2021 Environment - Climate change and water resources

Which one of the following statements best reflects the crux of the passage given above ?

  • Development of regional climate models helps in choosing climate-smart agricultural practices.
  • Heavy dependence on groundwater resources can be reduced by adopting dry-land cropping systems.
  • Climate changes increase the criticality of water resources while simultaneously threatening it.
  • Climate changes cause the farmers to adopt unsustainable livelihoods and risky coping strategies.

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