College holds second national conference

SustainableBDU:College of Science at Bahir Dar University has recently held second national conference on the contribution and challenges of science in sustainable development.

The conference aimed at sharing knowledge and experience among the nation’s leading scientists on how to better the life of the society in using natural resources through scientific means.

The second national conference is meant to focus on using natural resources in a way biodiversity is not affected.

It has been indicated on the conference that humanities existence depends on the safety of biodiversity, so taking care of biodiversity would guarantee the safety of human beings.

Preserving biodiversity through the application of scientific means will ensure sustainable development.

The Dean of Science, Dr. Essey Kebede, said on the conference that science could have some side effects which can pose different challenges and which on the other hand can be dealt with through scientific ways.

Professors from Ethiopia and United States have presented their research works. Sixty papers were presented. Students and teachers from secondary schools in Bahir Dar have also attended the conference.