Climate Change and Agricultural Transformation in Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: A Commune-Scientific Perception

Climate Change and Agricultural Transformation in Shigar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: A Commune-Scientific Perception



Shafeeqa Batool, Tika Khan, Rehmat Karim, Muhammad Zafar, Sultan Ahmed



Climatic change is no more a theoretical paradigm but a
scientific fact now. Its men fed incubation period has over and
symptoms are evident not only across highland glaciated areas like
Shigar Valley, Baltistan and rest of the world but also downstream
areas. Communities living in Shigar Valley are agro-pastoral and depend
on snow and glacier meld water for agriculture and other domestic uses.
Their principal agriculture produce consists upon wheat, buck wheat and
barley. Study revealed that over the last thirty years, inhabitants have
gone through a transition towards new adaptation approaches caused by
climate change in the valley. With a decline and decrease in glacial
mass and agricultural produce local inhabitants seek more employments
and off-farm activities rather than spending their time on fields.
Temperature has increased and experienced throughout the year has winter
has become short and mild followed by warmer prolonged summer
experiencing 40°C+ hotness which previous generations has never
experienced in their life time. A marking shift of 7-15 days of
flowering time is visible. Rainfall has highly increased in its
intensity during spring followed by winter. Snowfall has a marking shift
from little fall in winter towards heavy fall in spring followed by an
increase in monsoon flooding, floral diseases and fuel consumption.
Vegetation cover has declined more near village as compared to pastures.
Crop sowing, harvesting and snow melt periods have prolonged. Avian,
mammalian and herpeto fauna have declined in terms of their species
richness and population equally. A change impacting rural livelihood and
food insecurity is visible. In a prevailing situation innovative folk
wisdom grounded mitigation and adaptation strategies are needed. 



10.22161/ijeab/1.4.39



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