Sustainability and Environmental Management Practice in NepalKushal Gurung
This was presented at CapSEM workshop organised by Institute of Engineering (IoE), Pulchowk, Tribhuwan University in Kathmandu on 6th June 2017.
The CapSEM (Capacity building in Sustainability and Environmental Management) Project aims to create a multi-regional network for knowledge exchange and capacity building in Sustainability and Environmental Management, between program countries (Norway, Netherlands and Portugal), partner countries (India, Nepal and Uganda) and partner country regions of Asia and Africa through both physical and electronic methods.
Introduction, History, NEQS for waste water,sections of PEPA, Penalties, Environmental tribunals, Environmental protection department, Environmental protection agency, Environmental impact assessment, Initial environmental examination, are given in this presentation.
i hope that this will help you.
Sustainability and Environmental Management Practice in NepalKushal Gurung
This was presented at CapSEM workshop organised by Institute of Engineering (IoE), Pulchowk, Tribhuwan University in Kathmandu on 6th June 2017.
The CapSEM (Capacity building in Sustainability and Environmental Management) Project aims to create a multi-regional network for knowledge exchange and capacity building in Sustainability and Environmental Management, between program countries (Norway, Netherlands and Portugal), partner countries (India, Nepal and Uganda) and partner country regions of Asia and Africa through both physical and electronic methods.
Introduction, History, NEQS for waste water,sections of PEPA, Penalties, Environmental tribunals, Environmental protection department, Environmental protection agency, Environmental impact assessment, Initial environmental examination, are given in this presentation.
i hope that this will help you.
Environment and development are interlinked expressions. In fact there are the two sides of the same coin. The environmental degradation, in fact, started with the advent of human civilization. There is a mythological statement that the process of Adam and Eve who ate an apple and threw away the peels led to the onset of environmental degradation.
CRDF Global President and CEO Cathleen A. Campbell. Presented at CRDF Global's Science Diplomacy Boot camp for Journalists, Thursday, July 14 at the New York Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Mandë Holford, City University of New York; The American Museum of Natural History. Presented at CRDF Global's Science Diplomacy Boot camp for Journalists; Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the New York Academy of Sciences.
Main messages It is 20 years since the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), Our Common Future, emphasized the need for a sustainable way of life which not only addresses current environmental challenges but also ensures a secure society well into the future. This chapter analyses the evolution of such ideas as well as global trends in relation to environment and socio-economic development.
The following are its main messages: The world has changed radically since 1987 – socially, economically and environmentally. Global population has grown by more than 1.7 billion, from about 5 billion people. The global economy has expanded and is now characterized by increasing globalization. Worldwide, GDP per capita (purchasing power parity) has increased from US$5 927 in 1987 to US$8 162 in 2004. However, growth has been distributed unequally between regions. Global trade has increased during the past 20 years, fuelled by globalization, better communication, and low transportation costs.
Technology has also changed. Communications have been revolutionized with the growth of telecommunications and the Internet. Worldwide, mobile phone subscribers increased from 2 people per 1 000 in 1990 to 220 per 1 000 in 2003. Internet use increased from 1 person per 1 000 in 1990 to 114 per 1 000 in 2003. Finally, political changes have also been extensive. Human population and economic growth has increased demand on resources. The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) recognized 20 years ago that the environment, economic and social issues are interlinked. It recommended that the three be integrated into development decision making.
In defining sustainable development, the Commission acknowledged the need for both intra- and intergenerational equity – development that meets not only today’s human needs but also those of more people in the future. Changing drivers, such as population growth, economic activities and consumption patterns, have placed increasing pressure on the environment. Serious and persistent barriers to sustainable development remain. In the past 20 years, there has been limited integration of environment into development decision making.
Environmental degradation is therefore undermining development and threatens future development progress. Development is a process that enables people to better their well-being. Long-term development can only be achieved through sustainable management of various assets: financial, material, human, social and natural. Natural assets, including water, soils, plants and animals, underpin people’s livelihoods. Environmental degradation also threatens all aspects of human well-being. Environmental degradation has been demonstrably linked to human health problems, including some types of cancers, vector-borne diseases, emerging animal to human disease transfer, nutritional deficits and respiratory illnesses.
