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Youth Consultation on NAPA Held

Mr. Purroshottam Ghimire, Joint Secretary of MoE welcoming the youth participants

Aiming to inform, promote engagement and sensitize youths on National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) and other climate change initiatives, Ministry of Environment (MoE) held a youth consultation meetings on 26th June 2009 at Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation Complex (DNPWC), Babarmahal, Kathamndu, Nepal.

Mr. Purshuttam Ghimire, Joint secretary of MoE and Focal Person of UNFCCC welcomed the participants and highlighted the objectives and needs of consultation with different stakeholders.

The objectives, needs and aspirations of NAPA project were highlighted by Mr. Batu Krishna Uprety, under-secretary of MoE, in his presentation “Introduction to NAPA Project”.  He also highlighted the goals and components of NAPA project.

“Preparation of NAPA project, knowledge management/learning platform and developing multi-stakeholders framework of action are the three major components of NAPA project”, he said. He further highlighted the implementing and working modality for NAPA project.

The presentation was followed by open discussion on NAPA project. Youths suggested MoE to define and hand the role of youths in building NAPA project.

40 youths from different organizations and institutions attended the program. Clean Energy Nepal –Nepalese Youth for Climate Action facilitated the youth participation in the program.

MoE has now taken lead in implementing National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). The government of Nepal is using the NAPA to create a sustainable framework for national climate change action, which can result in swift and well-coordinated follow-up to the NAPA priorities identified. It also aims to provide basis for the development of a multi stakeholder framework on climate change action, ensuring that the NAPA-related stakeholder processes are institutionalized and backed up by dedicated knowledge management and learning platform. In this way, the NAPA will form the basis of, and support for, a wider strategy for climate resilient, low carbon development, with which other climate change processes in Nepal can be aligned.

Source: http://cen.org.np/page.php?this=current_events&news_id=85

Climate Talks Must Stick to Principles: Bonn, Germany

The second round of UN climate talks concluded on Friday in Bonn, Germany with limited progress. The climate

http://unfccc.int/2860.php

seemed to have become warmer but the talks cooler during the 12 days of negotiations.

It is of vital significance to adhere to the principle of “common but differentiated responsibility” due to the complexity of the talks.

Negotiators were expected to craft a new UN climate treaty to be signed in Copenhagen this December to replace the Kyoto Protocol that will expire in 2012.

During the June 1-12 talks, negotiators expanded an initial draft text of about 50 pages to more than 200 pages, but many contained competing ideas.

The targets of developed countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions discussed at Bonn were still “far away” from the 25 percent to 40 percent cuts by 2020 recommended by scientists.

During the talks, developed countries also did not respond to the suggestion of providing funds and transferring environmental technologies to the developing countries, two top issues of concern to developing countries. In addition, the developed countries tried to shift their responsibilities by setting emission quotas for developing ones.

The disputes show that developed countries are trying to avoid the principle of “common but differentiated responsibility.”

According to the principle, developed and developing states have different duties and there is a basic difference between compulsive emission cuts for developed countries and voluntary emission targets of the developing ones.

It is estimated that 75 percent of greenhouse emissions come from developed countries. As for the accumulated average per capita emission, developing countries only represent 24 percent of that of developed ones.

A UN report said that the severe consequence of climate change can only be avoided if developed countries cut their emissions by some 25 percent to 40 percent by 2020 compared with the level in 1990.

Developing countries cannot achieve fair progress if the developed ones shift their responsibilities and impose compulsory emission cuts on the latter.

The political will of developed countries, which showed little sincerity at this round of talks to shoulder their responsibilities, will become a critical factor for the success of the next round of climate talks.

In future talks, all concerned parties should adhere to the principle of “common but differentiated responsibility” and push negotiations forward according to the “Bali Road Map” via collective discussions to deal with the issues of emission cuts, technology and funds in a balanced way with the participation of developing countries.

The climate talks can only achieve tangible progress when the rights of developing countries are faithfully safeguarded.

Source: http://english.cri.cn/6966/2009/06/13/2001s493030.htm

Message from Minister

The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology will make every effort to involve the Nepalese youths in the march for better environment and address the pressures on climate change so as to improve the living conditions of the people and promote the environmental sustainability of the life-support systems.

Climate change has been one of the major environmental issues as it will have unprecendented impacts to human beings and the life-support systems. Present level of information clearly indicates that climate change will impact on water resources, agriculture, forests and health on which millions of people depend upon for subsistence living. Two major concerns related to “right to development” and “right to survival” have been cropped-up. The need for infrastructure and economic development is of paramount importance to countries like Nepal by adopting clean energy development path. Similarly, impact of climate change has threatened the very survival of the people at large.

Hon. Ganesh Shah with NYCA team

Nepal’s economy is agriculture-based and is largely dependent upon the Himalayan water resources and tourism. But temperature rise has accelerated snow melting process. The IPCC AR4 has also mentioned that mountain glaciers and snow cover have significantly declined in the past and has projected to contract further in the future.  The glaciers in the Himalayas are retreating faster than any glaciers in the world. These realities have urged to all of us to address the climate change phenomenon and the Government of Nepal has initiated a number of promotional and data generation activities recently.

