Tourism should be developed as a large multi beneficial industry It needs to target millions of domestic and international tourists from support of government and concerned private bodies It will highly promote large level youth employment and growth of economy.
By Nishesh Dhungana Jan 26, 2024
Urgency of implementing adaptation options was further realised at the global level. In 2010, Parties to the UNFCCC decided to prepare and implement the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) with the aim of addressing medium and long-term adaptation needs in the developing countries. As of CoP28, 51 developing country Parties to the UNFCCC, including Nepal have prepared NAPs.
By Batu Uprety Jan 14, 2024
The Swiss in Nepal were about to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Swiss-Nepal cooperation; and with Nepal reverting back to multiparty democracy, there was a growing debate in Switzerland about what development cooperation was and should be.
By Dipak Gyawali Jan 09, 2024
Operationalizing Nepal’s NAP requires the institutionalization of a monitoring, review, and reporting (MR&R) system by building the capacities of human resources, improving data management, ensuring the regular maintenance and operation of the MR&R online platform, and accessing the climate finance needed to foster a climate-resilient society.
By Dr. Dhruba Gautam Jan 09, 2024
There is a growing realization that exclusively teaching lawyers the law without exposing them to other disciplines or providing a broader educational context at the undergraduate level can have both advantages and limitations in their professional development.
By Tulasa Neupane Jan 01, 2024
Embracing a positive outlook toward the "empty chair" is pivotal, recognizing it as the most critical presence in the room. This involves empathizing with those represented by the "empty chair," understanding their needs and barriers, and recalibrating strategies from this perspective.
By Dr. Prabin Manandhar Dec 29, 2023
After attending many COPs, or Conference of Parties, I have learned over the years that COPs are not about absolute victory or crushing defeat, but rather intricate negotiations where progress can be made, hope can flicker, and the future can inch closer to sustainability.
By Arup Rajouria Dec 21, 2023
The only difference this time is the rise of the non-West – China, Russia, India and rest of the BRICS –who are also entering into the fray for resources and markets. And what they, having more or less broken the manufacturing and military monopoly of the West, bring to the table are civilizational values very different from the Judeo-Christian ones of the Collective West. How that will shape the new world order is yet to be seen.
By Dipak Gyawali Dec 13, 2023
Participatory democracy is practiced by Nepalese people only in elections. Casting a vote in the name of a dead person, casting a vote in the name of a relative living abroad, or one person voting repeatedly has become common practice in our elections system.
By Deepak Raj Joshi Dec 07, 2023
Providing reliefs such as food, water and shelter as an immediate supports to minimize and avoid further risks associated with health conditions of disaster affected people or survivors is at the heart of saving lives.
By Dr. Chandra Lal Pandey Dec 05, 2023
The electoral system to the House of Representatives (HoR) is a mixed system with 60% electedthrough first-past-the-post (FPTP) and 40% by List proportional representation (PR). Parties winseats in parliament in proportion to their share of the vote.
By Kåre Vollan Dec 03, 2023