Bhubaneswar, July 10 -- Ambassadors and diplomats from eight countries today emphasized the urgent need for focused global action to combat climate change and global warming, warning that the crisis is no longer a distant threat but a present and pressing challenge.
"It is not a distant threat-it poses a massive challenge to humanity," said Juan Antonio March Pujol, Ambassador of Spain, during the inaugural session of the two-day international conclave on 'Climate Change and Global Warming-Issues and Prospects' organized by SOA Deemed to be University here.
Among the dignitaries addressing the conclave were Alberto Guani (Uruguay), Javier Paulinich (Peru), Fernando Bucheli (Ecuador), Omar Castaneda Solares (Guatemala), Antonio Bartoli (It...