Mar 30 2009
My Fifth Event of Action Plan – Sadia Shaukat (PELI 2008)
My Fifth Event of Action Plan
Miss Sadia Shaukat (PELI 2008)
A Talk on Climate Change and its Impact
After implementing the awareness campaign, environmental strategies, seminar on environmental awareness and education and poster competition on the different themes of environment. Miss Sadia Shaukat (Peli 2008) successfully arranged “A Talk on Climate Change and its Impact” on 19th March-2009 in Township Campus, University of Education. She introduced the theme.
Climate change is one of the biggest issues facing the world today. Climate change refers to a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods. She explained more that how it is affecting on the different components of human survival.
- Impact of climate change on human health
- Impact of climate change on ecosystem
- Impact of climate change on mountains
- Impact of climate change on agriculture (plants ,crops and vegetation)
- Impact of climate change on natural resources (water ,energy and temperature)
Purpose of the talk
The purpose of this talk was to highlight the reasons of climate change and its impact of human survival. What are the adaptation measures to cope up this situation? What is the role of community to save the nature?
Participants
Students from different disciplines, Msc mathematics, Msc Chemistry, Msc Physics, B.S.Ed, and BSc B.Ed participated in this talk.
First Resource Person
Aneel Salman, is a Fulbright Scholar pursuing his doctorate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. His areas of research include Climate Change Economics, Welfare and Behavioral Economics, Public Policy
and Conflict Management. His present research focuses on climate change adaptation in developing countries, with a regional focus on South Asia. He is also a visiting Research Fellow at Center for Public Policy and Governance, Forman Christian University, Lahore, Pakistan.
The topic of his talk was “Climate crisis in Pakistan-A behavioral approach” and the session was a very interactive one. Mr. Salman shared his extensive experience and knowledge on the topic which is still a new topic of discussion in Pakistan. Students showed a lot of interest in the topic and were deeply engaged in the discussion.
He discussed:
The impact of climate change on Pakistan is likely to be severe. It would
be accompanied by major environmental and social disruption which would
have a negative impact on human development indicators. Sixty-five
percent of Pakistan’s population, and two-thirds of its poor, live in rural areas. These areas will be the ones most affected by climate change and they will also be the most difficult to assess, plan for, and administer. Agricultural employment and income would be badly disrupted. Those with inadequate incomes will be most vulnerable to sea level rise, water shortages, and the intensification of storms. In the decades to come much of the coastal areas of Pakistan will be submerged, water shortages will result from disappearing glaciers, and agricultural production will almost certainly be disrupted. These changes could lead to political instability, security concerns, and conflicts with
neighboring countries. There is already a growing gap between rich and
poor in Pakistan and climate change is likely to make this gap worse unless pre-emptive steps are taken. But how does a developing country like Pakistan cope with future changes that are generally known but only vaguely understood in terms of timing and severity? One way to begin is to consider the basic human needs of the local people, and how the provision of these basic needs will be affected by climate change.
Even if strict mitigation initiatives are quickly put in place, the human species faces an unprecedented challenge in adapting to a new and unknown climate regime. But climate change policy can learn much from new initiatives in behavioral economics and new approaches to human development. Climate change adaptation will depend critically on cooperation among countries regions and individuals. Behavioral science has shown that competition and material accumulation are only one part of the richness of human behavioral patterns. Policies built on types of
behavior conducive to cooperation, placing less emphasis on material possessions, and recognizing the necessity of shared sacrifice, are more likely to be successful in meeting the climate change challenge. It is this evolutionary heritage that holds promise for more humane development policies and for meeting the unprecedented challenges humankind will face in the coming decades.
He was very energetic and competent about the theme of discussion,climate change. His session was very interactive and students participated in discussion with full devotion. Students raised very inquisitive and important questions relevant to the theme. Some students decided to make their research project on this theme.
Second resource person
Second resource person was Mr.Ali Hassan Habib. He is the director general of WWF. His lecture was on “Climate Change impacts in Pakistan and some recommendations for adaptation measures.”
Firstly he introduced WWF and how it is working for the conservation of natural resources (priority for mountain/coniferous forest, riverrine, mangrove) and climate change adaptation for selected areas of high ecological significance (Alpine pastures, glaciers, natural forests and coastal areas).
He also described the global warming, rising temperature, rising sea level. He highlighted on global glacial mass balance (annual and cumulative change).His session was very eye catching with the pictorial presentation of some natural scenes. He showed the various glaciers situation in Pakistan through bar charts and graphs.
Concluding session
Dr Saeed Akhtar (Registrar of University of Education) concluded the both sessions of resource persons and summarized the concepts of climate change and being a responsible citizen how we can take part a crucial role for saving our planet with out climate hazards.
Miss Sadia (PELI 2008) with DG WWF and her Students
I really appreciate your efforts for creating your workshop on climate change. You have really invited the relevant resouce pesons who have hit the nail on the head. But I would love to add that it would have been more beneficial that if you would have elaborated the the concepts of green house gases phenomena and Acid Rain. As due to extrem pollution the carbon Dioxide and carbon mono oxide get collected in the air and thus this cover prohibit the ultra violet rays to be reflected remain in the atmosphere called mesosphere and the layer just above the earth. The temperature rises and thus this increased temperature melt the gralciers in mountains leads to floods. These floods then leads to soil errosion and water logging in some areas, which results in to salinity and directly affect the agriculture.
The content of Nitrogen in air is 78% and its oxidation take place and nitrosoxide is formes and then reacts with water vapours and nitric acid is formed and thus leads to acid rain causing skin diseases in human being etc. it would have been more useful if you would have added more picutures of environmental degradatioin.
Thanks and would love to see more thought provoking material from you.
Israr
hi madam sadia,
it was a great event which you conducted in our campus,we are really thankful to you for these awareness campaigens regarding environment.
resource persons were so copmpetent on the theme,climate chage.
wish you good luck madam
your student
sana (B.Ed)
HY MADAM SADIA !
THE EVENT U ORGANIZED ON ” CLIMATE CHANGE N ITS IMPACT ” …
WAS REALLY A V KNOWLEDGEABLE ONE 4 US … BCOZ AFTER TAT
WE R ABLE 2 THINK ABT SAVING OUR ENVIRONMENT ..
THANX ALOT 4 CONDUCTING THIS ….
ITZ GR8 2 HAVE A MAM LIKE U !!!
UR STUDENT ..
SIDRAH ..( B.Ed )
Dearest Sadia,
Congratulations on this amazing work! It’s so wonderful to see all that you have done. Your friends at PSU miss you and we wish you all the best!
Fondly,
Michelle
Dear Mam
Congratulations your work is excelent.
you r researching on us and fill the Q.. this process is very boring for us but best of luck for your efforts
Rizwan Ahmed Hashmi
Secondary Education
Student # 07-501
Congrajulations for past work!!
I am very pleased to inform you that I have been nominated across the AJK to participate in a Global Humanitarian Forum’s inaugural Youth Forum, which will take place from 17 – 19 June 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland.
I need information about climate change from you.kindly help me in this matter!
aa,
why not Qasir,its a great pleasure for me to guide you.can you send me email about your project,so that i can facilitate you in a proper manner.
sadia
hello gauss my name hassan khan from pakistan city islamabad
muslim boy my read college