KUWAIT: The activities of the three-day conference kicked off Sunday morning on climate and environmental changes and their impact on humans, organized by the Environmental Technology Management Department at the College of Life Sciences in Kuwait University, in collaboration with the International Organization for Women Empowerment and Capacity Building.
At the opening of the conference, Acting Dean of the College of Life Sciences at Kuwait University Dr Ayed Salman said in a speech that environmental issues are among the topics of importance that receive international and local thoughtfulness, therefore Kuwait contributed in a vital way to support these projects and adopting environmental laws to achieve sustainable development in society.
The relationship between the environment and society is an organic and reciprocal relationship, as during olden times the environment impacted society and provided it with natural resources for life, however after the industrial revolution, the impact of humans on the environment, where resources were consumed in addition to environmental pollution, swayed to climate change, he indicated.
With the emergence of modern era challenges, including environmental security, this conference comes as an academic attempt to find out the apparent perception of the relationship between the environment and society, he added, urging the participating academics to provide recommendations that contribute to achieving environmental sustainability.
Acting Head of the Environmental Technology Management Department Dr Mohammad Al-Shawaf stated that the college seeks to establish a generation correcting the path through participation in providing the labor market with experts capable of decision-making and implementing environmental policies for society's benefit.
Meanwhile, Dr Abdulwahab Judeh, head of the scientific committee at the conference, said that the changes the world is witnessing are caused naturally and from human intervention. The future of humans depends on preserving the resources that exist underground and the earth's surface, he explained, pointing out that one of the most vital repercussions of climate change that the whole world is witnessing is that it has a profound impact in the future on the lives of people.
All international, regional and local conferences call for sustainability and preservation of the environment and have drawn up agreements signed by several countries to abide by these laws due to their profound impact on human life, including effective strategies called for by the UN in various institutions, he underlined.
The conference's activities include training workshops, in which a number of companies, governmental and private institutions as well as associations of public interest in the country will participate in order to achieve the vision of environmental sustainability in society. - KUNA