Why waste the waste!

An article on The Kathmandu Post,one of Nepal's dailies, regarding the donated 4000 waste bins by the Chinese Government to Nepal, highlighted the problem of waste management in Nepal especially in the Capital.

The bins donated by China along with several garbage trucks and containers have created a new flow of optimism in the minds and action of Kathmandu Metropolitan, Nepal Government and general public. The bins add to the crucial process of serving thousands of tourists a clean Nepal.

The number of tourists entering Nepal for the 2011's Nepal Tourism Year is getting bigger. Along with it, the anticipation of the Government also seems to be on the lookout for the next solution to the survive the uncertainties in the political structure of the nation.

Indeed, with this initiation a sign of relief can be experienced. Number of bins already have been placed in Basantapur and according to the recent report, the introduction of the bins actually has helped in decreasing the amount of litter. The next part of the project will cover Maitighar to Tinkune.

The question here is not about the bins but rather waste management. The amount of waste collected from the bins will definitely be dumped on the office landfill. Then What?

The introduction of the bins is indeed a positive step but the Government needs to act one step ahead. Waste Management is a profitable and progressive mechanism to be adopted in order to generate national well being. Methane is a harmful gaseous substance which is 21 times more potent for the environment than Carbon Dioxide. This gas is generated by waste produced everyday by millions of humans. The good news is that Methane only remains in the atmosphere for 10 years. If we curb the Methane production today, We will be able to provide incentives to the rapid climate change outcomes.

Carbon trading is one mechanism, the Government can tap the released Methane from waste treatment plants and landfills and can actually make money form the waste. Carbon trading is a relatively new mechanism for Nepal but many countries all over the world are actually benefiting from the mechanism.

With the rapid change in the various sector of the nation and while still struggling for reconstruction, trading Methane from the landfill sites for revenue generation might just be a light in the end of the tunnel.

changing climate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T_3WJPYY9g

PLANET NEPAL: Joining hands in initiative

"Planet Nepal is a multidisciplinary festival conceived and initiated by Alliance Française to raise awareness for climate change. The festival is a creative mix of music and the arts in one part, and scientific roundtable discussions as another component, to promote this awareness among Nepalese and French audiences and is Alliance Française’s first practical action to be an active actor in the issue of climate change."

It is evident that the festival that took place from 29th October to 31st October, 2010, highlighted the issues of Climate Change through various interaction programs, workshops, street plays. musical shows and so on. One of the contexts of the festival was a 'Scientific round-table discussion', where experts and specialists of Climate sector got together to discuss on various scientific-social aspect of climate change.

Green Ventures was invited by ICIMOD and Planet Nepal to participate on the third day of the Scientific discourse revolving around Carbon Trading.

The turn out was impressive, given the fact that only few people in Nepal know about Carbon trading. Mr. Tom Broadbent, Shristi Singh Shrestha and Laxmi Thagunna attended the seminar. Mr. Broadbent also was one of the panelists, who strived to answer the questions about Carbon Trading and forwarded the modalities of Green Ventures.

Overall the program was a fruitful one with the arrival of many people from various sectors of the environmental and government areas. This seminar provided a platform for Green Ventures to understand the perception of common public and to inscribe its own understanding of Carbon Trading in a holistic outlook.

Information on Carbon market 2010

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/61286108/State-and-Trends-of-the-Carbon-Market-2010

Responsible for Animal Welfare.

Green Ventures sponsored a World Animal Day awareness rally on October 5, 2010 in Kathmandu , Nepal.

The awareness campaign highlighted the importance of social responsibilities towards animals and the ecology as a whole. The one-day program in the series of animal welfare campaign was supported by students, enthusiasts and animal lovers from all over the valley.

Green Ventures' message of sustainability practices and an understanding of ecological balance was highlighted by the participants from Green Ventures; Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, Project Manager, Shristi Singh Shrestha, Project Officer and Laxmi Thagunna, Project analyst.

An act of Global Responsibility

Green Ventures also supported and sponsored for the 'Summitteer's Summit to Save the Himalayas' on 11th December 2009. This act of global responsibility earned Green Ventures respect from the Government via this certificate of appreciation.

Saving The Himalayas

Saving the Himalayas has been one of the most important issues covered and supported by Green Ventures. We understand the plight of the Himalayas and the vulnerable condition of the 'third pole' and the thin ice We, the people, are standing on.

To commemorate this. Mr. Thomas Broadbent, CSO of Green Ventures, set out a campaign to make people aware of the problems accounted by the Himalayas and the necessity to solve them. Green Ventures sponsored "a Save the Himalayas' rally in front of the United Nations headquarters on 22nd of September, 2010.

Thank you Tom!

Green Village Ventures Pilot Project in Dhembrewadi Barshi,Solapur