Transiting to a Low Carbon Economy: How to Make Successful Policy and Regulation Happen Nepal's Presentation
1036th WILTON PARK CONFERENCE
21‐24 June 2010, WILTON PARK, London
Transiting to a Low Carbon Economy: How to Make Successful Policy and Regulation Happen Nepal's Presentation
1036th WILTON PARK CONFERENCE
21‐24 June 2010, WILTON PARK, London
Presentation
Lumbini: Birth Place of Buddha Global Setting
Nepal in Brief
Nepal and Low-carbon economy
Rationale and objectives
Energy policy
Sector wide Approaches
Agriculture and Forestry
Industry
Services
Low Carbon Economy: Global Setting Climate Change
Global Warming,
Green House Effec
tMost trying human development challenges of the 21st century
Low Carbon Economy: Global Setting
Concerns and Commitment of the people, communities and government
Realization of Green Economy- Deep and rapid transformation in the way energy is produced and consumed is necessary
Global market for low carbon products and services will be in excess of $2 trillion by 2020
Low Carbon Economy: Global Setting...2
95 countries are responsible for 97 per cent of global economic activity and 96 per cent of global carbon emissions.
46 per cent of countries demonstrated some improvement in climate accountability since the UN Framework
GHGs
From human
activities CO2 SUN Solar energy coming in CO2 Solar energy escaping from earth Solar energy reflected back to earth Earth’s atmospheric layers Xl/tu[x k|efj
Greenhouse Effect CO2 Emission CO2 CH4 O3 N20 HC H20
Global Setting : Who is responsible?
Tonnes of Co2 emission Per Capita Source: UNMDGI, 12 september 2007 Tonnes of co2
Nepal
Himalayan Country, in south Asia
Area: 147,181 sq km
Ecological Diversity
Mountains (15%),
High Hills (60%)
Plain (25%)
Population 27 Million
Nepal in Brief
Country of Mt. Everest, Birth place of Lord Buddha
Capital – Kathmandu
Diverse Ethnicity- 103Ethnic Groups
Lingua franca Nepali
Linguistic doversity- 60 Local Languages
Political System - Federal Democratic Republic
Constituent assembly to formulate new constitution
Main Economic Sectors - Agriculture, Tourism, Foreign employment (the largest foreign currency earning), Industry, Service sector.
Per capita income – Approx.450 USD
Nepal in Brief ….
Literacy - 61 percent
More than 80% of the Nepalese population live in rural areas
3,252 glaciers and 2,323 glacial lakes
7,000 species of higher plants 75 , vegetation types and 118 ecosystem types
GHG Emission- Nepal
US citizen’1
182 Nepali citizens Per capita carbon emission less than 0.11
0.04 percent of world population, 0.025 percent od carbon emission
9747 Gg of CO2, 948 Gg of CH4 and 31 Gg of N2O in the year 1994/95 (The initial national communication (INC) – 1)
Effect of Green House Gases: Nepal
More difficult to summit Mountains because of rubbled surface because of less snow
Extreme weather events- untimely, heavy or no rains- flood, draught
Rise in temperature- 0.06deg celsius/year
Effect of Green House Gases: Nepal…2
Shifted seasonal changes-Untimely flowering and fruit bearing,
Accelerated frequency and incidence of natural disasters, potential Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs)
Disrupted economic activities
Deforestation (45 to 29 percent) and land degradation, Forest fire
Some distinct impacts of climate change experienced so far in Nepal
the number of warm days-nights in a year has shown an upward trend
the number of colder days-nights is decreasing
the number of days receiving 100 mm or more rainfall is increasing
variations in the time of rainfall, its frequency and intensity have been observed
faster melting of glaciers resulting in retreat of glaciers and expansion of glacial lakes
Effect of Green House Gases: Nepal…3
Top of the Tops: The Mighty Mount Everest Areas or sectors prone to Carbon Economy
Agriculture (Crops, Livestocks, Fisheries)
Forestry, Natural resources and biodiversity
Water Resources
Industry
Services
Hwalth
Comments