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https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/research-needs-and-priorities-for.html
Environment and development are interlinked expressions. In fact there are the two sides of the same coin. The environmental degradation, in fact, started with the advent of human civilization. There is a mythological statement that the process of Adam and Eve who ate an apple and threw away the peels led to the onset of environmental degradation.
CRDF Global President and CEO Cathleen A. Campbell. Presented at CRDF Global's Science Diplomacy Boot camp for Journalists, Thursday, July 14 at the New York Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Mandë Holford, City University of New York; The American Museum of Natural History. Presented at CRDF Global's Science Diplomacy Boot camp for Journalists; Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the New York Academy of Sciences.
Main messages It is 20 years since the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), Our Common Future, emphasized the need for a sustainable way of life which not only addresses current environmental challenges but also ensures a secure society well into the future. This chapter analyses the evolution of such ideas as well as global trends in relation to environment and socio-economic development.
The following are its main messages: The world has changed radically since 1987 – socially, economically and environmentally. Global population has grown by more than 1.7 billion, from about 5 billion people. The global economy has expanded and is now characterized by increasing globalization. Worldwide, GDP per capita (purchasing power parity) has increased from US$5 927 in 1987 to US$8 162 in 2004. However, growth has been distributed unequally between regions. Global trade has increased during the past 20 years, fuelled by globalization, better communication, and low transportation costs.
Technology has also changed. Communications have been revolutionized with the growth of telecommunications and the Internet. Worldwide, mobile phone subscribers increased from 2 people per 1 000 in 1990 to 220 per 1 000 in 2003. Internet use increased from 1 person per 1 000 in 1990 to 114 per 1 000 in 2003. Finally, political changes have also been extensive. Human population and economic growth has increased demand on resources. The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) recognized 20 years ago that the environment, economic and social issues are interlinked. It recommended that the three be integrated into development decision making.
In defining sustainable development, the Commission acknowledged the need for both intra- and intergenerational equity – development that meets not only today’s human needs but also those of more people in the future. Changing drivers, such as population growth, economic activities and consumption patterns, have placed increasing pressure on the environment. Serious and persistent barriers to sustainable development remain. In the past 20 years, there has been limited integration of environment into development decision making.
Environmental degradation is therefore undermining development and threatens future development progress. Development is a process that enables people to better their well-being. Long-term development can only be achieved through sustainable management of various assets: financial, material, human, social and natural. Natural assets, including water, soils, plants and animals, underpin people’s livelihoods. Environmental degradation also threatens all aspects of human well-being. Environmental degradation has been demonstrably linked to human health problems, including some types of cancers, vector-borne diseases, emerging animal to human disease transfer, nutritional deficits and respiratory illnesses.
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This paper assesses the potential impact of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 on forests and forest-dependent people. The concepts of decent work and economic growth are put in the context of predominant development theories and paradigms (modernization, economic growth, basic needs, sustainable development) which shape the agendas of governments, private sector, civil society, and investors. These stakeholders pursue different goals and interests, with uneven prioritization of SDG 8 targets and mixed impacts on forests and livelihoods.
Advances of the AU-EU FNSSA Partnership towards Food Systems TransformationFrancois Stepman
23-25 January 2024. Joint SCAR workshop: “Research needs and priorities for the transformation to Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) at European and global level”
https://paepard.blogspot.com/2024/01/research-needs-and-priorities-for.html
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Science, technology and innovation strategy for Africa 2024
1. Science, Technology and Innovation
Strategy for Africa 2024
Aggrey Ambali
AU/NEPAD Science Technology and Innovation Hub (NSTIH)
2. Presentation Outline
• Review of the CPA
• Strategic directions of the STI strategy
• NSTIH Focus on Agriculture
• Key priority programmatic areas
• Expected results
3. CPA
• In 2005 the Africa’s Science and Technology
Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) was
adopted as a common framework for the
implementation of the decisions of the African
Union Assembly of Heads of State and
Government on science, technology and
innovation (STI)
4. Why Review
• There was provision for the CPA to be
reviewed after five years of implementation,
in order to focus on long-term sources of
economic growth with a view to enable Africa
to meet the challenges of the 21st century
5. Vision
• A competitive, socio-economically developed
and integrated Africa based on a robust STI
foundation.
