Have you wondered why flash floods occur in Singapore?
[There are flash floods in Orchard Road on Jun this year and Jun last year.]
Has the weather in Singapore changed?
How has Global warming affected the world?
Why are climate scientists so concern about the melting of Ice shelves in the Arctic, Greenland & Antarctica?
What gases, other than CO2, are contributing to global warming?
Why has UNEP scientists recently urged the world leaders to curb short- lived green house gases?
What are some ways that top scientists recommend to reduce global warming effectively?
Why are there still hungry people in the world [World Hunger figure rise to 1 billion people in 2009] when the world now produces much more food than it did 30 years back?
Are there better ways to conserve water other than switching off the tap when not-in-use and taking shorter baths at home?
WWF 2010 report says that if all the world citizens were to consume the world’s resource like Singaporeans, we would need 3 Earths to sustain our lifestyle. 1 Singaporean’s Ecological Footprint equals to 33 Africans.
http://wildsingaporenews.blogspot.com/2010/10/one-singapore-residents-ecological.html
How can we reduce our Ecological Footprint?
How does our diet affect our health?
How to eat so that we can obtain enough nutrients?
Are there better ways to eat to combat the ‘civilised disease’ such as Heart disease, Cancer and Diabetes?
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If you are concern about the above issues, you are invited to attend a FREE Environment & Health Workshop organized by our Global Warming Study Group on the 06 Aug 2011 [Sat] at Kampong Senang Aljunied [Near Aljunied MRT].
You are welcome to bring your friends and family to attend the event :>
Event Details:
Environment & Health workshop
Title: “Global Warming : It’s Science, Effects and Solutions” by Mr Low ck
“Diet & Health” by Dr Priya Date: 06 Aug 2011 [Sat]
Time: 2:00pm to 4:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: Kampong Senang Holistic Lifestyle Centre & Eco Harmony Kitchen Blk 106, Aljunied Crescent, Unit 01-205 (at ground floor of block)
[Near Arjuni MRT station]
The session consists of a 45 min Environment presentation, a 30 min Health Presentation and a Question & Answer session.
The Environment presentation showcases the effects that climate change has on various parts of the world. [including Arctic Ice melts/ Sea level rises/ extreme weather conditions/ droughts/ floods / hurricanes etc.] It studies the possible dangers if human continue ‘business as usual’ and explore possible solutions that climate scientists recommended to halt climate change.
The Health presentation showcases how our diet would impact our health.
It features ways to eat a nutritious diet and shows how a good diet can help to prevent/reduce diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
The Q&A would encourage further discussions in line with the questions that participants asked.
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Speaker profile:
Mr Low Chip Khoon is the leader of a Global Warming Study Group and a teacher-in-charge of an environment club in a local school. He has researched into the subject of Global Warming since end of 2007. He has share information on GW with schools and interested parties via Assembly talks, Contact time talks, company lunch talks, event talks etc. He has also chaired various environment forums with Polytechnic and secondary school students. To date, he has conducted more than 60 talks on GW. He believes that, provided with the necessary information, many people will choose to adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle to curb global warming & preserve life on the planet.
Dr Priyadarshani is a qualified homoeopath who holds a Bachelors degree in homeopathic medicine and a post graduate fellowship of the Institute of Clinical Research. Apart from homoeopathy, she also holds UK diplomas in alternative therapies viz aromatherapy and manual lymphatic drainage. Her 19 years of practice will definitely help the audience to gain new perspectives about clinical medicine. She’ll be sharing on the Topic of “Diet & Health”
For more info on Dr Priya, pls visit: http://www.naturenurtures.net/
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For more info on our Global Warming Study Group, pls visit:
http://sosglobalwarming-ck.blogspot.com/
"Let's work together to halt Global Warming" Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=92155332794&ref=mf
*The first 50 people who register by sending an email to cklowck@yahoo.com.sg would get a FREE Video CD containing documentaries on Global Warming [Including what Top World leaders, such as US president Mr Obama, Environmental Activist Mr Al Gore, Top Climate Scientists NASA Director Dr James Hansen, United Nations Scientists, comment on Climate change. :> ]
