Lets Do It World!

Conference
Tallinn, 12-15 January, 2012

A Presentation from

Thakur Pandit and Prabin Paudel

Presentation Outline
y Country background y Overview of situation in Nepal y Mission of Green Action Lets do it! y y y y
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Nepal Functional linkage with LDIW Issues, challenges and opportunities Our plan of action Photo features
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Location

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Position of Nepal in the Globe

y Geographically Nepal occupies 0.01 % of the Earth ,

area 147,181 sq km.

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2% of all the flowering plants in the world; 8% of the worlds population of birds (more than 848 species); 4% of mammals on earth; Eleveen of the worlds 15 families of butterflies (more than 500 species); 600 indigenous plant families; 319 species of exotic orchids; Worlds one of the habitat s of endangered species; Outstanding bio-diversity from sub-tropical rain forest to alpine desert; 20% land as Protected Area;

y More then forty ethnic groups speaking different

languages; y 7 World Heritage Sites within 20km radius of Kathmandu valley; y Highest peaks of the world the Mt. Everest (8848m);

Country background
y Salient features

Nepal, a small landlocked country in South Asia with 28 Million population (multi lingual, multi ethnic, diverse ecological situations) - Democracy, new constitution drafting process ongoing
y Development context

- Poverty, illiteracy and recurrence of disasters - Lack of public awareness - Basic infrastructure development plans under implementation
y Environmental context

- Poor waste management practices - Pollution of environment (air, water and soil) dominant - Poor implementation of governance system at grass root level

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Overview of waste management situation in Nepal

y Policies and strategies (environmental and local y y y y y

development policies; regulations, sanitation master plan) Programs (local development, environmental sanitation) Stakeholders (Ministries, departments, local bodies, sector agencies at district level, I/NGOs, private sector) Achievements (institutional, financial, public health, development index) Lessons (voices of civil societies, joint actions/efforts, led by local bodies, rewards and recognition, partnership,..) Issues (sustainability, external support, )

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Mission of Green Action LDI - NEPAL

y Vision: Center of excellence in introducing and extending the concept of green

society and sustainable communities.

y Mission: Adoption of eco-friendly practices towards sustainable environment

conservation and tourism development. To become an active country partner of LDIW in Nepal. To develop the organization as a role model of LDIW Movement in the field.
y Main objectives: Promoting environmental awareness; conducting advocacy

and volunteer actions for improvement in waste management systems; Networking for sharing of resources and strengthening partnerships to achieve the mission;
y Strategies: Start from small actions; advocacy focus; base on existing

policies; target on municipalities and tourist spots; use of media and networks; learn from experiences; working with government institutions; training and mobilization of volunteers; learn and share with LDIW and work as part of it;
y Activities: Awareness campaigns; regular meetings and consultation with

responsible government agencies; clean-up days; review workshops; country-, regional-, and global level programs of LDIW
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Functional Linkage with LDIW

y Institutional: as an integral structural component of

the global movement in country level in Nepal

y Strategic: sharing resources and information for

country-, regional-, and global level programs; actively contribute to the overall LDIW movements
y Operational: Directly participate in LDIW movements

and campaigns in as - and - when needed basis; acquire support and advocate for strengthening of partnership and networking within and beyond the country
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Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

y Issues:

- So far little advocacy for improvement of governance in waste management - Lacking practical strategies on how to move towards paradigm shift in cultural practices for waste management in communities through awareness building - Lacking resources for promoting volunteerism in the waste management field
y Challenges:

- Mainstreaming with governments plans and actions through coordination and cooperation at local level - Providing adequate technical and logistic support for coordination with community based local organizations for management of advocacy campaigns through volunteers
y Strengths and opportunities:

Multidisciplinary team of green action in place; high motivation of the team; gaining public support in the field; community based organizations working scattered but can be networked with some support in logistics and technical management at the center.
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Our Plan of Action

y Before the World Clean up Day - start micro-level actions and gradual consolidation of
experiences - Intensive networking between community based organizations and volunteers - Strong and continuous advocacy for urgent actions by the municipalities and local government bodies at district level - Planning and monitoring of volunteer campaigns - Final preparations for mobilization in terms of resources, massscale actions and reporting arrangements the

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Our Plan of Action .contd.

y During the World Clean up Day - Gather at specific locations in organized groups according to
the already defined schedules - Start the clean-up activities at a fixed time and continue for a specified duration - Consult with local residents and community members and collect their opinions as feedback regarding the ongoing clean up action - Take photos and videos of the clean-up sites before and after the activities

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Our Plan of Action .contd.

y After the World Clean up Day
- Collect information from the volunteers on the local actions
- Prepare Clean-up Report based on the real experiences of the volunteers from the local level clean-up actions - Send the report to LDIWF for global sharing, analysis and feedbacks - Organize a seminar within the country for sharing of the experiences, lessons and issues among the presence of diverse organizations concerned with the waste management. - Plan and prepare next Clean-up campaign on the basis of overall feedbacks by promoting volunteerism to higher level.
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Photo features:

Assessment of heritage sites

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You all are welcome to Nepal!

Global Warning! Global Warming!!

Gokyo Lake, Everest Region

Thank You !

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