Astonishing

Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, has been ranked as the third most polluted city in the world according to a Serbia-based research website www.Numbeo.com . It was rated average in air, water, land, noise and light pollution, with a dire shortage of open, green spaces and clean drinking water. In the last 20 years or so, Kathmandu has boomed from being a scantily populated city with a few houses to a congested settlement with a serious dearth of space. Flawed planning and implementation from both government and private sector have turned the largest municipality in Nepal into a chaotic place lacking proper solid waste management and water supply (According to CBS in 2011 per capita water supply in Kathmandu was registered at 35 liters whereas the demand was much higher at 44 lpcd) . Read More : http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/04/kathmandu-pollution-global-warming-water-scarcity-health-hazard/#.VxDlEURZMSA.facebook

Nepal is highly affected due to climate change. The various sectors as water, agriculture, tourism, are highly facing impact of Climate change. And the major reason is emission from burning of fossil fuel. Why is it affecting? Carbon dioxide level since industrial revolution has taken to highest of  404 parts per million( ppm ) and it had never  exceeded 300ppm in atmosphere since last 800,000 years  until earlier 20th century. It was time when industrialization started flourishing. The reason behind is burning of fossil fuel. It is the largest source for emission of carbon dioxide in atmosphere which is major heat trapping gas among Green House Gases GHG’s. The safest level of carbon dioxide in atmosphere is 350 ppm. Environmental perspective Though, Nepal only  emits 0.027 percent to GHG’s  among worlds total. The necessity for country to be free from fossil fuel doesn’t become less important. Nepal is highly dependent on petroleum (fossil fuel). About 62 percent of petrol

Involved in drafting team of  Intended Nationally determined Contribution (INDC),  Ugan Manandhar , talks about the document.” Nepal prioritizes adaptation but is looking forth to sectoral low carbon development options in its INDCs” he says. Manandhar is Deputy Director of  World Wildlife Fund Nepal . He has been following negotiations as a government delegate since 2008 following adaptation, REED and mitigation issues on behalf of government. He knows what impact Nepal is facing, a Least Developed Country that has adverse impact of Climate Change, urgency to address it and one of the way is to having the plan in INDC, NDC document. “Temperature is increasing; heavy precipitation days are increasing while number of rainy days is decreasing.  With its limited resources, capacity, and finance it becomes expensive for Nepal for adaptation in various sector such as water, energy, agriculture, tourism, energy, infrastructure, biodiversity and mitigation to Climate Change” he says. Th

Nepal has not set a target to reduce carbon emission according to the intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) pledge. This will promote a low carbon economy and enhance carbon trading which will help to combat climate change, create pressure to reduce emissions, improve the economy, generate more employment opportunities and accelerate development. Manjeet Dhakal, technical advisor to the Ministry of Environment Science and Population, says that Nepal can go for a viable mitigation approach instead of limiting itself to adaptation because it is a negligible emitter of greenhouse gases . Read More :  http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-03-29/inconvenient-truth.html

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, can make a joint effort, plans and strategies to address climate change in South Asia, pre and post Conference of the Parties (COP) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference. In COP 21, India was one of the BASIC (Brazil, South Asia, India, and China) group. Bhutan is an ambitious country in the climate agreement, Maldives and Bangladesh are among voices of climate change, and Nepal’s National Adaptation Plan is recognised and extolled by the international community. With their respective positions and plans, SAARC nations can play a major role in containing climate change. But the SAARC nations are divided on this cause. Read More:  http://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2016/03/saarc-cooperation-on-climate-change/

Climate Change and its consequences are uncertain but it is certain that we will leave our planet in the powerful hand of youth, the leaders of the future. Many youth around the world participated in different campaigns, such as YOUNGO interactions and side events in COP 21. Bindu Bhandari, young observer from Nepal, member of CliMates and ambassador of Tunza Eco generation, said that youth solidarity for climate action had a concrete impact before and during the COP21 agreement. “Youth outreach via diverse ways was encouraging and played an important role to pressure global leaders to adopt a historical unprecedented universal agreement,” she said. The involvement of youth in the negotiation process of UNFCCC has helped to ensure their commitment towards sustainable world. In COP 15, youth were officially recognized as formal constituency. UNFCCC Constituency of Youth Non – Governmental Organization (YOUNGO), helps the voices of young people to be heard and helps in shaping cl