Fourteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

Abstract

While CO2 emissions come from a variety of natural sources, human-related emissions are responsible for the increase that has occurred in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution . Brick kilns in India characterised by traditional modes of production low capital – intensity , seasonal employment patterns and lack of adequate regulations. While there are no officail estimates of brick production in the country, but unofficially there are over a lack brick kilns in India producing about 250 billion bricks annually and contributed to 7.7 % of the country GDP (10,64,068 crores) RBI Database on Indian Economy. Brick kiln migrants hail from socially disadvantage backgrounds , brick kiln migrants are casual wage labourers and economicaly vulnerable and Brick kilns migrants predominantly rural. The environment crisis in India is many -sided and multi- faced which has to be addressed on the summit. We need to harness scientific and social -scientific expertise to develop and promote eco-friendly technologies in construction, energy, water management, industrial production, and transportation . Scientific innovation needs to be complemented by legislative change as well as by changes in social behaviour for all that we need a logical support from the world fronts working for the grave concerns.