Climate change may pose threat to Indian Army
According to TERI chief, melting glaciers due to climate change may give way to terrorists to enter India. Changing rainfall patterns affect rain fed agriculture, worsening poverty, which can be exploited by others, he noted
THE DIRECTOR General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), recently warned that climate change may pose threat to Indian Army as the melting of glaciers will open new passages for the terrorists. Speaking at the convocation ceremony at the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Dr RK Pachauri said, “Climate change poses new threats to India. Melting snows in the north open up passages for terrorists, just as melting glaciers affect water supply in the subcontinent's northern part, sharpening possibility of conflict with our neighbours.
“Changing rainfall patterns affect rain fed agriculture, worsening poverty which can be exploited by others,” he added.
Eminent environmentalist Pachauri, who served as chairman of the Nobel winner Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), cautioned that climate change might force millions of 'climate refugees' across India's border, posing a new challenge to nation's armed forces.
“Our defence forces might find themselves torn between humanitarian relief operations and guarding our borders against climate refugees, as rising sea-levels swamp low-lying areas, forcing millions of 'climate refugees' across India's border,” he added.
Giving away the Chief of Army Staff Trophy and other awards to the winners, Pachauri complimented the officers for the exemplary work they have done during various natural calamities across the length and breadth of the country.
The TERI head also praised the Indian Army's technological advancement and brilliant use of advanced systems of Optical Fiber, Satellite Communications and other networks to conduct its operations.
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