Pashupati Nath Koirala is a professional forester and currently working in the Ministry of Forest and Environment as a Joint Secretary; he has more than three decades experiences in the field of forest and natural resources management. He holds Master Degree from Wageningen University, the Netherlands in Forest and Nature Conservation and Sociology from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He is heavily involved in supporting policy development and implementation of the various projects in the forestry and climate change adaptation including REDD Plus readiness in the country. He has written several research papers for national and international conferences.
Journey to Federalism in Nepal – For Resilient society during/after Covid-19
Nepal is in phase of transitional development after the new constitution in post conflict era. The elected governments are in place at federal, provincial and local levels as provisioned in the new constitution indicating the stable government at all levels. However, the development plans of the governments have been partly halted due to the global pandemic COVID-19. COVID-19 is a global health crisis of our time and the existing health system needs to be strengthened in order to tackle the public health emergency situation. Further, the secondary impact of the global pandemic is huge which has already started to take a serious toll on an economy that relies heavily on remittances, agriculture, and tourism revenues. Therefore, it is important to develop a resilient system to face the mounting public health emergency, respond to the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on the most vulnerable, and support longer-term recovery measures. Further, it is vital to rethink the earlier development plans and policies that does not fit for the transitioning into a ‘new normal’ to tackle the COVID-19 crisis.
Several issues in environmental degradation, environmental justice, climate change management, urban management, and enhancing productivity of the natural and agricultural resources will be needed to be addressed in the upcoming decades. In addition, migration, youth engagement in development mainstream, inclusive governance, equity in benefit sharing, livelihoods management, research and extension are emerging issues in the journey to federalism. The two-day e-conference (conference through an electronic medium via internet) will be attended by researchers, policy makers, practitioners at government and non-governmental levels to crystallize and share available science based knowledge for addressing the current and future challenges as well as opportunities.
Major Conference Theme
Policy, Governance, and Institution
Sustainable development in agriculture and natural resource management
Sustainable Urban and Infrastructure development
Resilient Health and Sanitation
Event Details are as follows:
Call Open: 07 July 2020
Abstract Submission: 30 Aug, 2020
Notification of acceptance of Abstract: 15 Sep, 2020
Early Bird Registration: 17 Sep, 2020 ( Special treatment)
Full Paper submission: 30 Sep, 2020 ( Not more than 6 pages with 12 Times New Roman or equivalent font with 1″ margin in each side)
Normal Registration: Opens until 9 October
REGISTRATION PLAFORM WILL BE OPEN FROM SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2020
The fourth NAAN talk series was facilitated by NAAN IPP Mr. Pashupati Koirala on the topic “Climate Change Adaptation and Approach in Nepal”. The main objective was to aware people about Climate Change Adaptation and approaches implemented in Nepal. The event was partly funded by ASHA(Adaptation for Smallholders in Hilly Areas) Organization who work on climate change adaptation and approach in Mid-western region of Nepal.
Pashupati Nath Koirala is the founder of the organization and has been present since the beginning. He is a professional forester. He holds double Master’s Degree from Wageningen University, The Netherlands in Forest and Nature Conservation and Sociology from Tribhuvan University.
The discussion was focused on the Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation support programme in Nepal and How Nepal is contributing for mitigation and adaptation in Nepal. During interaction, Nepalese perspectives for the climate change adaptation and its opportunities from the developed world had much been discussion among various multi stakeholder representatives. Professionals and various government representatives were actively involved in the discussion.
The Talk series -3 entitled – Digital storytelling to Brand yourself is presented by NAAN alumni Saurav Dhakal on Aug 5, 2017. Altogether 20 participants joined the program. The participant included the practitioners and professionals including NAAN alumni members. Based on the vast experience, the presenter provided information on using the “digital tools” to tell stories, furthermore branding one by using the digital platform. The participants were very enthusiastic to learn about the tools and techniques the speaker shared that can sharpen social media skills. Social media security issues and its misuse were few of the questioned raised during the series.
The 2nd talk series was on Assessment of Agriculture Based Economic Growth Strategies in Nepal presented by Mr. Phaindra Pandey. The presentation opened up the critical approach and analysis in regards to agriculture policies and how it has been implemented in Nepal. A must for someone belonging or have interest in agriculture sector and equally relevant for somebody eager to learn about APP and ADP and how it correlates to our surrounding environment. The presentation was participatory and interactive.
Education, networking and experience all play vital role in knowledge and skill development. Alumni members belong to various sectors and influence their industries as, practitioners, researchers, business leaders, etc. to name a few. There is a breadth of knowledge alumni can share, but a networking platform was not available for alumni to share their experiences. Hence, NAAN initiated Talk series program in 2015/2016. Continuing the momentum, NAAN conducted 3 Talk series during this fiscal year 2017/018.
NAAN encourages its alumni members to be a speaker/presenter of Talk series; whilst the platform will be open to all the interested participants to join the discussion.
Last Updated: August 13, 2020 by naan
Pashupati Koirala
Pashupati Nath Koirala is a professional forester and currently working in the Ministry of Forest and Environment as a Joint Secretary; he has more than three decades experiences in the field of forest and natural resources management. He holds Master Degree from Wageningen University, the Netherlands in Forest and Nature Conservation and Sociology from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He is heavily involved in supporting policy development and implementation of the various projects in the forestry and climate change adaptation including REDD Plus readiness in the country. He has written several research papers for national and international conferences.
