Babatola, a professor of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, gave the charge at the institution’s 126th inaugural lecture titled: Water, Man and Environment: The Three Inseparable Partners.He said it had become imperative to enforce environmental policies and laws due to the increasing solid and wastewater generation, which if not properly managed, could further endanger the environment.
He lamented that human factors and errors directly impact the environment, noting that nature an unrelenting and unforgiving force, which should be handled with care to make up for the damage that had already been done. “It is important that we support the earth. Human impacts the natural habitat in several ways and we need to be aware of our personal environmental input. Looking at the major disasters that have occurred in the past, all of which have had direct impact on the environment, it is evident that there are recurring elements of serious concern today.”