The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Expressing grab concern over the climate change former adviser to the caretaker government Dr Akbar Ali Khan urged all concerned to combat against the global warming to save the next generation from the certain destruction.

Accusing the developed countries responsible for the increasing global climate changes, he observed that these countries must take responsibilities for it.

''Since the concept of security has been changed in the present global context, the environment and economic security are very important,'' he said, adding the poverty reduction across the globe is a must to face the challenges of the climate change. They were speaking at a seminar on 'Role of United Nation in Global Climate Change' organised by Lions Club of Dhaka Central in the city yesterday marking UN Day.

Presided over by Lion Mohammad Alamgir Haque, president, Lions Club of Dhaka Central, Lion PK Roy, district governor, Lion District 315B-Bangladesh, Lion Kazi Akram Hossain, former Council Chairperson and International Director( Endorsee), Dr Atique Rahman, Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Advance Studies, Abdur Rob Khan, Research Director , Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies, Dr Mizan R Khan, Chairman, Department of Environment Science and Management, North South University, Lion Eng M Shajahan Kadem, chairman , UN Day Observance Committee 2007 and Lion Abu Daraj Bhuyian, Secretary , Lions Club of Dhaka Central, among others, addressed the seminar.

Masud Mannan, Director General , Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented the keynote paper .

Eminent Scientist Dr Atique Rahman also member of Inter-Governmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), which won Nobel Peace Prize this year, warned about the deadly impact of the global climate change in the country.

According to the IPCC expert , the productivity of country's lands will be significantly decreased due to the green house affects.

Duration of flood would be increased as the sea level is rising day by day, Atique said.

At least 200 million people will be displaced and the bio-diversity , ecosystem would be fall under danger circumstance , he alarmed.

He suggested the government to take multi-dimensional policy to decreased the bad effects of the global climate change.