The impact of climate change in Myanmarby Hnin Phyu Sin | 20-03-2019 23:15 |
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 There is substantial evidence that human activities contribute to the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere leading to gradual rise in global temperatures. The earth's climate is determined in large part by the presence in the atmosphere of naturally occurring greenhouse gases, including in particular water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, CFCs, nitrous oxide and tropospheric ozone. The negotiation of a treaty to address climate change and its effects was formally set in motion by the UN General Assembly and the specialized agencies. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992 Climate Change Convention) was signed by 155 states. Concerned with the climate effects in Myanmar, dry zone agricultural sector was effected due to extreme high temperature; eg. The severe drought in 2009 affected major cereal crops, in 2010; it diminished the village water resources and destroyed agricultural yields. Climate change also caused deterioration of the mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass beds by affecting the coastal and marine environment. Increasing sea temperatures and changes to sea water chemical composition affected marine biodiversity, particularly coral reef ecosystems.The induced disasters like cyclones caused losses in livestock populations while extreme high temperatures lead to pests and disease outbreaks. Climate change is also likely to affect both the distribution and composition of forests in Myanmar. Short period of monsoon, due to late onset and early withdrawal with large quantities of rain falling over short periods, leading to flooding, contamination of water resources, erosion and limited replenishment of waterways. Inlay Lake, the famous tourist attraction site, was impacted due to severe soil erosion and sedimentation for the reason of degradation in vegetation cover and poor land management, resulting in the lake becoming shallower. The climate change is cause not only by nature but also by human, So we should endeavor to avoid making it worse by our actions. There were already lots of thousands lives had been lost by our regretful carless manners on our environment. Is it worth to be happen? Please rethink your thoughts before you make the action. |
