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Inauguration

of

RTKC

took

place on 6th

June 2013 at

CRT/Npremises.Theevent

was accompanied by dele

gates from various na

tional and international

organizations based in

Nepal. The International

Union for Conservation of

N a t u r e ( I U C N ) ,

S w i s s

A g e n c y

forDevelopmentandCoop

eration, WWF Nepal, Win

rock International Nepal,

World Bank, Poverty Alle

viation Fund, Wildlife Con

servation Nepal (WCN),

BiogasSupportProgramme

Nepal (BSPN), Alterna

tiveEnergyPromotionCen

rial

Trust

(MSMT),

form

president of SAARC Card

SocietyandChairmanofN

palHealthResearchCounc

Mr. Ganesh Ram Shrest

Executive Director CRT

welcomed the delega

highlighting on RTKC act

tieswithanappeal tomo

ahead in collaboration w

likeminded institutions

executingtheRTKCactivit

in Nepal with support fr

Gl obal Al l i ance

Clean Cookstoves (GAC

He also highlighted on t

establishmentofthe c

tre as an important serv

to the clean cookstov

tre

(AEPC),

Renewable

Energy Testing Station

(RETS), Centre for Energy

and Environment, Nepal

(CEEN), Kathmandu Univer

sityandvarious organiza

tions working in energy

sector in Nepal partici

patedtheevent.

TheLaboratorywasformally

inaugurated jointly by Prof.

Dr. Govind Raj Pokharel,

Executive Director, Alterna

tive Energy Promotion

Centre (AEPC) and Dr.

Mrigendra Raj Pandey, a

noted physician and social

worker founder of the

MrigendraSamjhanaMemo

P h o t o o

f t h e M o n t hHamro Sawal Hamro

Sahabhagita

The Centre for Rural Technol

ogy,Nepal (CRT/N)andRenew

able World Nepal signed an

agreement to implement the

Renewable World Adolescent

Livelihood Programme Nepal

(RWEAALPN)

in

six

districts

whichsupportspartoftheUNI

CEFs Adolescent Development

and Participation Programme

(ADAP). The agreement was

signedon12th

June2013forthe

periodfromMay2013 Decem

ber 2014. The objective of the

projectistoimproveadolescent

and womens livelihood oppor

tunities.

Under

the

project,

CRT/N

will

focus on development of sus

tainability and livelihoods

curriculum, tools and methods;

promotion and installation of a

HydraulicRamPump(hydram).

Hydram Piloting

Programme Phase IIIa

Renewable World Nepal and

Centre for Rural Technology

Nepal

signed

an

agreement

to

mplement the Hydraulic Ram

Pump Piloting Programme

Phase IIIa for the period from

May2013 April2014.Themain

objective of the programme is

to improve community and in

particular womens livelihood

opportunities in three commu

nities of the Dhading district in

Nepal.

Regional Cookstoves Testing and Knowledge Centre (RTKC) inNepal Inaugurated

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Guests of RTKC lab inauguration session (left) and lab observation after the inauguration by the guests (Right)

communities throughout

the country. At the pro

gramme RTKC coordinator

Mr. Basudev Upadhyay

briefly introduced RTKC

with

its

mission,

vision,

objectives, services and

futureactivities.

S p e a k i n g a t t h e

programme Prof. Dr.

Pokharel congratulated

CRT/N for establishing a

regionallevelbiomasstest

ing and information

edge on biomass energy

sector.

Theprogrammeconcluded

with vote of thanks from

Mr. Hari Gopal Gorkhali,

Lab

Supervisor

and

CRT/N

Director followed by lab

observationbyalltheinvit

ees with briefing on the

laboratory processes and

testing equipments by

RTKCteam.

play important role in

reducing the indoor air

pollution improving the

lifestyle of people using

these stoves. Dr. Bim

Prasad

Shrestha,

Head

of

Department ofMechanical

Engineering, Kathmandu

Universityspreadhissatis

faction by quoting that

RTKC is going to be the

perfect place for students

to have hands on knowl

centre.Healsoopinedthat

thiscentre incollaboration

with other organizations

will definitely add to the

development and promo

tion

of

clean

cookstoves

and help preserve biodi

versity of the country.