I am pleased to note that Nepalese Youth for Climate Action is planning to organize the South Asian Youth Summit on Climate Change in near furtue. I do expect that this Summit will be instrumental for raising common concerns, issues and expectation of the youth of this region on the emerging threats of climate change to which they are not responsible. This will provide opportunities to voice the concerns of the youth in climate change negotiations till Copenhagen and beyond. I do expect for the success of this Summit in advance.

The Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology will make every effort to involve the Nepalese youths in the march for better environment and address the pressures on climate change so as to improve the living conditions of the people and promote the environmental sustainability of the life-support systems.

Er. Ganesh Shah
Minister for Enviornment, Science and Technology
Governemnt of Nepal

जलवायु परिवर्तनः संविधान सभा सभासद घरदैलो कार्यक्रम

विगत केही महिना देखि सभासदको फुस्रदको समय पारी हामी सभासदहरुको घर घर घुम्दै हिडिरहेका छौं । हाम्रा देशका संविधान निर्माता सभासदहरुलाई नजिकवाट निहाल्न साथै आजको दिनमा देशको संविधान निर्माण प्रकृयाले कुन मोड लिन लागेको छ र सदन भित्र र सदन बाहिर सभासदहरु बीचको अन्तर संघर्षका केही खटपटहरु पनि थाहापाउन यो कार्यक्रमले अत्यन्तै सहयोग पुर् याएको छ । यो दौराहनमा हामीले सिकेको एउटा कुरो सविधान बनाउन सभासदहरुले नै सबै कुरो जान्नै पर्छ भन्ने चाँहि होईन रहेछ । त्यसैले पनि तपाई हामी जस्ता आम नागरिकहरुले पनि आ आपुनै क्षेत्रवाट सके सम्मको योगदान गर्नै पर्ने रहेछ ।

Dr. Ram Saran Mahat, Former Finance Minister in discussion at Mahat Residence

साथमा ल्याप्टप प्रस्तुतीकरणको लागि केहि जलवायु परिवर्तन सम्बन्धि जानकारी भएका पर्चाहरु अनि युवा सम्मेलनले तयार पारेको ूजलवायु परिवर्तनः युवा घोषण पत्रू र हामीले अत्यन्तै मिहेनत गरेर तयार पारेको सविधान निर्माणका लागि सहयोगी हुने वातावरण सम्बधी केही वुदाहरुको थैलो लिएर हामी सभासदहरुको घर घरमा पुग्छौं । सभासदहरु सँग हाम्रो एउटै विमति रहन्छ राजनीति परिवर्तनशील अनि अग्रगामी हुछ तर वातावरण पर्यावरण भने यथास्थिती वादमा विस्वास गर्छ । वातावरणलाई अग्रगामी बनायौ भने बिनास तर्पु अघि बढ्छ ।

हुन त भेटघाटको दैराहनमा हाम्रा सभासदहरु बिग्रदो वातावरण प्रति निकै नै सचेत भएका पायौं । अमेरिकाले त्यो कुन सन्धिमा हस्ताक्षण नगरेकोले नै यस्तो भएको हो भन्ने कुरा देखि काठ्माडौंको फोहोर र वायु प्रदुषणका बारेमा हाकी हाकी गफ गर्छन हाम्रा सभासदहरु । कोही यही प्रदुषण गरको धुवा धुलोलाई कार्वनको व्यापार बेचेर मनग्य धनराशी भित्रयाउन सकिन्छ भन्दा छक्क पर्छन त कोही यो सबै पुजीपतिहरुले गरीबहरुलाई थुपारेको समस्या हो र यसको कुनै औचित्य छैन भन्छन् । हेर्नुस न यी विविधता यी सविधान निर्माताहरुलाई एकै स्थानमा राखेर यस्ता बिषयहरुमा छलफल गर्नु कत्तिको न्याय संवत होला त त्यसैले पनि हामीले सभासदहरुको घर घरमा नै गएर व्यक्तिगत रुपमा नै छलफल गर्ने योजना बनाएका हौं ।

आज यो सुरुवातको घडीमा हामी अत्यन्तै हर्षित छौं । रात बिहान या बेलुका नभनी हाम्रा साथीहरुले देखाएको जागरुकता साथै अधिकांश सभासदहरुले हामीसगँ गरेको वाचा अनि त्यो न्यानो माया हामी कहिल्यै बिसने छैनौ । एक बेलुकीे लगभग आँठ बजे एमालेकी सभासद पद्यमकुमारी ववव घरमा उहाँ एक्लै हुनुहुदो रहेछ । दिन भरिको थकाई एकछिन आराम लिने के सोचमा हुनुहुन्थ्यो हामी टुप्लुक्क पुग्यौ । सुरुमा उहाँ झर्कनु भयो पछि कारण थाहा पायौं