• The vision will be achieved through three
strategic directions:
– build better infrastructure,
– enhance technical competence,
– enhance entrepreneurship
6. Build better Infrastructure
• Result:
– Increased African leadership and participation in
infrastructure design and development
• Targets:
– Increased capacity for infrastructure design and
development
– Increased % of national and regional labour and
materials in all developmental infrastructure
7. Enhance technical competence
• Result:
– Increased human and institutional capacity for STI
• Targets:
– Increased STI research output at national and
regional levels
– Increased Human Capacity for STI
– Research-intensive Universities and other
specialized research centres established
8. Stimulate Entrepreneurship
• Results:
– Greater availability of products and services from STI
that contribute to the improvement of the lives of
African people
• Targets:
– Increased number of added value products & services
to market
– Effective innovation and technology transfer support
programs
– Emergence and commercialization of several leap-frog
technologies
9. Enabling environment for STI
• Result:
– Member States & RECs have policies and
programmes that encourage STI development
– Member States & RECs policy and programme
development is informed by STI–generated
evidence
– Countries have Innovation Funds
10. Focus of NSTIH in Agriculture
• Support member states and RECs to develop
systems of innovation within agriculture
– Anchoring agricultural research and innovation
within
• Existing CAADP compacts and investment plans
• Policy priorities within the STI sector (CPA)
• Policy priorities in the Agricultural sector (CAADP).
11. NSTIH programmes for supporting
research and innovation in agriculture
Four key programmatic areas:
1. Advocacy for Pro-STI investment policies
2. Promotion of policy harmonization and
regulation
3. Stimulating entrepreneurship
4. Supporting the development and
implementation of regional agricultural research
networks
12. Advocacy for Pro-STI investment
policies
Aim:
• Support RECs and Member States (MS) create the context, legal
frameworks and supportive infrastructure to incentivize investment
in research and entrepreneurship
• Support RECs and MS to develop Regional and National Agricultural
Research and Innovation Investment Plans
Activities
1. Convene multi-stakeholder/ inter-ministerial platforms at regional
level aimed at aligning agricultural research and STI policy
priorities.
2. Supporting member states and RECs to articulate development
plans for agricultural research within the CAADP framework
3. Developing and monitoring indicators for measuring progress in
the implementation of the national and regional Agricultural R&D
investment plans
13. Promotion of policy harmonization
and regulation
AIM
• Supporting member states and RECs to build functional
regulatory systems for sustainable and safe application of
agricultural biotechnology
Activities
1. Empowering African regulators with science-based
biosafety information
2. Training and education
3. Technical assistance
4. Provide other relevant biosafety capacity building
programs
14. Stimulating entrepreneurship
AIM
• Facilitate the engagement of the private sector in African Agricultural
research and innovation systems
• Facilitate the movement of agricultural research products to the
market
Activities
1. Within the CAADP and CPA frameworks, convene Public and Private
Sector Platforms on Agricultural Science, Technology and Innovation
2. Support creation and expansion of agricultural research clusters by
linking private sector to the existing regional networks of centers of
excellence.
3. Support the establishment of technology transfer and
commercialization programmes in agricultural research institutions
and universities in partnership with existing initiatives such as
BioInnovate
15. Supporting regional agricultural
research networks
AIM
• Enabling African countries to harness biological applications in
agriculture for food and nutrition security through the
coordination of African Biosciences Initiative (ABI)
Activities
1. Coordination and supervision of the networks while ensuring
independent network management structures at hub and node
hosting institutions for sustainability
2. Provide policy guidelines and facilitate the alignment of the
network programmes to the CAADP priorities
3. Monitor and evaluate the activities of the networks and their
contribution to the achievement of continental targets in
Agriculture and food security
16. Expected results
1. National and regional agricultural science, technology and
innovation priorities clearly articulated within the CAADP
investment plans
2. Agricultural research actions at national and regional level
properly coordinated and anchored within priorities set in
the investment plans
3. A monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment system for
the shared impact of agricultural research on 6%
productivity growth implemented
4. Functional regulatory systems at national and regional levels
5. Strengthened linkages between public, research and private
sectors
6. Increase in the number of agricultural research products
reaching the market