Meanwhile Dr. Pandey

highlighted on the indoor

air pollution due to cook

ing and its impact on the

health of people and shed

hisbestwishedtoRTKCto

GhattaOwnerMr.MinBahadurShresthaofKavreAwarded

On the recommendation of Ghatta Owners Association (GoA), Kavre, Mr. Min Bahadur Shrestha, one of the active

Ghattaowner inthedistricthasbeenawardedtheManchukaMe

morial Appropriate Rural Technology Award within the framework

ofManchuka

Memorial

Trust

during

the

Trusts

20th

Annual

Day

CelebrationProgramon15th

June2013at Kathmandu.

Through power generation with the operation of Improved Water

Mill, Mr. Shrestha has been imparting various end use services like

paddymilling,graingrindingandelectricitydistributiontolocalcom

munitymembersfortheirlivelihoodenhancement.Hehasalsobeen

sharing knowledge on the operation of the technology to many of

thevisitorsvisitingthesite. Ontheotherhand,GoA,Kavreiswork

ingwith IWMNational ProgrammeasLocalPartnerOrganization in

thedistrictsince2003forpromotionanddisseminationofthetech

nology. Mr. Min Bahadur Shrestha receiving award

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Improved Cook Stove with Carbon Finance (ICF) Program

District Development Committee and

Municipality, Secretaries of

ProgrammeVDCsandWards,political

parties

representatives,

other

Government and nongovernment

stakeholdersandreporter.

Presenters and the project team

entertained the queries and received

thesuggestionsfromtheparticipants

for the successful implementation of

theprogramme.

At the end of the workshop, Mr.

Bimal Kishor KP, Acting LDO, Doti

highlighted the importance of ICS

technologyand

its

benefits

to

women

and requested stakeholders to

support forthesuccessful implemen

tationoftheprogramme.

The program was concluded with

concluding remarks from Mr. Bharat

Kathayat, Program Supervisor, RDSC,

Doti.

Under this project, CRT/N in collabo

ration with Rural Development

Service

Centre

(RDSC),

Regional

Part

ner Organization (RPO) based in Doti

districorganizedDistrictStakeholders

Orientation Workshop on 7th

May

2013 at Silgadhi, Doti. The main

objectiveoftheworkshopwastoori

ent local stakeholders about the

programmeanditsworkingmodality.

Mr. Bharat Kathayat, Program Super

visor,RDSC,Mr.KeshabRajJoshi,Re

gional Manager, CRT/N and

Mr.

Subash

Dhakal,

Renewable

Energy Associate Advisor, SNV

presented the workshop objective,

programme achievements made in

the year 2012 and the National

FrameworkofNRREP/AEPCandscope

of the Carbon Financing Mechanism

respectively. Workshop was facili

tated by Mr. Bhagirath Ghimire,

DistrictTechnicalCoordinator,CRT/N.

The workshop was attended by 45

participants(44

Male,

1Female)

from

Technology Transfer and Pilot Implementation of Hydraulic Ram Pump (Hydram)

Department of Water Supply and

Sanitation (DWSS), Irrigation Office,

DistrictAgricultureOffice,localbank,

journalists and representative from

political parties and members of

Local Partner Organization: Ghatta

Owner Association etc attended the

workshop.

Participants were very interested on

water lifting technology (hydram)

and committed to promote hydram

indistrict.Theywereverymuchkeen

to see the output of the project on

waterliftingtechnologyandfinancial

implication.

Withanobjectivetosharethe infor

mation about the project, CRT/N

conducted a district level project in

formationsharingworkshopinChau

tara,Sindhupalchowkdistricton23rd

May2013.

Altogether 20 participants from Dis

trictDevelopment

Committee

(DDC),

Interaction between the participants & presenter during the workshop at Doti district

Improving Gender-Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Orientation Training for Baseline

Survey on 67 May 2013,

enlightening the team mainly on

project information,site information

and survey framework, the

enumerators and supervisors of the

team headed for the field work of

baselinesurvey.

The baseline survey was conducted

in all 10 project sites located in 9

different districts. The baseline data

will also be used for developing

indicators and provide data for

monitoringandevaluation.

Baseline survey has been completed

under Improving GenderInclusive

Access to Clean and Renewable

Energy in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri

Lanka, project supported by AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB). After

completion of the Enumerators

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disseminating ICS in the VDC were

awarded.

