Nature shields us
Re: "Forecasts raise fears in Indonesia, Sri Lanka", (World, Dec 5) & "Carbon capture promoters turn out in force at COP30: NGO", (World, Nov 18).
Following the release of the latest IPCC climate change report, almost all media outlets have been highlighting its key takeaways.
The recent floods in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asian nations, including the southern region of Thailand, are the worst example of this kind.
On all these occasions, the IPCC has often discussed sensible measures such as planting trees and developing forests to address climate change.
Interestingly enough, my native areas in Tamil Nadu have been hubs of natural resources, including large trees, rivers, seas, and mountains, as well as home to rigorous agricultural activities such as crop cultivation.
As a matter of fact, such green activities and natural canopies will definitely act as a protective layer to absorb emissions, help drain floods, and brace coastal communities against rising-sea-induced coastal erosion.
On top of all, public awareness is crucial to the fight against climate change. In fact, great efforts by green activists like Greta Thunberg towards climate change mitigation should be encouraged and appreciated.
Additionally, humans have been heavily reliant on natural resources and have been eating food derived from agricultural produce.
Just imagine what would happen to the world and humanity if farming were destroyed by climate change?
UN Climate Change Summit parleys should be more about taking decisive action than anything else, by supporting farming in all its forms and encouraging green activities like planting trees across every corner of the world, so as to arrest the impacts of climate change in the best possible way.
