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by Sudarshan Sreeram | 30-07-2017 19:25
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Recently was on a short field trip and happened to witness dry river basins across several miles of dry vegetation. This was my first experience on witnessing which over the years are common occurrences for the farming community. This is a region near Chennai (Madras), India that has not seen rain this season. The dry river beds stands testimony to my statement and the farming community is struggling to make ends meet. Even youth of my age don?t remember seeing lush green vegetation for nearly a decade. The representative picture below shows the effect due to dry weather.
What could be done to reverse this? Recent climate accord that was held in Paris issues important warnings for now and future. Allowing the present state of affairs in energy consumption using fossil fuels, the situation is going to get only worse over time. Several of my colleague ambassadors have in the past expressed deep concerns over the climatic differentials in various parts of the world due to pollution and other related ecological disasters of which most are man made.
Many such farming communities have indeed disappeared in the past and some have switched to other professions just for the sake to making a living. In this sad transition, several links in the ecosystem are affected. For example the animals (e.g. cattle, etc) that are dependent on the farmers are sold to make ends meet. And the farming lands have disappeared altogether. This not only translates to loss of revenue for the farmer but this also triggers several other effects such as loss of cultivable land, less agricultural output, no animal husbandry, children leaving education, rise in unemployment, future generations of the farming community resorting to illegal means for living. As we may observe, this is a chain of undesirable events that will one day lead to the collapse of the society.
It has been determined that the single largest killer of the world ecosystem is fossil fuels which is a billion dollar business. Voice of the youth should never fade we should strongly advocate the use of renewable energy in every forum all across the world to stop further climate changes and in the process help these affected communities by providing alternate means to make a living.
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7 Comments
good report man
Posted 03-02-2018 18:34
their life is at the stake.
Posted 03-02-2018 18:34
Sudarshan, thank you for your report. It is unbelievable that a season without rain can be such a catastrophe. I could well see how concerned you are. Keep on working with your passion and that will bring us changes.
Posted 06-08-2017 20:09
Hi Sudarshan, thanks for sharing great report on climate change and its impact. I totally agree with the point that climate changes affects the chain of ecosystem, which means its impact is not limited to one issue, but interconnected between land use, farming and water resources. Realizing this fact is the start of making change. Let's work together to spread this idea. Thanks.
Posted 01-08-2017 00:17
Sudarshan, you have raised a very serious concern. Climate change is a multi headed dragon with ill effects on many aspects of life. Burning of fossil fuels, as you pointed out is the biggest contributor to global warming and climate change.Voice and action by youth and climate activists is required to promote clean energy options and halt climate change. Thanks for sharing your findings with us and highlighting this important issue.
Posted 31-07-2017 04:44
I appreciate the way you have raised such an important concern by sharing your experience of your visit to the dry land. Yes, it is worth noting how climate change events like drought etc are leading to food scarcity, crop loss and are forcing farmers to end their lives or quit farming profession which in turn leads to a chain of further undesirable events as you explained. One of the main culprits is oil. All the stakeholders have to support and contribute in transitioning towards clean energy. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 30-07-2017 23:25
Sudarshan, this is a serious issue. As former president Obama said, this generation will is the first to feel the impacts of climate change and the last to take action. We have to increase our advocacy against energy consumption using fossil fuels and promote the use of renewable energy in order to reduce carbon emission. More work needs to be done. Thanks for the report.
Posted 30-07-2017 20:58