‘Students should voice against adverse impact of climate change’

RAJSHAHI: Students should raise their voice against climate change for protecting environment and biodiversity from its adverse impact in the region including the vast
Barind tract, said educationists and experts, reports BSS.
They viewed that there should have adequate measures of boosting level of knowledge of the students on the issue. All the school, college and university level students need proper knowledge about the importance of biodiversity, natural resource conservation and climate change issues so that they can contribute to this field.
The observation came in an environment Olympiad at Rajshahi University (RU) campus here recently.
More than 200 students of the university took part in a 20-minute tricky test on environment related general knowledge of the Olympiad. They also took oath for building clean campus and healthy environment.
The Hunger Project Bangladesh (THPB) and its social action project named ‘Let’s Work for a Safe Environment’ jointly hosted the event in association with British Council’s Active Citizen Programme.
Chairman of RU’s Department of Social Work Prof Sadequl Arefin Matin, Students Adviser Prof Mijanur Rahman, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Hemayetul Islam, Deputy Director of Bangladesh Bank Mustafizur Rahman and THPB Area Coordinator Subrata Kumar Paul spoke on the occasion as resource persons.
Taking part in view-sharing and friendship sessions, the students raised voices against climate change and its adverse impacts to the living and livelihood condition of people in the region.
The developed countries should extend cooperation towards successful implementation of Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, they said.
Prof Sadequl Arefin said the ongoing climate change at alarming rates has severely affected every sector including agriculture and
its   diversity creating a real threat to food production.
There should be time-befitting measures and institutional learning for the students as there is no way but to natural resource conservation for the greater interests of new and future generation.

 

Students should voice against adverse impact of climate change

RAJSHAHI: Students should raise their voice against climate change for protecting environment and biodiversity from its adverse impact in the region including the vast Barind tract, said educationists and experts, reports BSS. They viewed that there should have adequate measures of boosting level of knowledge of the students on the issue. All the school, college and university level students need proper knowledge about the importance of biodiversity, natural resource conservation and climate change issues so that they can contribute to this field. The observation came in an environment Olympiad at Rajshahi University (RU) campus here recently. More than 200 students of the university took part in a 20-minute tricky test on environment related general knowledge of the Olympiad. They also took oath for building clean campus and healthy environment. The Hunger Project Bangladesh (THPB) and its social action project named Lets Work for a Safe Environment jointly hosted the event in association with British Councils Active Citizen Programme. Chairman of RUs Department of Social Work Prof Sadequl Arefin Matin, Students Adviser Prof Mijanur Rahman, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Hemayetul Islam, Deputy Director of Bangladesh Bank Mustafizur Rahman and THPB Area Coordinator Subrata Kumar Paul spoke on the occasion as resource persons. Taking part in view-sharing and friendship sessions, the students raised voices against climate change and its adverse impacts to the living and livelihood condition of people in the region. The developed countries should extend cooperation towards successful implementation of Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, they said. Prof Sadequl Arefin said the ongoing climate change at alarming rates has severely affected every sector including agriculture and its diversity creating a real threat to food production. There should be time-befitting measures and institutional learning for the students as there is no way but to natural resource conservation for the greater interests of new and future generation.