12-14 September, 2011, Lucknow - Earth Science India

National Conference on Science of Climate Change and Earth’s Sustainability: Issues and Challenges ‘A Scientist-People Partnership’
12-14 September, 2011, Lucknow
impacts of climate change at the regional and local levels are not well understood. It is
widely accepted that even after introducing significant measures to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, additional global warming is inevitable. This will have a significant
global economic, social and environmental impact. Climate change may manifest itself
as a shift in mean conditions or as changes in the intensity and frequency of extreme
events such as flooding and drought. There is a growing recognition that planning for
changes in the intensity and frequency of extreme events may pose the most challenging
problems for natural resource managers. While uncertainties remain and must be
acknowledged, there is growing confidence in the ability of climate simulation models
to provide natural resource managers with useful projections of future climate scenarios
to support planning and management activities across a range of space and time scales.
Globally, there are two broad policy responses to address climate change is
mitigation, which is aimed at slowing down climate change by moderating greenhouse
gas emission and adaptation, which is aimed at adjusting resource uses and economic
activities in order to moderate potential impacts or to benefit from opportunities
associated with climate change. From urban and agricultural water supplies to flood
management and aquatic ecosystem protection, global warming is affecting all aspects
of water resource management of the world. Rising temperatures, loss of snowpack,
escalating size and frequency of flood events, and rising sea levels are just some of the
impacts of climate change that have broad implications for the management of natural
resources. Bio toxins and degradation products of new chemical entities (NCE’s) may
enter the food chain and pose a threat to the environment.
As the responsibility of every citizen, we have to tailor interventions to meet the
needs of the environmental conditions as well as ensuring the recovery, growth &
stabilization of the livelihoods of the individuals or businesses we serve. Climate
Change is a global phenomenon that will require collaborative action by individuals,
communities, governments, organizations and corporations to bring about meaningful
change. The prevention policy incorporates laws regulating the discharge and treatment
of sewage. Climate change has an important role to play in direct implementation of
adaptation and mitigation programming. The mass dissemination of knowledge can play
an important role is to inspire others to work towards the necessary behavioural changes
and minimization of nonpoint pollution and primary sources. The holistic approach to
understand and take preventive measures is vital for sustainable development.
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