BSS, Rajshahi :
Adverse impacts of climate change have triggered recurrence of natural calamities in the high Barind tract posing a serious threat to the biodiversity as well as the living conditions of people there, said speakers at a discussion.
As a consequence of climate change, various unusual circumstances, particularly drought, dust storms due to desertification, eroding landscapes, less crop growth due to lack of water for irrigation, and malnutrition, are being observed, they viewed.
Time-fitting measures need to be adopted urgently to boost agricultural productions for ensuring food security amid adverse impacts of climate changes.
The observations came at the inaugural session of a ten-day training course styled “Climate Change, Diversity and Interdependency” in Rajshahi city on Thursday. BARCIK Institute of Applied Studies (BIAS) organized the certificate course at seminar room of Heritage: Archive of Bangladesh History.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) Parvej Raihan and Founder of the heritage Prof Mahbubur Rahman addressed the session as chief and special guests respectively with BARCIK Regional Coordinator Shahidul Islam in the chair.
Journalist Anisuzzaman, BIAS Course Coordinator Bahauddin Bhar, BARCIK Training Officer Jahid Ali and Associate Researcher Ismat Ara Jerin also spoke.
Prof Mahbubur Rahman said Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. “Our traditional transplanted Aman cultivation was completely reliant on rainfall. But the cultivation has become irrigation dependent at present because of rainfall scarcity,” he added.
The developed countries should extend cooperation towards successful implementation of Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, he added.
He said a large number of water bodies and wetlands have become derelict in the region due to lack of adequate rainfall posing a serious threat to the biodiversity, especially the livelihood of the poor and marginal people, of the area.
The existing agricultural system has started facing a serious threat because of the climate change. So, there is no alternative to adopting a comprehensive measure to face climatic change and its adverse impacts.
Some 20 students from different universities in the city are taking part in the course.
Adverse impacts of climate change have triggered recurrence of natural calamities in the high Barind tract posing a serious threat to the biodiversity as well as the living conditions of people there, said speakers at a discussion.
As a consequence of climate change, various unusual circumstances, particularly drought, dust storms due to desertification, eroding landscapes, less crop growth due to lack of water for irrigation, and malnutrition, are being observed, they viewed.
Time-fitting measures need to be adopted urgently to boost agricultural productions for ensuring food security amid adverse impacts of climate changes.
The observations came at the inaugural session of a ten-day training course styled “Climate Change, Diversity and Interdependency” in Rajshahi city on Thursday. BARCIK Institute of Applied Studies (BIAS) organized the certificate course at seminar room of Heritage: Archive of Bangladesh History.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) Parvej Raihan and Founder of the heritage Prof Mahbubur Rahman addressed the session as chief and special guests respectively with BARCIK Regional Coordinator Shahidul Islam in the chair.
Journalist Anisuzzaman, BIAS Course Coordinator Bahauddin Bhar, BARCIK Training Officer Jahid Ali and Associate Researcher Ismat Ara Jerin also spoke.
Prof Mahbubur Rahman said Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. “Our traditional transplanted Aman cultivation was completely reliant on rainfall. But the cultivation has become irrigation dependent at present because of rainfall scarcity,” he added.
The developed countries should extend cooperation towards successful implementation of Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, he added.
He said a large number of water bodies and wetlands have become derelict in the region due to lack of adequate rainfall posing a serious threat to the biodiversity, especially the livelihood of the poor and marginal people, of the area.
The existing agricultural system has started facing a serious threat because of the climate change. So, there is no alternative to adopting a comprehensive measure to face climatic change and its adverse impacts.
Some 20 students from different universities in the city are taking part in the course.
