Around the globe, seasons are shifting, temperatures are climbing and sea levels are rising. These days the environment is grappled with the various destruction and degradation caused by the so called conscious human. Unquestionably, the earth is facing its most serious challenge, as a species in the web of life, man is rapidly destroying the foundation of his/her very existence. Though we are so much sophisticated by the luxuries we get from this materialistic world, yet we bound to return to the nature when calls. Nature is the place where we open our eyes, play our part, eat, spend our life times and where finally our body will be turned into ashes. We are living in this materialistic world neglecting the circumstances we have to bear where our so called developmental progress will involuntarily crush our eternal happiness. sometimes it make great humor when we listen that conventions and seminars for biodiversity conservation and environment protection are signing in the same country where nuclear weapons are frequently tested. In my point of view it doesn?t make a sense.Meanwhile, our planet must still supply us and all living things with air, water, food and safe places to live. If we don't act now, climate change will rapidly alter the lands and waters we all depend upon for survival, leaving our children and grandchildren with a very different world. Besides Nepal is small country yet enriched with different species of wild flora and fauna, it is the hub with various rare animals and plants . According to the recent data, Nepal has got 118 type of ecosystem besides ocean and desert,75 type of vegetation and 35 type of forest,43 species of amphibian,181 species of mammals,100 reptiles,635 species of butterfly,185 species of fresh water fish including different type of flora and fauna only residing in Nepal. According to BCN(Bird Conservation Nepal) among 876 species of birds are found in Nepal among them 31 species have been disappearing from the world.As Nepal is the small country which is the victim of all the changes caused by the climate change, global warming, acid rain etc as a result of emission of GHG gases by the developed country. Forest pollution is the another factor responsible for the destruction of wild flora and fauna. It is the challenging task for the conservationist indeed. Toxic chemical from the industries and their disposal into the river, use of chemical pesticides and fertilizer in the agricultural field, air pollution, overpopulation, deforestation, encroachment are the sole cause for the deterioration of the natural environment. Changing rainfall pattern,decline in average crop yield,rising temperature,longer hot season,more occurance of the insect like mosquito,flies and various other bacteria etc,various flashfloods in different region of the country are the changes we are observing since few years.Glancing back to the time few years back,the fresh air had changed, its color had changed, those trees with many chirping bird around had changed, cold melancholy from the river had changed, those wavy river with water had no more existence ,those monkey roaming around my farmland waiting for the chance to attack crops are no more there .Those silent street with few people are now with thousands of people with which i can't greet. Isn't it beyond range? However, the current changes in climate cannot be considered as ordinary. Because of its scale and rapidity, this warming of our climate can only be described as extraordinary in the history of our planet.Response to climate change in Nepal has been growing in recent years with an effort to cope with the changing situation and build resilience capacity into adaptation to climate change. It only mentioned the provision of the implementation mechanism at district or village development committee level to act climate change adaptation. However, this document is still silent to provision of implementation mechanism at community level. Though there are still silent to act adaptation implementation mechanism at community level, some community level adaptive strategies are being implemented as community based adaptation plan for poor & vulnerable communities and who have less capacity to cope with disaster and are more dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods. A small effort can make a large difference, so the change should be started from the grass root level. As rural people are uneducated, they have unequal access to the opportunity, their voice is muted in the decision making. Community awareness can be the best solution along with the strong enforcement of rules and laws, clear demarcation of the forest boundary etc. In this context different agreements and goals have been set globally to reduce the GHG emission, deforestation, pollution etc to longer the life of the planet. Indeed many hands and natural forces have shaped the earth around us, being a youth who always love environments, wildlife and other components, it is our duty to raise key issues in relation to the climate change mitigation and adaptation. Global climate change related initiatives aimed at reducing pollution, deforestation and forest degradation, including role of conservation, sustainable management of forest. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE script>NEscript>
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