Forest Minister Benoy Viswom has called for a general debate on globate warming, climate change and conservation of forests. Inaugurating a two-day global meet on Human Activities and Climate Change which took off here on Friday under the auspices of the Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement (OISCA), International, he said climate change and its impact was a subject that had to be discussed not only by scientists and experts but the general public also. He exhorted political parties also to discuss these issues. General secretary of the South India chapter of OISCA M.Aravinda Babu, Tourism Secretary V..Venu and Executive Vice President of OISCA-International Toshihiro Aakano spoke.The discussions focused on reasons for climate change, its impact on the environment and steps to reduce the consequences. One of the interesting observations was that methane emissions in Kerala were coming down as against the rising trend in other parts of the world. Minister for water Resources N.K. Premachandran is schedules to address the valedictory session on Saturday.
The Hindu, 27th September 2008
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