The link between climate change, food security and fertility: The case of Bangladesh

year during the five decades, while the mean temperature increased by 0.002 degrees Celsius each year. Figs 5 and 6 show the annual average maximum and mean daily precipitation, respectively. Precipitation also shows a slightly increasing trend with fluctuation over this period. According to the linear estimate, the maximum daily rainfall increased by 0.198 mm per year, while the average daily rainfall increased by 0.005 mm. Direct and indirect impacts of climate change on TFR The standardized path coefficients from the path analysis are shown in Fig 7. Fertilizer con- sumption and maximum temperature have a significant positive impact on crop production. Fig 2. Major crop production in Bangladesh for 1966–2015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258196.g002 Fig 3. Annual average of maximum temperature in Bangladesh for 1966–2015. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258196.g003 PLOS ONE Climate change, food security and fertility PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258196 October 21, 2021 7 / 18