ECO
DESA SAUJANA
The ECO DESA SAUJANA
project is one of the projects conducted by majis penghuni desa siswa saujana
(MPDS) in collaboration with various agencies to promote the concept of
sustainability amongst saujanarians and to achieves the sustainable hostel
living concept.
Sustainability
is the ability to maintain the equilibrium of a certain process or state in a
system. Our project is mainly to create and raise awareness on the need to take
care of mother earth and provide information and knowledge on how this can be
done. To achieve the objective of this project, we need you to reach out and
join arms with us to enable our beved Saujana attain our cherished goal of
“Zero Waste”.
It
is hoped that the tips and knowledge given in this book let will help you to
live a “green life” and you will be motivated to speread the love for mother
earth by passing the information contained therein to family and the community
around you. Together, let us keep our beloved Nature from being destroyed by
our own hands and bequeth her in a pristine state to our future generations.
GLOBAL
CHANGES
The
increase in the average temperature of the earth’s near-surface air and
oceans caused by human activities or
nature.
Source
Industrial
activities such as energy generation via coal burning by power plants,
transportation and the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) for air conditioning
and as a propellant in aerosols leads to the release of antropogenic gases that
contribute to global warming.
Effect
The
increase in global temperature will cause the melting of the polar-caps in the
Artic and the Antartic which lead to a rise in sea levels causing climate
change on earth. Climate change has numerous effects among which are changes to
the frequency and the intensity of storms and hurricanes. Instances of such
changes are hurricane Katrina that struck the US in 2005 and the massive floods
experienced by Malaysia in 2006.
Greenhouse
Gases
Greenhouse
gases, which include water vapour, carbon dioxide and methane, are almost
impermeable to solar radiation and strongly absorb and emit infrared radiation.
The greenhouse effect refers to the heating of the planet’s surface due to the
presence of greenhouse gases hat absorb and emit infrared radiation.
Tips On Overcoming The Greenhouse Effect
- Reduce the use of CFC-dependant products. Buy non-CFC aerosols as an alternative
- Reduce electricity consumption
- Use public transport or cycle or walk to destinations within a short-distance
- Reduce waste and practice recycling
- Conserve natural resources by buying less and recycling more.
By : Associate Prof. Dr. Mohamad Nasir
Mohamad Ibrahim
Penggawa
Desasiswa Saujana
