Bhubaneswar, July 10 -- Ambassadors and diplomats from eight different countries today expressed concern over the impact of ongoing climate change and global warming in the world while calling for focused action to save the planet.

"It is not a distant threat, it stands as a huge challenge before humanity," said Juan Antonio March Pujol, Ambassador of Spain, while addressing the inaugural session of the 2-day international conclave on 'Climate Change and Global Warming - Issues and Prospects' organised by the SOA Deemed to be University here.

The representatives of the other countries who addressed the conclave included Alberto Guani, Ambassador of Uruguay, Javier Paulinich, Ambassador of Peru, Fernando Bucheli, Ambassador of Ecuador, Oma...