“Climate Change and Net Zero” Lecture Series 2024
SIXTH Lecture and National Mathematics Day Science Campaign, 2024
National Seminar on - ‘Ocean and Marine Ecosystem’ by Dr. M. Sudhakar, Former Director, CMLRE, Kochi and Dr. Ramana Murthy, Director, Deep Sea Mission, Ministry of Earth Sciences
28th February 2025 at India International Center, New Delhi
The Climate Change Research Institute (CCRI), New Delhi, in association with the India International Centre (IIC) and the Ministry of Earth Sciences, organized a national seminar on "Ocean and Marine Ecosystem" to commemorate National Science Day on 28th February 2025. This event was the sixth lecture in the "Climate Change and Net Zero" lecture series and the 3rd National Seminar on Ocean and Marine Ecosystem.
Event Highlights
Quiz Competition:
Prior to the seminar began, a quiz competition for students, it witnessed enthusiastic participation from the young minds. The event began with the traditional lamp lighting ceremony at 10:25 AM.
Welcome Address
Prof. V.S. Verma, Member, Governing Council, CCRI, and former member, CERC, delivered the welcome address, setting the tone for the seminar.
Theme Introduction
Dr. Malti Goel, President, CCRI, introduced the theme of the seminar, highlighting the significance of National Science Day. She shared some memorable experiences from the AAYAM Science Meet and AAYAM Questacon 2011, held at Universal Public School emphasizing the importance of nurturing young minds in science.
Keynote Address
Dr. Ramana Murthy, Director, Deep Sea Mission, Ministry of Earth Sciences, delivered the keynote address. He emphasized the importance of oceans, the Deep Ocean Mission, and the Submarine Matsya 6000 under construction for climate change studies.
Guest Lecture
Dr. M. Sudhakar, Former Director, CMLRE, Kochi, delivered an inspiring and thought-provoking guest lecture on “Use and Misuse of oceans: A Frontier of Human Survival”.
Video on Sea Level Rise
A video on “Sea Level Rise – A major threat to the City of Kolkatta” made by Dr Abhijit Mitra was shared among the participants.
Chief Guest Address
Dr. Neeraj Sinha, Senior Adviser, Principal Scientific Adviser Office, Government of India, delivered the chief guest address, highlighting the significance of clean coal technology in achieving net zero targets.
Interaction Session
The seminar featured an interactive session, where students posed questions to the experts on related issues, fostering a spirit of inquiry and curiosity. The results of the quiz competition were announced by Sh. Neeraj Gupta, awards & certificates were distributed to the winners and participants.
Closing
The event concluded with a refreshment lunch, providing an opportunity for the participants to network and engages in informal discussions.
List of Participating Schools/ Colleges
- Delhi Police Public School, Safdarjung Enclave
- Kamal Model Sr. Sec. School, Uttam Nagar
- St. Thomas Girls Sr. Sec. School, Mandir Marg
- Universal Public School, Preet Vihar
- Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Delhi University
- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Extract from the Teachers’ Feedback
Most Teachers felt that the ‘National Science Day’ event was very informative and interesting to them about oceans and ‘the lecture content was highly relevant to understand causes & effect of climate change’. “It is highly informative, got interesting facts about oceans marine life, and realized our responsibility to reduce carbon emission” said, Ms. Niva Deo, Kamal Model Senior Secondary School.
To increase awareness and knowledge about climate change they would like to organize workshops in school, related to marine technology in relation with climate change, and ask students to make project, models on the relevant topics. Teachers were willing to conduct many activities in their campus like; quiz competition on Climate Change and Marine Ecosystem, etc. and arrange lectures by experts and debate on Climate Change relevant topics.
When asked what did you like most about this CCNZ event, Ms Shweta Frederick, St. Thomas Girls Sr. Sec. School said, “Highly comprehensive knowledge about complex processes, Govt. policies, planning and methodologies presented in a lucid engaging way is impact meaningful”
Almost all school teachers agreed that it has been knowledgeable and most effective lecture series and their expectations were fully met; Impactful lectures and content of the lectures which was highly relatable to them and true. Finally, some suggestions by them like; to CCNZ address issues about waste management, soil degradation, plastic pollution and relating these to Technology Day which falls on 11th of May. |