Last Updated: August 25, 2020 by naan
Resilient Health and Sanitation
Last Updated: August 25, 2020 by naan
Sustainable Urban and Infrastructure Development
Last Updated: August 25, 2020 by naan
Sustainable development in agriculture, and natural resource management.
Last Updated: August 25, 2020 by naan
Policy, Governance and Institution
Last Updated: July 17, 2020 by naan 3 Comments
International Knowledge Forum 2020
Journey to Federalism in Nepal – For Resilient society during/after Covid-19
Nepal is in phase of transitional development after the new constitution in post conflict era. The elected governments are in place at federal, provincial and local levels as provisioned in the new constitution indicating the stable government at all levels. However, the development plans of the governments have been partly halted due to the global pandemic COVID-19. COVID-19 is a global health crisis of our time and the existing health system needs to be strengthened in order to tackle the public health emergency situation. Further, the secondary impact of the global pandemic is huge which has already started to take a serious toll on an economy that relies heavily on remittances, agriculture, and tourism revenues. Therefore, it is important to develop a resilient system to face the mounting public health emergency, respond to the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on the most vulnerable, and support longer-term recovery measures. Further, it is vital to rethink the earlier development plans and policies that does not fit for the transitioning into a ‘new normal’ to tackle the COVID-19 crisis.
Several issues in environmental degradation, environmental justice, climate change management, urban management, and enhancing productivity of the natural and agricultural resources will be needed to be addressed in the upcoming decades. In addition, migration, youth engagement in development mainstream, inclusive governance, equity in benefit sharing, livelihoods management, research and extension are emerging issues in the journey to federalism. The two-day e-conference (conference through an electronic medium via internet) will be attended by researchers, policy makers, practitioners at government and non-governmental levels to crystallize and share available science based knowledge for addressing the current and future challenges as well as opportunities.
Major Conference Theme
Event Details are as follows:
Posted: September 25, 2018 by naan Leave a Comment
Climate Change Adaptation and Approach in Nepal
Naan Talk series 4 –
Date : Jan 5, 2018
Speaker : Pashupati Koirala
Number of Participants : 16
The fourth NAAN talk series was facilitated by NAAN IPP Mr. Pashupati Koirala on the topic “Climate Change Adaptation and Approach in Nepal”. The main objective was to aware people about Climate Change Adaptation and approaches implemented in Nepal. The event was partly funded by ASHA(Adaptation for Smallholders in Hilly Areas) Organization who work on climate change adaptation and approach in Mid-western region of Nepal.
Pashupati Nath Koirala is the founder of the organization and has been present since the beginning. He is a professional forester. He holds double Master’s Degree from Wageningen University, The Netherlands in Forest and Nature Conservation and Sociology from Tribhuvan University.
The discussion was focused on the Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation support programme in Nepal and How Nepal is contributing for mitigation and adaptation in Nepal. During interaction, Nepalese perspectives for the climate change adaptation and its opportunities from the developed world had much been discussion among various multi stakeholder representatives. Professionals and various government representatives were actively involved in the discussion.
Last Updated: September 25, 2018 by naan Leave a Comment
Digital storytelling to Brand yourself
Naan Talk series 3 –
Date : August 5, 2017
Speaker : Saurav Dhakal
The Talk series -3 entitled – Digital storytelling to Brand yourself is presented by NAAN alumni Saurav Dhakal on Aug 5, 2017. Altogether 20 participants joined the program. The participant included the practitioners and professionals including NAAN alumni members. Based on the vast experience, the presenter provided information on using the “digital tools” to tell stories, furthermore branding one by using the digital platform. The participants were very enthusiastic to learn about the tools and techniques the speaker shared that can sharpen social media skills. Social media security issues and its misuse were few of the questioned raised during the series.
Last Updated: September 25, 2018 by naan Leave a Comment
Assessment of Agriculture Based Economic Growth Strategies in Nepal
NAAN Talk series 2 –
Date : July 22, 2017
Speaker : Mr. Phaindra Pandey
The 2nd talk series was on Assessment of Agriculture Based Economic Growth Strategies in Nepal presented by Mr. Phaindra Pandey. The presentation opened up the critical approach and analysis in regards to agriculture policies and how it has been implemented in Nepal. A must for someone belonging or have interest in agriculture sector and equally relevant for somebody eager to learn about APP and ADP and how it correlates to our surrounding environment. The presentation was participatory and interactive.
Last Updated: September 25, 2018 by naan Leave a Comment
NAAN Talk Series
Education, networking and experience all play vital role in knowledge and skill development. Alumni members belong to various sectors and influence their industries as, practitioners, researchers, business leaders, etc. to name a few. There is a breadth of knowledge alumni can share, but a networking platform was not available for alumni to share their experiences. Hence, NAAN initiated Talk series program in 2015/2016. Continuing the momentum, NAAN conducted 3 Talk series during this fiscal year 2017/018.
NAAN encourages its alumni members to be a speaker/presenter of Talk series; whilst the platform will be open to all the interested participants to join the discussion.