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As we know that over exploitation of the natural resources of the
earth by us is disturbing the ecological balance leading to:
Natural disasters, Pestilences, Earthquakes, Landslides, Heavy
downpour, Scanty rainfall, Sever draught conditions etc., at a
rapid rate and is causing about 50000 deaths per year on an
average. This is also producing grave mishaps and injuries that
is more than 100 times as many victims and many homeless.
The environmental issues are also harmful aspects of human
activity on the biophysical environment. Environmentalism, a
social and environmental movement that started in 1960s,
addresses environmental issues through advocacy, education and
activism. Current problems faced by the environment are:
Carbon-dioxide equivalent of Green-house gases (GHG) in the
atmosphere, that has already exceeded 300 parts per million
(NOAA) (with total “long-term” GHG exceeding 455
parts per million) as per Intergovernmental Panel on
‘Climate Change Report’. This level is considered as
tipping point. The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
is already above the threshold that can potentially cause
dangerous climate change.
We are already at risk... It’s not next year or next
decade, It’s now.
On the other hand climate change risks are becoming the biggest
challenges of the 21st century, such as: Rising sea level, that
could force us to alter many ways through which economic and
social activities are arranged. Climate related changes may
threaten human health, disrupt economic activity, damage natural
ecosystem irreversibly and even (in worst case scenarios) may
lead to mass migration, good shortage and other global
humanitarian crises. We have to outline the global climate
strategy to curb it such as: Conversion to lower carbon
economies in both developed and developing countries, with
market-besed incentive schemes dominant in the former group, and
low-carbon technology transfer schemes dominant in the latter.
Forthcoming seminar aims at recognizing links and addressing
gaps, offering strategic recommendations for exploitation of
natural, renewable and non-conventional energy sources to
overcome the environmental damages and climate change risks by
providing disaster management strategies and streamline and
aftermath of the natural disasters and explore the probable pre
and post natural disaster prevention machinery to minimize the
global loss of GDP to a great extent.
The Theme of Seminar:
How to foster the renewable energy and make planet full
of sustainable energy; What are the causes of environmental
changes & How could it be controlled; What are the
reasons for Global Warming and causes for Natural Disaster
and How these challenges can be overcome?
Theme Areas of Discussion:
i) Energy Sustainability
ii) Environmental Issues
iii) Global warming
iv) Glacier Melting and Sea rise
v) Disaster Science
vi) Zero Energy Buildings or
vii) Any other specific area….
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