None of us can change our yesterdays, But all of us can change our tomorrow
By: Dr. Faiza Zahid
Tags: Tomorrow, Earth, Change, Progress, Climate

Shelter on Land

“None of us can change our yesterdays, But all of us can change our tomorrows”

Life is on the verge of demolition that shouldn’t underestimate. All societies of this planet share the most common roof of environmental accommodation. Nations should have to kick off the implementation steps for conserving the resources and biodiversity on the Earth. The international community to mend the jeopardy look of the environment, discussed ways and means of environment sanctuary in the form of Stockholm Declaration 1972, Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, Johannesburg Summit in 2002, but there is a dire need of implementations of these declarations on the globe.

The major challenges faced by public policy practitioners in the 21st century are the fragility of

the environment, unplanned development, lack of proper management, and injudicious use of resources. The motherland needs the Good Environment Governance intensely. But the problem is not with the regulation but with ineffective administration. “The new shelter on land” is only about that how to cope with such a callous situation. The share of carbon emission is negligible from developing countries as compared to developed countries. Almost half of the world’s carbon emission come from G-8 countries and alongside developing countries also share with environmental degradation as evident from “Asian Brown Cloud ”

Ø Management strategies for administrations:

We can turn to the lobby of the new shelter by adopting the management strategy for good environmental governance which may include:

1.Renewable energy resources

The leading example of renewable energy resources is Sweden as its energy requirement is fulfilled by hydro and nuclear electric power. Similarly, Iceland and Brazil are planning to switch over to renewable energy resources in the coming years. The renewable energy sources are biogas, geothermal, wind, wave, solar, and nuclear energy.

The use of incinerators in every community or district can produce the 2/3MWH of energy from steam production by community waste burning.

Though Pakistan lags far behind in the use of renewable resources for energy generation, the commitment by successive governments is evident from the steps taken in the light of Environment Policy 2012 which envisaged promoting investment in renewable energy resources.

2. Clean technologies

There is an urgent need to replace the environmental-inappropriate existing technologies with clean technologies like solar-run cooking utensils, eco-friendly vehicles, recycle industrial machines.

3. Municipal solid waste management

The main categories of solid waste are agriculture, domestic, industrial, and biomedical. From these wastes, we can generate electricity. Non-biodegradable solid waste such as metals, sand, plastic can also be used by recycling. There is a need to continuously work and find innovative ways to effectively utilize our solid waste.

4. Conservation and protection of the natural environment

Reforestation, protection of wildlife, prevention, and control of water and air pollution, as well as the conservation of soil, should be the top priority of environmental management. There is a need to launch vigorously awareness campaigns so that people come to know about the impact of environmental degradation on their daily life. People should have to put the garbage at the specific spots designated by the municipal authority. The young generation should also be enlightened about the hazards associated with environmental degradation and the subject should be included in educational curricula across the country.

Ø Health and environment adaptive measurements:

There is an urgency to create awareness between the people and societies about the following things which are directly and indirectly become the cause of cancer and other fatal diseases that have the highest prevalence rate in the current scenario:

a. To lessen the use of low-quality plastic items mostly use for edible packaging. Ø

b. To lessen the use of plastic utensils for food heating in microwave ovens. Ø

c. Lessen the use of Styrofoam materials such as cups and plates for hot edible stuff. Ø

d. Don’t put the wastes directly in public places. Ø

e. Don’t spit on public places. Ø

f. Wash hands properly after using public pieces of equipment and places. Ø

“The Earth is not dying,

It is being killed,

And the people

Who is killing it

Have name and addresses.”

Utah Phillips

Ø Consequences:

We should have to ameliorate our environment surroundings by lessening the intensity of

wastes. What can one person, or society do separately? we all should have to develop our keen interests in maintaining our localities by own because we all share one sky roof and land.

Administrations should have to build the incinerator plants of renewable energy in every district to burn out the infectious and environmental hazards wastes properly.

Above all, there is a dire need to plant the trees and adjust the specific portions in every town and city for it. It will not only conserve biodiversity but also save the ecosystem from the emission of toxic gases. Alongside, reversible and recycling domains should be highlighted in the industrialization globe to save this solo shelter in the universe.

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