DR. Manmohan Singh called for group efforts to fight against the global warming

The India Prime Minister DR. Manmohan Singh called for collective scientific efforts to combat global challenges, including climate change. Dr. Singh said developing countries lack a well organized system besides facing problems of shortages of skilled manpower and appropriate research facilities to cater to the needs of modern day challenges. He appealed to the advanced scientific community to join hands with the developing world by pooling together the resources and wisdom to fight transnational problems like diseases, hunger, poverty and the adverse impact of global warming. "Under the IBSA framework, there has been a series of collaborative activities in science and technology including in ocean research, space sciences, biotechnology, agriculture, health, climate change, nano-technology and cooperation in the Antarctica," he added.