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Nation 03Saturday, June 15, 2013

LN MALLICK

DOHA

AS part of Road to Doha proj-ect, students of QatarEducational Complex (QEC)for Girls participated inInteractive Video Confere-ncing (IVC) with their peersin Brazil and the US andwrote articles on globalwarming in order to createawareness among the localcommunity recently.

The Road to Doha is a proj-ect conceived by Qatar Fou-ndation International (QFI))and Global Nomads Group(GNG) to create awarenessamong students in relation toclimate change and its effects.The Collaborative ScienceBased Classroom Programmeengages students in Qatar,Brazil and the US on the cli-mate change debate byexploring critical environ-mental issues via project-based learning.

The programme includesstandard-based curriculum,hands-on collaboration andvirtual exchanges.

Nurhan Ahmed Nasr in herarticle Global Warming

What can we do wrote thatwithout active participationof people, the issue of globalwarming cannot be tackled.Although government is tak-ing necessary actions to com-bat this problem, their planswill not succeed without ourefforts, she wrote.

She further wrote that thereare many ways to resolve theissue, such as using energy sav-ing bulbs and purchasing eq-uipment that is energy efficient.

It is a practice in somedeveloped countries to spe-cialise a day, in a week, onlyfor bicycles where no fossilfuel consuming transporta-tion is allowed. Global warm-ing is our problem. This plan-et is our home, if we dont dosomething to protect it, whowill? she asked in her article.

Tala Abu Samaan made aneffort to explain the issue ofclimate in detail in her articletitled, Climate Change, theworlds biggest threat.

She wrote that climate cha-nge is a gradual increase of theearths temperature attributedto the greenhouse effectcaused by the high concentra-tion of greenhouse gases

carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, methane, nitrous ox-ide and fluorinated gases. Sheobserved that the environ-mental issue surfaced in thelate 19th century, when thefossil fuels were discovered.

Soon machines wereinvented, factories wereopened, cars came into exis-tence, electricity was intro-duced to the modern world,architecture was developedand pollution started spread-

ing everywhere. The discov-ery of fossil fuels changedeverything! Peoples lifestylechanged epically! However,the world was still unfamiliarabout the consequences thatwould impact it negatively,

she wrote.Since then, the planet earth

has started experiencingmore and more natural disas-ters, like floods, wildfires, fail-ing crops, extinction of somespecies and the melting of

polar ice caps.In India, the island of

Lohachara submerged mak-ing 10,000 of its residentshomeless. Islands such asMaldives and MarshallIslands are also at risk of get-ting submerged in the future.In 2007 alone, heavy rainfalland change in weathersparked catastrophic floodsacross India which resulted inmaking 10 million peoplehomeless. And England andWales experienced thewettest summer in more thantwo centuries recently, sheremarked in her article.

She also suggested somesteps to check the issue.First, unplug applianceswhen youre not using them.Second, use a drying rack tosave the energy otherwiseused during machine drying.Third, take shorter showers toreduce water use. Fourth,plant more trees in your gar-den. Fifth, walk or bike towork. Sixth, try to limit yourusage of plastic. Seventh, al-ways recycle your waste. Eig-hth, build a compost to turnorganic matter into fertilizer,she wrote in her article.

LN MALLICK

DOHA

STUDENTS of Pakistan EducationCentre (PEC) won third position in EcoFashion Design Contest held at AlRayyan Theatre in Souq Waqif recently.

More than 500 children from 40schools took part in the Eco FashionDesign Contest.

Tooba Meer represented PEC as amodel while Noor Maha and RameeshaKhan were members of the group.

Tasneem Javed, Head of Arts andCultural department PEC, designed andcreated the dress for Tooba. The hand-

made dress showcased creative use ofwaste materials. The event, held underthe patronage of Dr Saif Ali al Hajari,Chairman of Friends of the

Environment Centre, was organised aspart of the celebrations to mark WorldEnvironment Day 2013.

Many events were arranged which in-cluded painting competition, eco-fashion

designing contest and an ecological semi-nar among others. Theme of this years cel-ebrations was Think, Eat and Save.

During the two-hour-long programme,there were a number of artistic presenta-tions. The highlight of the event was a fash-ion show choreographed by Utsav Dholakiawho arrived from Mumbai for the event.

PEC Principal Nargis Raza Otho atten-ded the programme and appreciated thestudents and teachers for their remark-able feat. Later, Otho presented prizes andcertificates to participants at the GirlsWing Assembly. She encouraged studentsto take part in co-curricular activities andwin laurels for their institution.

VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN QATAR

QEC students attend global warming meet

Qatar Educational Complex students during the interactive video conferencing with their peers in Brazil and the US, in Doha, recently.

PEC students shine in ecofashion design competition

Students take part in the Ideal Indian Schools Annual Inter-House Football Championship, in Doha, recently.Green House with 48 points claimed the Overall Champions Trophy.

Tiny Tots of MES Indian Schools kindergarten section during a programme to celebrate Fruit Salad Day, in Doha,recently. Around 500 KG-I students and teachers were present on the occasion.

Birla Public School students take part in a programme to celebrate English Day, a traditional annual event, inDoha, recently. The day-long programme saw the students showcase their skills by taking part in activities relatedto English language.

Students and staff of Bhavans Public Schools The Readers Club during the inauguration of a book fair and therelease of its first Quarterly Bhavans Chronicle at Al Wakrah premises, recently. The programme was inaugurated byPS Sashi Kumar, deputy Chief of Mission of the Indian embassy.

Tooba Meer with other participants during the Eco Fashion Design Contest at Al Rayyan Theatre,in Doha, recently.

Tooba Meer representedPEC as a model while NoorMaha and Rameesha Khanwere members of the group.