Upcoming International Environmental Governance Meeting in Nepal

Two civil society events on Global Environmental Governance are scheduled to take place in Nepal in August and September 2010. The  Global Environmental Governance Project (with support from the Norwegian government) is sponsoring the events hosted by the Department of Social Work at the Kadambari Memorial College, Purbanchal University Affiliate. Bala Raju Nikku, lead event organizer, is Head of the Department of Social Work and one of thirteen Emerging Leaders selected by the GEG Project to attend the 2009 Glion Forum.

The first conference, a one day western regional consultation meeting on Global Environmental Governance will be held in August 2010. Participants will include  civil society representatives, academics, and development practitioners from western, mid, and far western Nepalese regions. The second, the National Consultation Meeting on Global Environmental Governance will be held on 9 September 2010 for an expected 200 academics, media, youth, civil society, and political representatives.

Participants will work in groups based on their interest in the discussion topics: climate change, forests, and water. Both meetings aim to provide input to the ministerial consultations on international environmental governance, encourage young people to become environmental leaders, gain better insights into the GEG system, raise intellectual curiosity on change in human societies, share insights from participation in the GEG Project Glion Forum, foster a national network of young environmental leaders in Nepal and connect with international networks.

At the conclusion of the meetings, the Department of Social Work at the Kadambari Memorial College plans to organize a GEG course to provide an opportunity for young people to learn about the environmental governance system.