{"id":620,"date":"2009-09-20T10:39:36","date_gmt":"2009-09-20T10:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=620"},"modified":"2009-09-20T10:39:36","modified_gmt":"2009-09-20T10:39:36","slug":"raise-your-voice-against-climate-change-at-the-un-for-the-22nd-onwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/raise-your-voice-against-climate-change-at-the-un-for-the-22nd-onwards\/","title":{"rendered":"Raise your voice against Climate Change at the UN for the 22nd onwards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to send the political leaders at the UN that are dithering about making the most fundamental changes that are required to save our planet ?  If you do, then write back on this blog asap and I will make sure that all the messages are sent to the UN before or during their conference on Climate Change.<br \/>\nBe sure that the rich and powerful will not give up their need for greed and political imperative. Be sure that the interests of short term politics will fight hard against legislation that hurts their positions of power. Also be sure that the common claim that &#8221; Climate change is something that the original polluters of plant (read : the West) have caused and therefore must be responsible to clean up&#8221; is stupid.<br \/>\nClimate change will affect Asia the most.  Our populations are far far larger here. We need more water from our rivers, more food from our land to sustain us.  Our Glaciers are in retreat, and so will be our rivers.  Our Forest cover is almost gone, as is our sustainable ground water. Uncertain monsoon patterns are\/will wreak havoc with our crop growing patterns and bring down our overall growth.<br \/>\nBe realistic and think. We stand on the brink of social upheavals over water. This is something none of us can ignore as it will be hitting faster than most people realize.<br \/>\nWrite, shout, make your voice heard !  Our lives depend on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to send the political leaders at the UN that are dithering about making the most fundamental changes that are required to save our planet ? 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