Past Event

How Can Nepal Effectively Respond to the Sustainable Development Goals?

1 April 2016 14:00–17:00

Nepal Tourism Board
Pradashani Marg
Kathmandu 44617
Nepal

Organised by IDS’ Alumni Ambassador in Nepal, this event is being held as part of a series of IDS Alumni events to mark IDS’ 50th anniversary year. The findings from the event will be discussed in a panel at the IDS 50th Anniversary Conference ‘States, Markets and Society‘.

The overall theme for this event is “How can Nepal effectively respond to the SDG framework at a national level and are there knowledge gaps and research capacity issues that need to be addresses in order to do this?”.

Speakers

  • