Mar 27 2023 to Mar 27 2023 6:30 p.m.

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Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

It is ironic that the industrial revolution during the past century that helped feed the growing world population and the associated over-exploitation of the environment by humans has led to the present Climate Emergency and an existential crisis for humans. The talk will summarize how the Indian monsoon is responding to global warming and illustrate the need for an adaptation strategy to cope with the increasing frequency and intensity of hydrological disasters (floods, flash floods and landslides) using the Northeast India region as an example. The economic model of GDP growth used to create jobs and feed people through high energy-consuming industries is not sustainable and creates high social inequality. The growing inequality is likely to lead to social unrest and global chaos in the coming decades. As long as global energy consumption increases at a rate much higher than the generation rate of renewable energy, the current development model is unsustainable. The talk will discuss a possible alternative development model and the challenges we might face. While much more funding needs to be invested in R & D innovations for the Mitigation of climate change, a 2-3 degrees Celsius increase in global mean temperature by the end of the century is inevitable. Therefore, in the short term, society has to live and cope with the associated disasters. Hence, we must invest equally or more in developing adaptation strategies to minimize economic loss and loss of life and livelihood. The Panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.