Our Glocal Village

Dipesh Dulal's views on global and local perspectives

The World Ecotourism Conference is an ambitious initiative to bring global ecotourism players together to network, collaborate and share their experiences, best practices and technologies for the betterment of nature conservation, environment protection, preservation of communities and consequently the advancement of ecotourism around the world.The event’s official website is http://www.WorldEcotourismConference.com

There is a golden opportunity for Nepalese Students on Hospitality, English Language, Management and relevant subjects:
http://www.discoverymice.com/WEC2010/world-ecotourism-conference-2010-volunteers.htm

Following the actions in December 2009, our experiences on getting into depth-movements and actions on sustainability issues are getting more support. I would like to thank colleagues of WNSO Nepal, YOUNGO , Nature and Youth (Denmark), Danish Government, Nepalese Colleagues and well wishers of WNSO Nepal in proper success of the projects : Let’s Hug our Himalayas and Distribution of 15 bicycles and exciting prizes through a commitment essay contest titled ‘I am not emitting anymore’ .

In this context, I could not stop mentioning 350.org and actions. I began my involvement along with other youth in Nepal since October 23 event at school, and October 24 event in Swayambhunath Stupa, Kathmandu.

” We , global youth have to unite for climate. Solidarity !’

A Clip of welcome speech at December 30 event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGSJL4HaHqs

The context behind the essay contest and bicycles distribution was to applause the smart 15 Nepalese Youth, who committed themselves for planting the seeds of climate action right from their behaviour. I wish all Nepalese Youth along with global youth; achieve success on climate actions, advocacies and lead the globe to sustainability.

Prize distribution program of the short essay competition organized by WNSO-Nepal was held on 30th December 30, 2009 at Kantipur City College. the topic of essay competition was I am not emitting anymore!

The context behind the essay contest was that the world leaders, then December 18 in Copenhagen, did not come up with some agreement to deal with the climate change.

The winners were Saraswoti Poudel, Srijana Marasini, Rashmi Rana Magar, Tilak Bhattarai, Rajendra Dulal, Abhinav Khanal, Prashant Raut, Pushpa Lata KC, Sabitra Dhakal, Nitesh Sharma Ghimire, Krishana Gyanwali, Purushottam Lamichhane, Yashoda Aryal, Suman Udas and Paras Khanal.

The distribution of prizes was an iconic to exhibit that Nepalese youth have begun to stop the emissions of green house gases. The top 15 essayists got prizes as:

1) Top 5: a bicycle, a jute bag and 2 CFL packs each
2) Next 5: a bicycle and a jute bag each
3) Next 5: a bicycle each
The Program co-ordinator was the organisations’ treasurer Mr. Dipesh Dulal.

The chief guest was Hon. Ganesh Shah. Guests were Mr. Tek Jung Mahat (Node Manager, Asia Pacific Mountain Forum), Mr.Abhisek Shrestha (Sub Co-ordinator, Nepalese Youth for Climate Action). Mr. Yadav Bhattarai chaired the program. The jury members for sorting out the top 15 essays were Mr. Rabin Bastola (ENPHO), Mr. Pralhad Karki (Principal, KCC, Putalisadak), Mr. JN Kharel (Founder member, WNSO Nepal) and Mr. Arjun Subedi (Executive member, WNSO Nepal).

The program started at 11.30 am. The program started with the welcome speech of program co-ordinator, Mr. Dipesh Dulal. He focused on the objective of the essay contest. He acknowledged the supporters YOUNGO (Coalition of Global Youth NGOs working on climate advocacy), Nature and Youth (Denmark). Then Hon. Ganesh Shah delivered a short speech emphasizing that Nepalese students are making impact globally. He too highlighted “Writing makes a man perfect.” encouraging youth to write. He said that climate change can be issue of conflict between developed and developing countries.

Mr. Pralhad Karki, Principal of KCC, announced the names of the top 15 winners. After the prize distribution, Saraswoti Poudel, first rank winner of the competition recited her essay. The program ended with closing speech of Mr. Yadav Prasad Bhattarai.

WNSO-Nepal called Nepalese Youth (ages 17 – 28) to submit their commitment essays. The announcement of essay competition was done on 15th December, 2009.
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I’d been thinking of rural development and had been longing for practising it. On the way, I’d found youth members of Nepalese society; of diversified potentialities.

In the due course, rural development thesis has been extended, being very busy on meetings, actions and exercises to exhibit Youth Movement on Climate Action. I’m being specific here, esp. the Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA) circle. Inspirationally! Some youth members are very versatile. If such versatility worked only for sustainable development of Nepal, being an example; would be great. We could advocate the climate of the world with full pressure to lead the leaders towards change.

This year the Dutch Government’s fund to some 50 youth participants from developing countries (Global South) was like a strategic effort to make them face the challenge in future negotiations, as this needs wider insight of global political-economy. After 18th Dec 2009, the situation of youth members’ leadership skills on climate negotiations making me desperate.

If someone asks me about the full-text that COP15 came up with; I can’t answer in detail. But concisely, everyone is not happy with the fact that legally binding deal was not reached. How it could reach? For James Lovelock’s enlightening words from BBC’s Haldtalk has striken my senses.

I’m truly looking forward the global youth’s (Global North and Global South) policy on population, energy-use, and economy. COP15 aftermath led me to learning the Lession: “Obama’s change seems just like word of a Hollywood movie.” If it is extremely tough to reach the change-indicator, then COP16 in some 6 months in Mexico (http://www.cop16.mx/3w/) is goig to be a non-sense conference of 192 countries and new countries.

Now, I’m getting into a glimpse of discourses with sir James Lovelock, a supporter scientist of nuclear energy. The urban amience, fantastic lights, drinks, societies, youth are now being part of lifestyle of world youth taking myself as an example. If our lifestyle tends towards wasteful use of energy plus if we want to be straightward in nuclear energy, James seems to be compulsorily entertained.

Large arrays of Solar PV cells and huge cover of land with wind turbines are not just uneconomical but also can be questioned about the CO2 emission during the production and use of non-renewable resources, perhaps steel.

Coming back to the Nepalese situation, I and my friends this January in rural part of Nepal are exploring the taste of millet and some underground roots. I do believe that these items are immediate answers to the fall of global food production. Also, a crazy idea of installing bicycle-dynamo-turbine in laminar water-falls for rural street/trail lighting!

I’d like to pose a question to James Lovelock: What if global population- and economic policy go green and people shift to numbers of small sized (pico- or nano-) solutions? This alternative in front on James Lovelock is to make him take the safety issues linked with nuclear energy.