Our Correspondent
Jakhama | July 3
The two day National Seminar on Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities: Response to Climate Change concluded today here at St. Josephs’ College, Jakhama. Policy, Economist, Dr. Sushmita Dasgupta delivered the valedictory address at the closing function. Sushmita said the Seminar proved to be one of the most informative seminars that she came across.
She said Climate Change has become so serious and less than hundred years to live due of the constant rise of the global warming, medication of Climate Change has to be checked and also see what can be produced to avert Climate Change by developing technologies, capture power and control emission.
“Legal structures are very important to climate change also change of mindset is another requirement as it can bring indigenous ways of life”, said Sushmita.
Keeping in mind with the Naga traditional way of farming, the Economist said Jhum Cultivation is not the factor for the climate change but the surrounding of Jhum is the factor for the climate change.
Cutting of old trees is very necessary as the new plants and trees can be given a chance to regenerate.
“People should Unite, should not always depend on government, but catch the experts and trap every activity towards climate change”, said Sushmita.
Lecturer, Bailey Baptist College Wokha, Janbemo Humtsoe, on his presentation on ‘Climate Change and Food Security” said climate change has been identified as one of the major treats facing biodiversity and one that negatively affect the size of habitats and ecosystem, as well as the abundance and distribution of certain species thereby acting as a multiplier to the existing threats to food security.
Humtsoe also asserted that the potential adverse effects on global and local food supplies due to climate change could also be avoided through efficient irrigation and watershed management, improved land cultivation and livestock management and the development of crop varieties and breeds that could adapt.
Humtsoe also noted that, it is the paramount importance that the country adopts development strategy could make significant advances towards increasing food availability, enhance access to food and strengthen resilience and development which will reduce the risk of dramatic increase in the number of poor, hungry and malnourished people.
Assistant Professor, IGNOU Delhi Zuchamo Yanthan shared his outlook on the seminar and said farmers has to taught about increase in recycling and Jhum Cultivation, coal mining should be thoroughly investigated which should not bring negative impact on Nagaland.
The Asst Professor paid rich compliment to the organizers for conducting the seminar which he said, was a very informative and meaningful seminar.
