The continuing degradation of the environment is now a matter of alarm in all countries of world specially of south Asia. South Asia is one of the most disaster prone region in the world. The region is annually exposed to heavy rainstorm brought down by the two monsoons. Environmental issues have come to the fore all across the world in the last two decades. Environmental concern, in their modern form, have been growing rapidly even within the countries of South Asia.
Information exchange on low-cost and environmentally sound habitat related technologies:
Modern housing, sanitation, waste disposal and water treatment systems are so capital-intensive that large parts of the poor populations of South Asian countries do not have access to them. If environment conditions in urban and rural settlements are to be improved and basic health and housing housing needs of the people are to be met, then low-cost and environmentally-sound alternatives ought to be developed. A few countries in the world have undertaken research and development programs to develop suitable technologies.
Participation of women and children in environment:
Environmental destruction invariably affects women adversely whose work burden increases enormously and threatens both their own health and of their children. Past experience has shown that women play a crucial role in environmental regeneration and protection, demographic change and family health management.
The development of modern disaster warning systems:
The impact of disasters can be greatly reduced by developing effective advance warning systems. Use of satellite based communication systems can take disaster warning message straight to threatened communities through specially designed systems. At present the meteorological and hydro logical data being collected is inadequate to give timely warning and communication systems are often inappropriate for rapid transmission and dissemination of information to decision makers and to the threatened population.
Information exchange on low-cost and environmentally sound habitat related technologies:
Modern housing, sanitation, waste disposal and water treatment systems are so capital-intensive that large parts of the poor populations of South Asian countries do not have access to them. If environment conditions in urban and rural settlements are to be improved and basic health and housing housing needs of the people are to be met, then low-cost and environmentally-sound alternatives ought to be developed. A few countries in the world have undertaken research and development programs to develop suitable technologies.
Participation of women and children in environment:
Environmental destruction invariably affects women adversely whose work burden increases enormously and threatens both their own health and of their children. Past experience has shown that women play a crucial role in environmental regeneration and protection, demographic change and family health management.
The development of modern disaster warning systems:
The impact of disasters can be greatly reduced by developing effective advance warning systems. Use of satellite based communication systems can take disaster warning message straight to threatened communities through specially designed systems. At present the meteorological and hydro logical data being collected is inadequate to give timely warning and communication systems are often inappropriate for rapid transmission and dissemination of information to decision makers and to the threatened population.
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