ICECREAM PARTY AT BANGKOK

KEEP COOL STOP WARMING, with the message to the negotiators for working together and to let them know the himalays are melting we organized an action event on Bangkok infront of UNCC building in April 7, 2011. More than 400 icecreams were gifted that means we had more than 400 people who realised the issues of "Melting Mountains:Flooding lives", and to support the himalays issue on the negotiation. We thank for the support by all the international youths, NGOs and Governement delegates. Let's speak load and clear that we want the negotiator to move forward in the negotiation process. Find the pictures on our facebook page: Please click in the title to look for pictures.

Radio Interview

Team of helping hands for Healthy Environment-Nepal (THE-Nepal), was interviewed on National Radio Channel of Nepal - Radio Nepal.

WASH Media Fellowship Application Deadline Extended to 19 May 2010

In order to promote effective reporting on WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) issues by the media, WASH-RCNN (Resource Centre Network Nepal) in association with Nepal Node for Sustainable Sanitation/Environment and Public Health Organization (NNSS/ENPHO) and Voice/Action/Vision (VAV) announce Media Fellowship Programme, which will provide financial and technical support for selected journalists to conduct in-depth research and publish/broadcast news stories or features on interesting case studies, particularly from remote areas where the eyes of the media rarely reach.

Altogether WASH-RCNN, NNSS/ENPHO and VAV will provide fellowship to 22 journalists (at least 4 from the print media and 6 from digital media (at least 4 from radio and 2 from TV). Besides encouraging journalists to cover WASH issues, this will also encourage individuals or communities which are doing innovative practices in this sector and improve media coverage of the activities in this sector.

Under this joint Media Fellowship Programme, we invite journalists to study, investigate and report on the status, impacts, and actions that exist in delivering water, sanitation and hygiene services to the rural poor. The fellowship offers a unique opportunity to travel to these regions to look at the issues closely, report and comment on them. We will provide technical support as well as financial support to cover the cost of living and travel during field visits. The journalists will retain their editorial freedom and they will publish or broadcast the material through their normal media channels.

Last date for submission of applications: 19 May 2010

For more details, please contact:
WASH-RCNN Secretariat
c/o ENPHO, GPO Box 4102, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: 977-1- 4493 188 F ax: 977-1- 4491 376
Email: rcnn.wash@gmail.com
rcnn@wlink.com.np

The WASH Media Fellowship 2010 Guideline and Application Form can be downloaded from below link!

http://www.nepal.watsan.net/page/522

Youth Voice in Plenary at COP15

Nepal’s voice is heard in the plenary, the way we spread our vulnerability and need for adaptation is now getting hotter and people are feeling it.

Text of the speech:
“Thank you for the floor, Madame President. Vulnerable people world-wide are already suffering the impacts of a warming planet: the World Health Organization estimates that climate change contributes to more than 150,000 deaths and 5 million illnesses annually. These effects will only increase in their severity and universality. In addition to ambitious and binding emissions reductions, you must commit to adequate adaptation funding for affected communities now; here, in Copenhagen. People around the world are already taking steps to preserve their lives and livelihoods. Farmers develop high yield grains to address food shortages, women plant trees to mitigate drought, and coastal communities organize to prepare for the next storm. I too am willing to adapt. This is my adaptation promise: As a youth from an Annex 1 country, I will gladly give 25 cents a day for climate resilience. With 25 cents a day, my friends in the Maldives can retain their national sovereignty. With 25 cents a day, my sisters in Bangladesh can implement rapid response systems to save their families in flash floods. With just 25 cents a day, my peers in Nepal can develop water resource management for when their glaciers melt. I call on wealthy governments to give at least $100 billion dollars per year to an adaptation fund that is accessible, democratically-run and accountable to the UN treaty. These grants must be additional to existing ODA and commensurate with the immense scale of our countries’ historical contributions to this global crisis. This is not a question of aid, but of just compensation. Only 25 cents a day per Annex 1 citizen is all it would take.” Thank you to Amira Karim, Katherine Phillipson, Jess LeClair and Marielle Remillard for being such a great speech-writing and support team!

She also mentioned that the fellow friends from Nepal thanked her for mentioning Nepal in the text. It’s a great effort of all of us always highlighting the issues of Nepal wherever possible.

Also, 101 climate hotspots ie vulnerable spot has a photo exhibition in open space in place called Kogen where a very ,large size of Imja Lake is placed , i will post the image by tomorrow… till then we will be spreading our countries voice.

For detail : http://cascadeclimate.org/cop15/index.php/2009/12/10/moey-speaks-to-the-plenary/
(This entry was posted on December 10, 2009 while attending COP15 Climate Summit in Copenhagen by Sushila Pandit)