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DEPARMENTAL SEMINAR
GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS IMPACT
IMPLICATION FOR SOCIAL WORK
PRESENTED BYANKUR MISHRA
CHAIRED BY:DR. SUBHASIS BHADRA
Global warming has become perhaps the most complicated issue facing world
nowadays….
GLOBAL WARMING
Global Warming is the increase of Earth's average surface temperature due to effect of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels or from deforestation, which trap heat that would otherwise escape from Earth.
WHAT IS GREENHOUSE?Greenhouses are special building usually made from glass and steel which is used to grow plants that need humidity, tropical temperature and constant growing conditions.
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECTWhen the sun rays enter the earth’s atmosphere which is made up of several layers of gases and reach the planet earth, the earth’s surface land, water and biosphere absorb the solar energy, once absorbed, this energy gets recycle into atmosphere.
CAUSES OF GLOBAL WARMINGElectrical PollutionGarbageIncreasing populationDeforestationBurning of fossil fuels
Methane from rice paddies and mining operation
Nitrous oxide from fertilizers and other chemicals.
Rapid increase of CO2
IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING Accelerating sea level rise & increased
coastal flooding. Longer and more damaging wildlife
seasons. More frequent and intense heat waves. Widespread forest health in the rocky
mountain.
Costly and growing health impact. An increase in extreme weather events. Reduced rainfall due to deforestation. Increased in hurricanes Polar ice cap melting.
A change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.
CLIMATE CHANGE
CONSEQUENCES
The consequences of climate change are enormous. Scarce natural resources such as drinking water are likely to become even more limited. Many crops and some livestock are unlikely to survive in certain locations if conditions become too hot and dry, or too cold and wet. Food security, already a significant concern, will become even more challenging.(Source-UNHCR,2013)
CONCLUSION
As a result people will have to try and adapt to this situation, but for many this will mean a conscious move to another place to survive. Such moves, or the adverse effects that climate change may have on natural resources, may spark conflict with other communities, as an increasing number of people compete for a decreasing amount of resources. (Source-UNHCR,2013)
FIGURE(Source: motherboard.Vice.Com)
Each year of the 21st century is among the hottest in history
Global Warming Emissions by Economic Sector(Source: IPCC Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007, Working Group III: Mitigation of Climate Change, Chapter 1. This is a snapshot of
emissions in 2004)
A carbon footprint is defined as the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).
Your carbon footprint is the sum of all emissions of CO2 (carbon dioxide), which were induced by your activities in a given time frame. Usually a carbon footprint is calculated for the time period of a year.
CARBON FOOTPRINTS
FUEL TYPE UNIT CO2 EMITTED PER UNIT
PETROL 1 Litre 2.3 kg
GASOLINE 1 Litre 2.3 kg
DIESEL 1 Litre 2.7 kg
HOW TO CALCULATE CARBON FOOTPRINT ?
For Example : Your car consumes 7.5 ltr diesel per 100 km, then a drive of 300 km distance consumes 3 x 7.5 = 22.5 ltr diesel, which adds 22.5 x 2.7 kg = 60.75 kg CO2 to your personal carbon footprint.
(Source-http://timeforchange.org)
Environmental refugees are those people who have been forced to leave their traditional habitat, temporarily or permanently, because of a marked environmental disruption (natural or triggered by people) that jeopardized their existence or seriously affected the quality of their life.” – Source United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)
ENVIORNMENTAL REFUGEE
Green social work is a form of holistic professional social work practice that focuses on the-Interdependencies amongst people.The social organisation of relationships between people and the flora and fauna in their physical habitats.The interactions between socio-economic and physical environmental crises and interpersonal behaviours that undermine the well-being of human beings and planet earth.
(Lena Dominelli, 2012)
GREEN SOCIAL WORK
IMPLICATIONS OF SOCIAL WORKER
Social worker can actively play a part in raising environmental awareness and promoting sustainable development.
Social workers, advocating to change public policies that will have major impact on the future.
Organizing workshops with the children’s in the schools on recycling as well as reuse.
Collaboration with the different organizations working on protection of the environment.
Act as an educator to the nearby surroundings by making them aware about the pros & cons of dumping the garbage etc properly.
Promoting the concepts of green social work among the social work students.
GLOBAL WARMING & MDGClimate change presents significant threats to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) especially those related to eliminating poverty, hunger and promoting environmental sustainability.
Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and intensity of severe weather events. Poor countries lack the infrastructure necessary (e.g. storm walls, water storage) to respond adequately to such events. As a consequence, diseases such as malaria are likely to expand in range, impacting more people in the poorest regions of poor nations that are already most affected by such diseases, hunger and promoting environmental sustainability.
PROGRAM AND POLICYNational Action Plan on Climate Change
On June 30, 2008, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released India’s first National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) outlining existing and future policies and programs addressing climate mitigation and adaptation. The plan identifies eight core “national missions” running through 2017 and directs ministries to submit detailed implementation plans to the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change by December 2008.
The National Forest Policy, 1988
Policy statement for Abatement of Pollution, 1992
National Conservation Strategy and Policy Statement on Environment and Development, 1992
ENVIORNMENTAL LAWS IN INDIA
WHAT CAN ONE DO TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING?
Raise awareness Use of public transport One people, one tree Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Renewable energy sources Carpooling
HOW GLOBAL WARMING HAS EMERGED AS AN ISSUE IN PUBLIC SPHERE???
