Global warming

This week in our weekly call-in sho , Hello Washington , in answer to questions from our listeners our panelists talked about the impact of climate change both in global and in regional perspectives

 Experts have been warning about the negative impact of climate change on topography , agriculture , health and economy. United Nations has discussed this issue at length and very recently the issue of climate change dominated in Sweden during the World Water week .

Climate is the primary determinant of agricultural product, for food and fiber alike . Any change in climate will bring in change in food security throughout the world, including South Asia. Our panelists also discussed its impact on sea level and the fear of cultivable land getting inundated.

The panelists included Dr Abdul Momen Permanent Representative for Bangladesh at the United Nations, Dr A Atiq Rahman, Executive Director of Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies and  Mr Subhas Dutta , an Environment activist from West Bengal