Chariman of Natural resources ... Committee, Amrita Thapa Magar

हामी बाहेक आज सम्म कोही पनि यस्तो जनचासोको विषय लिएर त्यहा गएको रहेनछ । सबै जागिर चन्दा सरुवा आदीका लागि मात्र जाने रहेछन् । ूहेर्नुस न भाई हामी कसैलाई जागिर खुवाउन अनि पैसा बाढ्न त आएका हैनौ निू सभासद पद्यमकुमारी अर्यालले दुखेसो पोखिन् । यो समस्या त्यहाँ मात्र सिमीत रहेन । लगभग सवै सभासदहरुको यस्तै रहेछ हविगत । पछि सभासद पद्यमकुमारी अर्यालले घरमा कोही छैन पर्खनुस् तपाईहरुलाई म आफै तातो चियो बनाएर खुवाउछु भनेर भान्सा तिर लाग्नु भयो ।

आजको मिति सम्म आईपुग्दा हामी १४ जना विभिन्न राजनैतिक दलका सभासदहरुको घर÷डेरा पुगि सक्यौं । धेरै जसोकोमा बिहानको समय उपयुक्त देखिएको छ । श्री ईको भिजनरीले सहयोग गरेको बिधुत्ीय गाडी पनि हिजो आजको कठोर लोडसेडिङ्गले बन्द भएको छ । साथमा लगेको तुल ब्यानरमा सबै सभासदहरुले हस्ताक्षर गरी सहमती जनाई नै रहनु भएको छ ।

हामीहरुले यही भेटमा सभासदहरुलाई जलवायु परिवर्तनका विविद विषयहरुलाई सम्बोधन हुने किसीमको खाका कोरीनु पर् यो हैं हाम्रो अवको संमिधानमा भनेर पनि प्रस्तुत गर्दछौं । धेरै जसोले ूहो ! यो त हुनै पर्दछ । वातावरण हाम्रो आधारभुत आवश्यक्ता हो यसको राम्रो सम्बोधन हुनुपर्छू भन्नुहँुदा साह्रै खुसी हुने गरेका छौं । अझ वहाँहरुले जलवायु परिवर्तनमा थप रुचि देखाउनु हुदा त हामीले गरेको काम सराहिएको जस्तो लाग्छ । कांग्रेसका युवा सभासद गगन थापाको उत्साह र सहयोग गर्ने वाचा कांग्रेस कै अर्का सभासद डा। रामसरण महत र एमालेका बिजय पौडेलको विषयगत ज्ञान अत्यन्तै सराहनीय थियो । अर्थ बिज्ञ डा। महतले केहि वातावरणवादीहरुको व्यवहार प्रति गर्नु भएको गुनसो पनि सायद जायज नै थियो होला । मधिसे जनअधिकार फोरमका सभासद शिव नारयण उराउले कोटेश्वरको त्यो छेउमा बिधुत्यि गाडीमा सफर गर्दै अत्यन्तै चासोका साथ गरेको छलफल अनि मोओवादीका सभासद झक्कु सुवेदी र देवि खड्कालाई छुन नसकेको वातावरणको चाख सवै एकनासका कहाँ थिए र ! संविधान सभा प्राकृतिक स्रोत आर्थित अधिकार तथा राजस्व बाडफाड समितीका सभापती तथा माओवादीकी सभासद अमि्रता थापामगर र वहाँ कै घरमा रहनु हुने अर्का सभासद गोमा पाठकले देखाउनु भएका चासो भने उत्साहजनक नै थियो ।

CA member Dr. Tilak Rawal, Former Governer, Nepal Rastrya Bank

संविधानमा खाका कोर्नलाई अझ सहज गर्न हामीले प्राथामिक्ता क्रमअनुसार विभिन्न मुद्धाहरु पहिल्यायौं । जस अन्तर्गत प्रत्येक नागरिकलाई स्वच्छ र सफा वातावरणमा वाँच्ने हक हुनेछ । राज्यले प्राकृतिक स्रोत सम्पदा तथा वातावरणको संरक्षण तथा सम्वर्धन गर्नेछ । राज्यले वातावरण ह्ाु हुने कुनै कार्य गर्नेछैन । र राज्यले उचित कानून बनाई नागरिक तथा भावी सन्ततिको प्राकृतिक स्रोत तथा सम्पदाको सुनिश्चितताको लागि अन्य कार्य गर्नेछ भन्ने जस्ता वातावरण सम्बन्धी हकलाई सविधानमा उल्लेख गरीनु पर्छ ।

साथै राज्यले वातावरण विनास तथा ह्ासका कारण हुने प्रदुषण तापक्रम वृि¢ जलवायु परिवर्तन जस्ता वातावरणीय समस्याहरुको समाधान र क्षति न्युनीकरणको लागि विशेष व्यवस्था गर्नेछ । राज्यले प्रभावकारी वातावरण शिक्षा तथा जनचेतनात्मक कार्यक्रम लागु गर्नेछ भन्ने विषय राज्यको दायित्व निर्देशक िस¢ान्त तथा राज्य नितिमा उल्लेख गरिनु पर्छ भन्दै हामी सभासदहरुको घर घरमा गईरहेका छौं । हाम्रो यो सानो मिहेनतले संविधान निर्माणको एक छेउमा भए पनि केही सहयोग पुग्छ भन्ने आशा लिएका छौं ।