDP etc. Keywords: climate change, random sampling, descriptive statistics, crop productivity, food security and livestock.

Climate change, or global warming, is the result of rising temperatures caused by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. Greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), trap the sun’s heat, leading to rising temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and melting glaciers. These changes have a significant impact on agricultural production, affecting the quality and quantity of food. Fluctuations in temperature, precipitation and soil moisture affect plant physiology, threatening food security and sustainability. This study highlights the importance of water and soil in food production and the need for sustainable agricultural practices and technologies. Implementing effective policies is essential to produce safe food, protect natural resources and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. Ensuring a safe and sustainable agricultural system is essential to meet the food needs of a growing population and to maintain the health of the environment under changing climatic conditions.

Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is an important oilseed crop for food and economic security, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. However, climate change such as rising temperatures, variations in rainfall patterns and increased infection rates of pests and diseases poses a significant threat to production in many regions, though the degree of impact may vary depending on local conditions. Advancements in breeding, biotechnology methods and agronomic practices are essential to ensure sustainable peanut cultivation. This review emphasizes that by utilizing the wild genetic resources with advanced technologies to develop climate-resilient peanut varieties. Traditional breeding methods, including hybridization and mass selection, are integrated with modern approaches like Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS), Genomic Selection (GS) and High-Throughput Phenotyping (HTP) helps to produce a peanut variety with high yielding variety with tolerances to biotic and abiotic stress. Additionally, CRISPR-Cas9 and gene-editing tools enable precise improvements for stress tolerance, paving the way for sustainable groundnut production under changing climatic conditions. Moreover, digital tools such as remote sensing and predictive climate models help the breeding program to develop a variety to specific agro-climatic zones. By adopting these innovations, it is possible to enhance the adaptive capacity of groundnut while minimizing resource inputs. Despite these advanced techniques, challenges remain because groundnut has low genetic diversity and the need for region-specific solutions. This comprehensive approach aims to improve peanut production from the adverse effects of climate change, ensure food security and support the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers worldwide.

With the change of climatic conditions, both in Ukraine and in the world, there is a need to provide vegetable crops with light, air and water in full, so the use of injectable irrigation for agricultural production is a prerequisite for sustainable future crops and a new challenge for producers of agricultural products. In climate change, irrigation of vegetable crops has a decisive impact on yields, especially in dry and hot summers. The technological process of growing vegetable crops necessarily includes the following components: quality seeds with high genetic potential, irrigation, fertilizers, plant prot ection and mechanization of all stages of the technological process. Combining these main elements of technology with strict adherence to the rules of application and timing of all operations, is the basis for obtaining high and stable yields of vegetable crops. Therefore, drip irrigation is an indispensable component of this technological process, its powerful stabilizing factor. The article proposes a scheme of injectable drip irrigation for growing vegetables in the backyard. In the proposed design for drip irrigation, the scheme and the required number of placement of tubes with droppers and microtubes with pegs for water supply to the subsoil space of the root system of plants are calculated. In the area under vegetable crops, a container for fertigation was used - the introduction of liquid into the irrigation system to feed the plants, to protect them from stress, improve development and increase yields. A series of studies was conducted to provide moisture to the area in the area of root formation and preservation of soil air exchange and their impact on tomato yield. The use of injectable drip irrigation has increased yields by up to 40% while saving water. Thus, with the change of climatic conditions, most of the Kirovohrad region fell into the zone of risky agriculture, due to which there was an urgent need for the use of irrigation systems for agricultural plants. Injection-type drip irrigation is most effective in intensive cultivation of row crops and vegetables, when the condition of the plant largely depends on the accuracy of maintaining the humidity in the root zone and plant nutrition. Drip irrigation of the injection type allows you to increase the yield of vegetable crops while economically using water resources.

