| Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Varsity to set up institute for climate change study
- It will help conduct advanced research in
the field
- Workshop on GPA implementation inaugurated
CHENNAI: Anna University, Chennai, will set up a separate institute
to study climate change and help conduct advanced research in
this specialised field of activity.
Inaugurating a three-day Asian workshop on the implementation
of the Global Programme of Action (GPA) at the national level,
Vice-Chancellor of the University, D. Viswanathan, said the
proposed institute would be an autonomous centre and deal with
activities concerning climate change. “We will place the
proposal before the forthcoming Syndicate meeting to get its
approval and start the work in about two months time,”
Prof. Viswanathan explained.
The workshop has been jointly organised by Institute for Ocean
Management, Anna University, the United Nations Environment
Programme-GPA, The Hague, The Netherlands, and the Union Ministry
of Environment and Forests.
The workshop has been jointly organised by Institute for Ocean
Management, Anna University, the United Nations Environment
Programme-GPA, The Hague, The Netherlands, and the Union Ministry
of Environment and Forests.
The University had created advanced facilities for academic
and research capabilities to develop sound manpower base in
ocean and coastal management sector. Anjan Datta, Programme
officer, UNEP-GPA Coordination Office, The Hague, The Netherlands,
said this regional Asian training workshop was arranged to further
the implementation of the GPA for the protection of the marine
environment from land-based activities at the national level.
B.R. Subramanian, Director of the ICMAM Directorate, Union Ministry
of Earth Sciences, spoke on the integrated coastal management
policies and wanted a concerted effort for further accelerating
the implementation of the GPA among SAARC countries.
R. Ramesh, Director Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University,
Lucy Kormann, Associate Programme Officer, UNEP-GPA Coordination
Office, The Hague, The Netherlands, were among those who spoke.
Courtesy: The Hindu
|
