CLIMATE CHANGE Prof John Kurakar

CLIMATE CHANGE
Prof John Kurakar
Climate change is one of the all encompassing global environmental changes likely to have deleterious effects on natural and human systems, economics and infrastructure. Climate change under various seenarios is likely to have implications on food production, water supply , coastal settlement, forest ecosystems, health , energy security etc.
India has over 7500 km of coastline with nine sates and four union territories along the coast sustainable development is development that is in tune with nature. Energy needs to be produced and utilized conventional energy production has its own in built environmental hazards. Coal powered thermal power plants releases Co2 which as green house gas, contributes to global warming leading to climate change. India is now a comfortable position regarding food production. Due to monsoon failure food production has been reduced. During the current year 2009 about 246 districts in 10 major Indian states have received deficient rain ( 29 %less) affecting the rice production by 10 million tones. Food shortage is expected to be severe during 1030-2050 when food production is expected to be less by 40 million tones.
Climate refugee caused by climate change induced environmental disasters. The U N University's Institute for Environment and Human security predicts that 2010, there will be 50 million environmentally displaced people most of whom will be women and children. The intergovernmental Panel on climate change (IPCC) has suggested 150 million environmental refugees would exist by 2050.
We all must know that the Environmental Education programme plays a significant role in solving the problems of climate change and sustainable resource management in addition to scientific studies on climate change and its impacts,effects.
The United Nations Conference stressed that development of environmental education is one of the most powerful instruments to solve the environmental education is one of the environmental problems. Environmental Education began to be challenged by new terms such as development education and education for ecologically sustainable development. Specific programmes are essential to create awareness among the need and importance to protect environment. It is identified that the school children are the target groups of the Environmental Education programme.

“ If you are thinking one year ahead, plant rice”
“If you are thinking ten ahead plant trees “
“If you are thinking one hundred years ahead, educate the people”

Prof John Kurakar