The 44th U. S. President Barack Obama once said: "No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change." Simply defined, the word ‘climate’ denotes the weather conditions which prevail in a specific region. It has a significant impact on the lives of plants, animals and humans which can either be positive or negative. Hence, it is obvious, that all living components are dependent on the climate for their ultimate survival. The publications from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change （IPCC） provide evidence that human activity-related greenhouse gas emissions have been responsible for global warming between 1850 and 1900. Human activities, namely the burning of fossil fuels and heavy energy consumption, industrialization, nuclear experiments and irregular disposal of solid waste have generated unfavorable climate conditions, natural hazards and are menacing natural ecosystems at present. Human activities have accelerat...
Rotaract
Club of University of Peradeniya linked hands with the Rotaract Club
of Kurunegala in joining with the 'Trail' walk which had a 670kms and 28 days
length in total. This was done in order to fight against cancer while promoting
the unity within the nation.
The 'Trail' walk ended on the 26th of October, 2016 at NIBM Kurunegala,
completing 25kms from Peradeniya to Kurunegala.
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