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This document provides a summary of the Asia Pacific Youth Forum on Green Economy held in Nepal in 2012. It includes: 1) Welcome remarks from organizers emphasizing the importance of youth leadership in transitioning to a green economy. 2) Keynote speeches on commitments to youth and mountains from Rio+20, and the need for intergenerational partnership for sustainable mountain development. 3) Presentations across multiple days on topics like green entrepreneurship, REDD+, GIS, social media advocacy, and country reports on state of green economy. 4) Discussions emphasized the critical role of youth in decision making and highlighted opportunities for green jobs, entrepreneurship, and spatial tools to support climate adaptation
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- 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
- 16. Day II State of 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
- 21. Day III • Green Entrepreneurship and tools for planning
- 22. Green Entrepreneurship-Mr. Vivek D. Key points Sharma, UNDP/GEF/SGP Nature based entrepreneurship opportunities
- 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
- 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
- 28. Day IV • Green Economy-Knowledge Management
- 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
- 30. Guided tour Mr. Samden Sherpa, ICIMOD
- 31. Knowledge sharing session facilitated by ICIMOD KM team, ICIMOD Key points World Café Identified key concerns like media, CCA, etc.
- 32. Day V Green Economy-Outputs and activities
- 33. GE-Intergenerational Justice, Chair: S.R Chalise
- 34. GE and CCA-Sharing of experiences- Prof. Dr. Kedar L. Shrestha, IDI
- 35. Straw-bale Construction in Nepal: Lessons and Future Plans Ms. Laura Seraydarian, CCB
- 36. Exercise on APGYD for COP-18- Mr. Manjeet Dhakal, CEN GE-Take Home Key messages- Mr. Dhiraj Pradhananga, SEN and Mr. Gregory Pierce, CCB