International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
Abstract
Water-logging is emerging as a pressing concern at the backdrop of climate change in recent
years
A global report on climate change has projected a 0.5 – 1.2°C rise in temperatures by 2020,
resulting in unpredictable and excessive rainGlobally, an area of more than 40 million ha is affected by water-logging In India, an area of 8.53 million ha is affected by water-logging with an estimated loss of >2
million tons of food grains every year
