Integrated green economy system to handle adverse climate change impact stressed
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Considering the country's extreme vulnerability to the effects of climate change, an integrated green economy system needs to be introduced to cope with the challenge.
"Although the developed countries are highly responsible for increasing global warming, the developing countries will have to initiate adaptation programme from their own resources by introducing an integrated green economy system," eminent Environmentalist Dr Atiq Rahman made the suggestions in an interview with UNB Friday.
A green economy is an economy or economic development model based on sustainable development and knowledge of ecological economics.
Atiq Rahman said the total process of country's economy will have to be brought under an integrated process where external and internal cost of production will be included.
At present, country's industrial sector has been disposing the industrial wastes and toxic substance without managing these, which poses a great threat to ecosystem, water bodies as well as environment, he added.
He laid emphasis on the need for installing Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) in all industries with a view to saving the country's environment apart from facing the impacts of climate change.
"Three subjects will have to be taken into consideration in setting up a new industry. These are: social audit, financial audit and environmental audit," he said.
"Although the developed countries are highly responsible for increasing global warming, the developing countries will have to initiate adaptation programme from their own resources by introducing an integrated green economy system," eminent Environmentalist Dr Atiq Rahman made the suggestions in an interview with UNB Friday.
A green economy is an economy or economic development model based on sustainable development and knowledge of ecological economics.
Atiq Rahman said the total process of country's economy will have to be brought under an integrated process where external and internal cost of production will be included.
At present, country's industrial sector has been disposing the industrial wastes and toxic substance without managing these, which poses a great threat to ecosystem, water bodies as well as environment, he added.
He laid emphasis on the need for installing Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) in all industries with a view to saving the country's environment apart from facing the impacts of climate change.
"Three subjects will have to be taken into consideration in setting up a new industry. These are: social audit, financial audit and environmental audit," he said.