The

VDC

has

around

1600

house

holds, 97% of which use smokeless

technologies including 955 ICS. ICS

construction in remaining house

holdsisunderway.

InadditiontoMakawanpur,Kharani

tarVDC inNuwakotdistrictwasalso

declared IAPFreeVDC,on27th

May

2013.Outof322households,useof

272

ICS

and

other

smokeless

tech

nologies ensured 95% of the house

holds were IAP Free. ICS dissemina

tion and monitoring was still under

wayduringdeclaration.

Prior to the declaration programme,

arallydisplayingvariousbannersand

playcards,andhoardingboard(tobe

setonstrategiclocationsafterdecla

ration)and

led

by

panchebaja

started

from the venue and moved through

various residential and marketareas

beforeconcludingatthestartpoint.

The VDC Secretary, Mr. Ram Swarf

Roy Yadav was the chairperson of

the

programme

while

Mr.

UpendraPyakurel, Energy and Environment

Officer (EEO) of District Energy and

Environment Unit (DEEU/DDC),

NuwakotwastheChiefGuest.Repre

sentatives from local organizations

like cooperatives, health posts,

CFUGs, banks, political parties etc

were also invited. Local people and

studentsconsistedtheaudience.

Welcome song, speeches by guests,

award and certificate distribution to

promoters, the VDC and other or

ganizations were present in the

event.InformativesongsonICSwere

feature by promoters and various

entertainmentprogrammes.

After IAP Free VDC declaration, an

other

rally

set

off

for

a

short

journeyto the VDC office where hoarding

boards were handed over to the

VDC.

IAPFreeVDCDeclarations

Harnamadi VDC in Makawanpur dis

trict

was

declared

IAP

Free

VDC

on

25th

May 2013. The declaration pro

gramme was organized in Gum

badanda, a tourist spot in the VDC,

under the chairmanship of VDC Se

crataryMr.DipendraBaniyaandthe

Local Development Officer Mr. Bhu

vanPrakashBistaastheChiefGuest.

Similarly, representatives from vari

ous organizations, CFUGs, political

partiesandmediaparticipatedinthe

programme.

The programme started with a rally

from the VDC Office to the venue

with panchebaja and banners dis

play. Guests spoke about the bene

fits of ICS on various aspects of life

and environment. The chief guest

congratulated the VDC, the people

and associated stakeholders on

achieving the milestone. Promoters

and other people and organizations

who had played important roles in

Biomass Energy Support Program (BESP)

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Rally passing through the market at Nuwakot (left) and the chief guest awarding the Promoter at Makwanpur during the IAP declaration

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Improved Water Mill (IWM) Programme

IWM Programme in last five years

from GESI perspective. The training

was facilitated by Mr. Biplav Kafle,

IWMProgramme

Officer,

CRT/N.

During the closing session,

participants expressed that the

traininghasprovidedthemaplatform

to learn and upgrade their

knowledge, skill and experiences on

GESI.

IWM Site Visit by PEU/NRREP

Representatives

Productive End Use Unit (PEU)/

National Rural & Renewable Energy

Programme (NRREP) has made field

visit on IWM end uses site of Pida &

Kiranchok VDC, Dhading along with

IWMP team and Community

Electrification Subcomponent

representativeon30th

May2013.

SevenmembersfromPEU,Community

Electrification (CE) subcomponent,

CRT/N and GOA Dhading have visited

two IWM end use site of Mr. Subba

Magar at Pida VDC and Mr. Arjun

Rimal

at

Kiranchok

VDC.

During

the

visit PEU monitored all end uses and

interaction with IWM owners about

the IWM, its business plan, return

frominvestmentetc.

WorkshoptoLinkandSupportPEU/

NRREP

On 31st May 2013, a halfday

workshop to link and support PEU/

NRREP for diversification of energy

end

use

from

IWM

was

organized

in

Dhadingbesi, Dhading.

The main objective of the workshop

was to share the current status and

practices of IWM end uses in Nepal

andtointroducePEUanditsfunctions

totheLPOs,GOAsandIWMowners.

