Jumat, 02 Maret 2012

Five Millions Indonesian Fisherman Loss Job if Global Temperature Rised





The possibility of global temperature rised, could make approximately five millions Indonesian fishermen lose their livelihood.

Global warming issue is presented at Green Map Program launch on Indonesia University (UI) campus, Friday (03/03/2012). The program launch was attended by British Ambassador, Mark Canning, and UI rector, Gumilar R. Somantri.

The event  followed by more than 300 participants from various universities in Jakarta, with speakers from National Council of Climate Change and United Kingdom (UK) Climate Change unit team in Indonesia.

Green Map illustrates how 4 degrees of global temperatures rise will impact to Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, this can lead to five million fishermens lose their catch.

Temparature increasing can causes warmer sea, which led to reduction of fisheries potential catches.

In agriculture, such as corn and rice, the global temperature warmer will led to five percent production decrease due to drought and potential saltwater intrusion in coastal agriculture.

Not only threatens with economic slump, global temperatures increase can also affect adversely to human health.

In health field, global temperature rise pushed the number of heat-related illnesses cases, including stress, stroke, and cardiovascular disorders.

Not only that, diseases with vector such as dengue and malaria also changing it attack location with longer transmission duration. Of course all the potential disasters can be avoided, if entire community working hard to performs green living movement with environmental friendly.

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