Awareness of climate change must for tackling challenges: TN CM

Chennai, PTI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday stressed the need for awareness about climate change, especially its impacts and natural disasters, and said awareness will make the society educated to tackle challenges and help build resilience to recover. The state government for its part, has planned to educate the people on climate change through various measures, he said. Ecology clubs will be established in schools across the state and a climate change policy will soon be unveiled.

The government would train its staff to address climate change with a special focus on agriculture and water resources departments, which are significantly affected by climate change, he said while addressing the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Summit 3.0 organised by the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission here. “We need to face the challenges of climate change and become resilient through understanding the problems, impacts of climate change, awareness, and adapting the changes. This will make our society climate literate,” the Chief Minister said.

He pointed out that in the massive inundation in Dubai, China, Brazil, Germany, and Spain, and also the forest fires in Los Angeles, the landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad, and a minor landslip in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruvannamalai, the primary reason for the disasters was climate change. Climate change was the biggest challenge confronting the world and humans today and this was the reason why the Tamil Nadu government was continuously creating awareness about it and launched other appropriate initiatives.