There were 25 participants

representing from different IWM

stakeholders (AEPC, NRREP, DEEU,

CRT/N, LPO, GOA, and IWM owners.)

who shared valuable experiences

duringtheworkshop.

Mr. Subhash Kunwar & Mr. Bikash

UpretifromPEU/NRREPpresentedthe

introductionaboutPEU,itsobjectives,

working modality and area of scope

andMr.MadanThapaliya,Programme

Officer, CE, NRREP/AEPC gave brief

descriptionaboutNRREPwhereasMr.

Biplav Kafle made short presentation

about the present scenario of IWM

enduses

till

the

date.

At the end of the workshop, program

team received suggestions and

feedback from workshop participants

to improve the situation of IWM end

uses and to conduct the PEU

programmeeffectively.

GenderEqualityandSocialInclusion

(GESI)Training

Under

the

IWM

Orogram,

CRT/N

organizedatwodaysCapacityBuilding

Training on GESI in IWM Programme

on24 25May2013atDadeldhura.

The objectives of training was to

sensitize LPO and GOA members on

GESI concerns and its importance in

IWM Programme, to equip the

participants with skills to understand

GESIand toprovideparticipantswith

knowledgeonpracticaltoolstoensure

thatGESIdifferencesareaddressedin

IWMProgramme.

Representing LPOs, GOAs, IWM kit

manufacturing companies and IWM

owners from Dadeldhura, Baitadi,

Bajhang, Doti, Achham, Kailali and

Bajura districts, 26 participants (12

male & 14 female) attended the

training. Out of 26, five participants

were from the Dalit, Janajati and

marginalizedgroup.

Participants were oriented on the

concept

&

introduction

ofGESI,

need

of gender equity & equality, gender

empowerment & policy, gender

exclusion in Nepalese society and

social inclusion in community by the

resource person Ms. Suni Bhandari.

Group work and discussion was also

doneto identifythechangesmadeby

Participants during the GESI training at Dadeldhura (left) and resource person delivering session in PEU/NRREP workshop at Dhading

and (middle) and site visit by NRREP team (right)

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CRT/N with support from World Wild

lifeFund(WWF)Nepalisimplementing

aprojectPilotingofRocketStovesfor

Reducing Carbon Emission and Con

serving Forest in selected VDCs of

Hariyo Ban program of WWF in the

KaskiandLamjungdistricts.Theproject

iseffectivefrom1stMay2013toOcto

ber 2013, and the contract between

the Hariyo Ban Programme, WWF and

CRT/Nwassignedon12th

May2013.

This project aims to disseminate 400

fuelefficientRocketstoveswithdiffer

ent models (Mud & Ceramic, mud &

metals with single and double pot

stoves and its proper use to reduce

greenhousegasemissionsandcontrib

ute towards conservation of forests

through reduced firewood consump

tion inChitwan AnnapurnaLandscape

(CHAL)Region.

Itisexpectedthattheprojectwillcon

tribute to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions and conservation of forests

through reduction in firewood con

sumption.Alsoitwillenhancethelive

lihoods of community through reduc

tionofdrudgery,savetimeandmoney

spentonfuelwoodcollectionand im

proveindoorairquality.

holes) in lower and middle level in

comegeneratinghouseholdswhofully

dependentonfirewoodandloosebio

mass

fuel

for

household

energy

needs.

The project activities will be con

ductedinpartnershipwithdistrictand

community based local organizations.

Projectalsoaimsinupscalingandrep

licatinginotherpotentialareaswhere

firewood is the primary source of en

ergy for household cooking and heat

ing.

Theprimaryobjectiveoftheprojectis

to ensure organized dissemination of

cleanandfuelefficientimprovedcook


Projects Updates

School Education on Energy and Environment

bling them to make contribution to

wards educating greater mass about

interrelationship between energy, en

vironment,climate

change

and

gender

in livelihood enhancement. The spe

cificobjectiveoftheprojectistoraise

awarenessamongschoolstudentsand

their teachers about role of energy,

environment and climate change in

our daily lives and make them realize

the impacts that our energy choices

could make on climate variables and

environment.

Inthisregard,2dayTrainingofTrain

erson

Energy

and

Environment

under

SEEE project was conductedat CRT/N

from 8 9 June 2013. A total of 10 (9

maleand1female)teachers,ofdiffer

ent subjects, 5 from each school par

ticipated

in

the

training.

