1. An Overview
Jeeban Panthi
jeeban@smallearth.org.np
2. Opening Ceremony
Session Chair: Prof. Suresh R. Chalise, SEN
Welcome remarks-Mr. Dhiraj Key points
Pradhananga, SEN
• expressed his sense of
honor on being able to
organize APGYFGE Youth
forum 2012.
• emphasized that Youth are
not only the future leaders
but also they are the
leaders of today
3. Context, objectives, structure and Key points
expectations from the workshop- • shared his insight on how
Tek Jung Mahat, ICIMOD an individual youth can
make a huge difference in
the way we act or think.
• This YF is one of the series
of activities organized by
ICIMOD and along with
other partners
4. Keynote: Rio+20 deliberations, Key points
mountains and youth- David • emphasized upon the fact that
Molden, ICIMOD ICIMOD is very much
committed to youth and work
with youth.
• highlighted the key concerns of
Rio +20
• Quoting Banki moon “Youth is
the largest ever known-vast
number of individual in
developing country- having
huge potential to change.’
5. Message from partners: Key points
Consortium for Capacity Building- • expressed his happiness for
Mr. Gregory Pierce, CCB the collaboration of CCB,
SEN and ICIMOD in the
APGYFGE.
• concluded his short
message by welcoming all
participants in this multi
cultural, multi generation
gathering.
6. ICIMOD’s new strategy 2013-2017: Key points
need for intergenerational partnership • Stated that muountains are
and mountain development- Dr. already green; the challenge is
Eklabya Sharma, ICIMOD how to keep them green? And
develop livelihoods and well
being of mountain people &
retain youths in the mountains.
• way must be find out to equip
local youth with information,
knowledge and capacity
building so that they contribute
for the development of
mountain sustainably
7. Remarks from the Chair-Prof. Suresh Key points
Raj Chalise, SEN • congratulated the youth
participants of Asia Pacific Forum
for being selected to the program
from among 1000 applicants
• we say green economy, we are
talking about socially equitable
decision
8. Vote of Thanks-Ms. Anja Møller
Rasmussen, ICIMOD Key points
suggested participants to broaden
their networking by talking with
someone whom one hasn’t talked so
far
9. Day I: Green Economy: Basic Introduction
Chair: Associate Prof. Suresh Das Shrestha,
Tribhuvan University
Moderator: Dr. Sangam Shrestha, Asian Institute of
Technology
10. Green Economy: Challenges and Key points
opportunities – Mountain Perspective- • Green economy can contribute in
Dr. Golam Rasul, ICIMOD fighting poverty
• Promote green entrepreneurship-
green job
11. REDD+ and Forest Carbon: linking Key points
Green Economy- Dr. Bhaskar Singh • REDD can be important strategy
Karky, ICIMOD and core principle to implement
GE on the ground.
• Rational for REDD: unabated
deforestation and degradation:
deforestation rates are 1.6% per
annum. Lot of emission taking
place due to land use and land use
changes
12. Application of GIS, Earth Observation Key points
in Climate Change Adaptation towards • Issues are spatial in nature and
a Green Economy-Dr. MSR Murthy, require spatial tools and spatial
ICIMOD thinking with time as another
dimension
• GIS on the web will provide many
additional possibilities
13. Introductory session on UNFCCC COP Key points
18 processes at Doha and presentation • Youth should be included in
on the outcome document from the decision making procedure
APGYF-Mr. Manjeet Dhakal and • Environmental right as
Dipesh Chapagain, CEN fundamental right, environmental
issue as fundamental issue in
constitution
14. 21 Emerging Environmental Issues for Key points
the 21st Century- Prof Michael H • Policy makers are always making
Glantz, CCB decision without enough
knowledge
• Identify lesson_ but all of them are
not lesson learnt, they are only
lesson identified
15. Social Media for Youth Advocacy-Mr. Key points
Utsav Maden, ICIMOD • Taught the participants the ways
and means to use social media as a
tool to contribute to green
economy
• Believed that we can tweet,
upload videos, blog- this way we
can contribute and collaborate to
green economy
17. Low Carbon Growth: State in Asia- Key points
Pacific Region-Dr. Madan L. Shrestha, • a low emission development
APN strategy is indispensible to
sustainable development.
• emphasized on green growth
which is a path to economic
growth using natural resources in
a sustainable manner.
18. Quantification of Water, Energy and Key points
Carbon Nexus, Dr. Sangam Shrestha, • Energy and water has symbiotic
AIT relationship; it is very important
to understand nexus among
water, energy and carbon
• fight for greener economy does
not concentrate on individual
countries alone, but must be a
joint effort done by everyone,
with common goal
19. Rural Energy Technology: A Concept of Key points
Green Economy- Prof Dr. Rhiddi B. • highlighted the traditional and
Singh, RECAST modern methods of green fuel
production and consumption as
well as provided suggestion on
how to work towards a greener
Nepal
20. Country report presentation on Green Key points
Economy: Session Chair- Mr. Dhiraj
pradhananga, SEN, and Moderator- 14 countries
Michael H Glantz, CCB
23. Green Economy at the Scale of 1:1 – Key points
The Shape of Spatial Moments at a
Rounded Market within a Town • Sustainability doesn’t exist
Square- G. Pierce, CCB in the world. It’s a notion.
• The world developed by
science isn’t reality
24. Sustainability session- Michael H
Glantz, CCB
Key points
• Nature is teaching us
everything but we are the
ones who do not
understand it.
• We need nature but
nature doesn’t need us.
• Technological fixes often
produces unanticipated
adverse impact on nature
25. ICT and Climate Change: Quo Vadis?-
Dr. Bhanu Neupane, UNESCO
Key points
• “people are conservative
and don’t want to switch
to modern technology and
abandon the prior ones.”
• healthy steps to be taken
are increased use of
renewable energy,
recycling and reducing
CO2 level
26.
27. Green Excursion- Mr. Madan Rai
Key points
• Organic farming is a tool
to green economy
• We can recycle, reuse the
organic matter e.g. We
can use fieces and urine
as fertilizer and this
fertilizer is useful for
plants to have good
production
29. ICIMOD;s Godavari Knowledge park
and Its activities- Mr. Samden Sherpa,
ICIMOD Key points
KP and Demonstration site
for sharing information to
community people
