Pollution has affected wetlands: VC

KOCHI: Climate change and global warming and impact of climate change on the agricultural sector were some of the topics of discussion at the symposium on impact of climate change on aquatic ecosystems held at School of Marine Sciences at Cochin University of Science and Technology on Friday. Delegates also presented papers on themes like climate change and biodiversity and global warming and its impact on the climatic conditions in various regions. In his inaugural address on Thursday, Ramachadran Thekkedath, Vice-Chancellor of Cochin University of Science and Technology, said that climate change caused by the indiscriminate human interference is posing a grave threat to the biodiversity. He said that unchecked pollution had affected the natural lifeline of wetlands in the country. Dr. Thekkedath pointed out that climate change will adversely affect the production of rice. It will also harm the biodiversity and quality of soil, he said.

Source: The Hindu, Dated: 22.02.2010