The

trainingwas conducted with an object to ori

enttheteachersonrenewableenergy,

environment, climate change, gender

in livelihood enhancement. Presenta

tion by resource persons, group dis

cussion, group work and interaction

werecarriedoutduringthesessions.A

team of experts from CRT/N, Mr. Ra

jendra Khanal, IUCN, Dr. Ananda

Shova Tamrakar and Former Miss

Earth Nepal, Ms. Nagma Shrestha

jointlyfacilitatedthetraining.

Energy, environment and climate

change have become burning issues

these days. Realizing this fact, CRT/N

has

initiated

a

projectSchool

Educa

tiononEnergyandEnvironment(SEEE)

phase II to take actions against it

from school level incorporating the

lessons learnt from the phase I. The

projectactivitiesofthisphasearebe

ingconductedattwoschoolsofKath

manduValleyviz. HimalayanBoard

ing High School and Udayakharka

Madhayamik Vidyalaya, Chapagaun

since June 2013. The project is in

tendedtowardsreachingouttoschool

students with an ultimate goal toreachouttoruralcommunityandena

Piloting of Rocket Stoves for Reducing Carbon Emission and Conserving Forest

Ms. Nagma Shrestha (Miss Earth Nepal 2012) sharing on Litter of Light during training (left) and Prof. Ananda Shova Tamrakar (middle)

and participants in group exercise (right)

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cil(ECOSOC)since1998.

Thenetworkhasbeenactivelyinvolv

ingin

UNFCCC

COPs,

The

Rio

Process,

UNECE Committee on Sustainable

Energy, European Environmental

Ministers Meeting, UNCSD Process

and participated with inputs, com

mon statements and representations

at theEuropean Eco

ForumandCitizensUnitedforRenew

ableandSustainability(CURES).

INforSEemphasize:

Defending the environment and

combatingclimate

change;

Phasing out nuclear and fossil

energyconsumption;

Increasing reliance on local solu

tions;

Ensuring equal access to energy

across class, ethnic and gender

lines;

Improving income generation

through renewable energy solutions,

particularlybythepoor;and

Increasing

energy

efficiency.

The network revolves around the

memberssupportedbyNationalFocal

PointsinsomecountriesandRegional

Coordinatorsworking intheirrespec

tiveregions.

CRT/N is the National Focal Point

(NFP) oftheNetwork forNepalsince

2004. The network has successfully

carriedoutvariousnetworkingactivi

tieslikepreparationoftrainingmate

rials

and

manuals,

report

on

goodexamplesandbestpractices,conduc

tionofnationalworkshops. Continu

ing the activities, Southern Voices

PhaseIIhasbeeninitiated.

Formoreinformation:

[email protected]

INforSE is a worldwide network con

sisting of 140 Non Governmental Or

ganisationsworking

in

about

60

coun

tries to promote sustainable energy

andsocialdevelopment.TheNetwork

was established in Rio de Janeiro in

1992tosecurefollowupinthepoliti

cal decision sat the United Nations

Conference on Environment and De

velopment(UNCED).

The Network share a common vision

in which energy services are sustain

able and promote just and human

centered

development

whereas

the

vision is based on renewable tech

nologies, including solar, wind, bio

mass,biogasandmicrohydro.

INforSEisactivelyengagedininterna

tionalawarenessrisingandinfluences

sustainable energy issues in interna

tional negotiations and is accredited

totheUNEconomicandSocialCoun

Rural Region and Agro-forestry Development Centre (RRAFDC)

CRT/Ns Local Partner

by establishing and promoting func

tional networks and alliances for ho

listicdevelopment.

Themajorfocusof itswork istopro

moteandtostrengthenenvironment

friendly livelihoodsforthepoorcom

munities. It involves them organizing

onacommonforum,enhancingtheir

capabilities, mobilizing local re

sources, introducingwaysto improve

their incomes and linking them to

microfinance institutions, better

market access and with other eco

nomicservices.

Since its establishment, it has under

taken several project/activities in the

field of environment conservation,

poverty reduction and sustainable

socioeconomicdevelopmentthrough

food security, skill development and

women empowerment and rural en

ergypromotionaswell.

