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KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia, which is blessed with abundant clean water, should not take for granted that freshwater will always be available as the global warming is evidently taking its effect.
Opening the state-level World Water Day conference here yesterday, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan said climate change in the country has shown negative impacts on human habitats including water resources.
“It will have a major impact on the availability of water for growing food and on crop productivity in the decades to come.
“The livelihood of the rural people as well as food security of city populations will be at risk…but the poor people will be the most vulnerable,” he pointed out.
Pairin, who is also Infrastructure Development Minister, said the theme for this year’s World Water Day – “Water and Food Security” – was timely to remind the people and the government to take serious measures with regard to the impact of global warming.
The future generations, he added, would experience shortage of water, which in turn would result in poor health.
And according to Pairin, almost a billion people in this world lived without clean drinking water, and many have to travel far to gather little water for their family.
In this respect, he said global warming should be taken seriously by all parties to ensure that the physical and human environment was not greatly affected.
“This is a task for all of us. Various incentives have to be offered by the authorities including the government and non-government organisations, our development partners and individuals to enhance our own self-awareness about the factors leading to global warming,” he said.
As such, Pairin called on the community to be sensitive to each other’s actions to avoid a more severe negative impact “and to ensure that the prosperity of this land remains for the next generations.”
Source: http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/57206
18 comments:
Kita mesti bersiap sedia untuk menghadapi cabaran masa depan, diharapkan kerajaan akan melakukan yang terbaik untuk rakyat dan negara kita.
Sekuriti makanan adalah penting untuk memastikan rakyat kita mempunyai bekalan makanan yang mencukupi. Kerajaan perlulah mengalakkan usaha dalam industri penanaman.
Hope the people will learn to appreciate clean water as there are many people from other countries does not have clean water to consume.
it is important to educate the people from every age group about the importance not wasting water.
If people do not lean to appreciate water, we might as well lost value in our lives.
It is the responsibility of every one to conserve water and protect the environment.
Save the earth and money too.
Yes indeed, we have to be prepared for any challenges ahead, it's not a secret that global warming is the hottest issue for the world, no pun intended.
The government is currently working on ensuring that food security is achieved by putting more attention on the agriculture and manufacturing industry.
This is true, POP. There is a saying that goes: 'You'll never miss the water until its gone.' We may have abundance of clean water supply now, but that does not mean we should waste them thoughtlessly.
Yes, creating awareness in order for the people understand the importance of conserving water and using water wisely is definitely needed. Hopefully through this blog, we are able to reach more people and inform them about their responsibility towards the environment.
True, everyone have the responsibility towards the environment. Hope that we can all play our part to protect the environment and conserve water.
air yang bersih penting untuk kita semua. jadi semua harus memiliki kesedaran terhadap pekara ini.
apa yang Pairin katakan harus diambil perhatian yang sewajarnya.
pemanasan global akan memberikan banyak kesan kepada semua.
yang penting kita harus bersedia menghadapi kesan akibat daripada pemanasan global.
apa punn persediaan awal sememangnya penting untuk menghadapi dunia yang semakin mencabar.
jangan pula setelah negeri ini mengalami kekurangan bekalan air bersih barulah ada pihak yang mahu kerajaan membina empangan..
saya yakin semua projek yang dilaksanakan di negeri ini adalah untuk kebaikkan jangka masa panjang.. sebelum membantah apa2 projek yang dilaksankan oleh kerajaan, baik rakyat lihat dahulu kepentingan projek itu dimasa akan datang..
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