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An Overview
Jeeban Panthi
jeeban@smallearth.org.np

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

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

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.’

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.

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

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

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

Day I: Green Economy: Basic Introduction

Chair: Associate Prof. Suresh Das Shrestha,
Tribhuvan University
Moderator: Dr. Sangam Shrestha, Asian Institute of
Technology

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Country report presentation on Green Key points
Economy: Session Chair- Mr. Dhiraj
pradhananga, SEN, and Moderator- 14 countries
Michael H Glantz, CCB

Day III

• Green Entrepreneurship and tools for planning

Green Entrepreneurship-Mr. Vivek D. Key points
Sharma, UNDP/GEF/SGP
Nature based
entrepreneurship
opportunities

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

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

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

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

Day IV
• Green Economy-Knowledge Management

ICIMOD;s Godavari Knowledge park
and Its activities- Mr. Samden Sherpa,
ICIMOD Key points
KP and Demonstration site
for sharing information to
community people

Guided tour Mr. Samden Sherpa,
ICIMOD

Knowledge sharing session facilitated
by ICIMOD KM team, ICIMOD
Key points
World Café
Identified key concerns like
media, CCA, etc.

Day V
Green Economy-Outputs and activities

GE-Intergenerational Justice, Chair:
S.R Chalise

GE and CCA-Sharing of experiences-
Prof. Dr. Kedar L. Shrestha, IDI

Straw-bale Construction in Nepal: Lessons and Future Plans
Ms. Laura Seraydarian, CCB

Exercise on APGYD for COP-18- Mr. Manjeet Dhakal, CEN
GE-Take Home Key messages- Mr. Dhiraj Pradhananga, SEN and Mr.
Gregory Pierce, CCB

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