A national workshop held at the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) at Peechi, in connection with World Water Day recently, observed that the scarcity of water will be the major challenge that will be faced by the country in the coming years.
The workshop on the topic ‘Forests for Water: For prosperity and peace’ had experts from various fields present papers.
The Himalayas, Western Ghats as well as the country’s coastal belt will be hugely affected by climate change. This will lead to shortage of water and increase in heat. Climate change will also affect the ecosystem of the forest areas, observed the workshop.