یکی از مهم‌ترین پیامدهای تغییر اقلیم آینده، تأثیر آن بر مصرف آب در بخش کشاورزی است که می‌تواند مدیریت منابع آب را با چالش‌های جدی روبرو سازد. در این مطالعه به‎منظور پیش‎بینی اثرات تغییر اقلیم بر رشد و نمو گندم در شش شهرستان استان خوزستان شامل اهواز، بهبهان، دزفول، ایذه، رامهرمز و امیدیه از مدل گردش عمومی HadCM3تحت سه سناریوی B1،A1Bو A2در دوره 65-2046 استفاده شد. برای ریزمقیاس کردن پارامترهای اقلیمی مولد آب و هوایی LARS-WG مورداستفاده قرار گرفت. پس از شبیه‎سازی اقلیم آینده و تولید پارامترهای موردنیاز، شبیه‎سازی رشد و نمو گندم با استفاده از مدل APSIM-Wheat انجام شد. نتایج ارزیابی مدل LARS-WG با استفاده از شاخص NRMSEحاکی از دقت بالای مدل در شبیه‎سازی تابش (از 63/0درصد تا 67/1 درصد)، دمای کمینه (از 63/0 درصد تا 98/1درصد) و بیشینه (از 63/0 درصد تا 05/1 درصد) بود درحالی‌که مقدار این شاخص برای بارندگی (از 42/11درصد تا 47/25 درصد) در مقایسه با دیگر متغیرها بالاتر بود. نتایج شبیه‎سازی نشان داد که در استان خوزستان عملکرد دانه گندم در شرایط تغییر اقلیم نسبت به دوره پایه به‎طور میانگین 16 درصد افزایش می‎یابد. با افزایش عملکرد دانه و همچنین کاهش تبخیر-تعرق (کاهش 5 درصدی در مقایسه با دوره پایه) در شرایط تغییر اقلیم، کارایی مصرف آب 23 درصد افزایش می‎یابد. به طور کلی نتایج این تحقیق نشان داد که با توجه به افزایش دما (7 درصد)، افزایش غلظتCO2(از 334 پی‎پی‎ام به 526 پی‎پی‎ام در سال 2050)، کاهش طول فصل رشد (74/7 روز) و کاهش تبخیر-تعرق نیاز آبیاری گندم در شرایط تغییر اقلیم آینده 9 درصد کاهش می‎یابد.

Climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing global challenges, exerting profound impacts on both human societies and animal populations across a wide array of ecosystems. This mini review paper delves into the multifaceted and far-reaching consequences of climate change on animal health, shedding light on the complexities faced by various species as they grapple with the rapidly changing environmental conditions. From polar bears in the Arctic to coral reefs in the oceans, animals are experiencing disruptions in their natural habitats due to rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events. These changes, in turn, affect their physiology, behavior, and overall well-being. One of the key challenges lies in the ability of animals to adapt to these swift alterations in their surroundings. While some species demonstrate remarkable resilience and adaptability, others face the risk of extinction, unable to cope with the changing climatic conditions. This review explores the diverse impacts of climate change on animal health, considering not only charismatic megafauna but also often overlooked species crucial to ecosystem stability, such as insects, amphibians, and marine life. It delves into the intricate interconnections between climate change and disease prevalence among animals, highlighting the emergence and spread of new pathogens in response to altered environmental factors. Furthermore, the paper investigates the cascading effects of climate change on animal behavior, including migration patterns, mating rituals, and feeding habits, which ultimately influence ecosystem dynamics. Recognizing the urgent need for action, this paper also proposes a range of innovative and practical mitigation strategies aimed at safeguarding the well-being of diverse animal species. These strategies encompass habitat conservation, sustainable wildlife management, captive breeding and reintroduction programs, and the implementation of climate-resilient corridors to facilitate species movement. Additionally, the review emphasizes the importance of international collaboration, policy interventions, and public awareness campaigns in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change on animal populations. This mini review provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges posed by climate change to animal health, emphasizing the need for proactive measures to protect the rich biodiversity of our planet. By understanding the intricacies of these challenges and implementing effective mitigation strategies, society can work towards ensuring the survival and flourishing of diverse animal species in the face of ongoing climate change.