Given the impact of climate change on agriculture in general and food production in particular (and the resultant increase in food prices in recent years), the creation and effective functioning of the SAARC Food Bank is expected to address many challenges of food security in South Asia. Due to its geographical location and high incidence of poverty, many South Asian countries are disproportionately suffering from climate change. Increase in average temperature has not only affected cropping seasons but is also melting the Himalayan glaciers at an alarming rate. These changes have surged up flooding and raised sea levels, severely impacting rural livelihoods in the region. Furthermore, with decreased precipitation, crop yields have fallen considerably. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, four South Asian countries (viz. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal) are among the top ten countries in the world in respect to extreme vulnerability to climate change.
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