During the four main technical sessions held in this conference, solutions to the challenges facing the environment, including climate change, pollution control, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, were discussed. The conference considered it a moral responsibility to provide a clean environment to the coming generations.
The serious problem of climate change is not limited to any one country but is a common problem of the entire world. In this regard, conferences and seminars are often held in different countries including our country, in which various scholars explain various points and methods for environmental conservation, but it is sad to say that often the points given by experts and scholars for environmental conservation are limited to government files. No great efforts are made to convey these points to the common people or they are not conveyed to the common people in the right way, due to which the common people often remain indifferent towards environmental conservation. Although various scientists are often alerting the world about the dangerous consequences of global warming and environmental degradation, instead of paying attention to these things, the common people are contributing to environmental degradation. Not only the common people are guilty of environmental degradation, but governments are also responsible, because in the guise of development, destruction is often done by governments.
Man knows very well that he has to pay the price for the tampering he does with nature. Despite this, sometimes to build new roads, sometimes to build tunnels in mountainous areas and sometimes to do other development work, unnatural methods are often adopted by man, which cause environmental degradation. Climate change occurs due to environmental degradation. As the global temperature is increasing, not only glaciers are melting, but forest fires are also causing great destruction. The melting of glaciers has a negative impact on the environment and it also has a negative impact on human life and economy. Rising sea levels increase the risk of flooding in coastal areas and island countries. Meltwater from glaciers is the main source of water for rivers, especially for rivers like Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus. These three rivers provide about 63 percent of the country’s water, of which Ganga alone accounts for about 25 percent. Therefore, if glaciers disappear, the amount of water in these rivers will decrease, which may lead to water crisis in countries like India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh in the future. Many animals and plants survive in cold climates. Melting of glaciers destroys their habitat, which also increases the risk of extinction of many species. Man is indifferent to all this and every day in the name of development, man is using the axe on natural resources.
On the other hand, it is also a reality that in the modern era, it is necessary for every government to carry out/get development works done. The government of every country wants its citizens to get better basic facilities. In order to make it easy for the common people to reach remote hilly places, a network of new roads is laid in the plains as well as in the hilly areas and the old roads are widened. Apart from this, it is also necessary to build tunnels in the mountains to connect different hilly areas with each other through roads. Due to this, it is a compulsion for the government of every country to carry out development work.
It is desirable that natural resources should not be sacrificed for the sake of development work, but every work should be done according to the principles of nature. A method should be adopted for building new roads and tunnels, which causes less damage to natural resources. Apart from this, to prevent climate change, air conditioners, vehicles, smoke-producing factors should be used less. Along with this, a complete ban should be imposed on extracting water from the ground, because underground water protects the earth from warming. In fact, environmental conservation is possible only with the collective efforts of everyone, therefore, everyone should make joint efforts to conserve the environment. The government should also not be limited to just organizing seminars on environmental conservation and climate change, but should also take concrete steps in this regard.