Beinginspiredbythecurrentprogress

and achievements, it has been ex

tending its services for environment

development, livelihood promotion

anddisaster

management

collaborat

ing and cocoordinating with private,

public, government and non

government sectors on regional and

oncentrallevel.

RRAFDC is one of the network mem

berorganizationsofNationalICSNet

workmanagedbyCRT/N.

Formoreinformation

[email protected]

RuralRegionandAgroforestryDevel

opment Centre (RRAFDC) is a non

government, nonforprofit making

social organization, working for the

poorestpeopleofruralcommunityin

the field of agroforestry, renewable

energyandruraldevelopment.Itwas

established in 2000 (2056 B.S.) and

registeredunder

the

NGO

registration

act 2034 in the district headquarters

ofBara,Nepal.

Itcurrentlyworksinseveralvillagesof

eight districts (Chitwan, Makwanpur,

Bara,Parsa,Rautahat,Mahottari,Sar

lahi and Dhanusa) in Terai region of

Nepal with a number of service pro

viders and community organizations

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CentreforRural Technology, Nepal(CRT/N)

Kumaripati,Lalitpur,Nepal

POBox3628, Kathmandu

Tel:+97715008536,5008538

Fax:+97715008537Email:[email protected]

Web:www.crtnepal.org

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Advisors:GaneshRamShrestha,ExecutiveDirector

SubarnaKapali,Director

Editors: BabitaAdhikari,LachanaShresthacharya,ProgrammeOfficers

Assistedby:KaushilaRai,Acting SeniorProgrammeAssistant

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Readers are welcome to share their views, reviews, comments etc. Readers are requested to contribute articles

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Networking


Event Highlights

Visitors at CRT/N

Ms.SitaAdhikari,CountryDirectorandMr.SantoshBista,

SupplyChain

Manager,

Empower

Generation

visited

CRT/N

on9th

June2013andhadmeetingtoexplorethepossible

waysofcollaborationbetweenthetwoorganizations.The

meetingwasconcludedtohavefurthermeetingtodiscuss

how the organizations can work together to promote ICS

inthefuture.

Study on Water Resource Management Practice

Workshop on Climate Change and Human Rights

Partnering for Sustainable Energy Development

FK Norway, in collaboration with the Nepal Norway

Alumni Association (NNAA) and the Royal Norwegian

Embassyin

Kathmandu

organized

aconference

Friends

ofNorwayon1stJune2013atLalitpur.

The main topic for the conference was ENERGY where

experts and resource persons within the sector were

invitedtosharetheirexperiences.CRT/Nwasalsoinvited

on the event and Mr. Ganesh Ram Shrestha, Executive

Director;CRT/Nattendedtheevent.

CRT/NwasinvitedbyNationalHumanRightsCommission

foraWorkshoponClimateChangeandHumanRightson

31stMay2013.

Theworkshop focusedontopics likeclimatechangeand

its interrelationwithhumanrights, lawsandregulations.

Ms.LachanaShresthacharyaparticipatedintheworkshop

representingCRT/N.

Mr. Subarna Kapali, Director, CRT/N participated in the

Summer School in Environmental and Natural Resource

Economicsfrom29April 17May2013inBangkok,Thai

land. The training course was organized by SANDEE

(South Asian Network for Development Economics and

Environment).

ThemainobjectiveoftheSummerSchoolwastoprovide

economistswiththebasicskillsnecessary to teachenvi

ronmentalandnaturalresourceeconomicsandtounder

takeresearchinthisarea.

CRT/N conducted study entitled Water Resource Man

agementPracticeforOptimumUtilizationandLivelihood

Improvementin

Selected

VDCs

of

Lamjung

District

of

Ne

pal for Committee for the Promotion of Public Aware

nessandDevelopmentStudies(COPPADES),Lamjung.The

objectiveofthestudywastoidentifyoptionforoptimum

utilization of available water in productive activities, to

identifyappropriateagriculturalpractices,toawarecom

munityabout waterresourcemanagementpracticesand

to identify appropriate technology to provide water to

thecommunity.Thestudyteamvisited12sitesof4VDCs:

Ilampokhari,Kolki,GaudaandMohariyakot.

SANDEE Summer School in Environmental andNatural Resource Economics for Economists

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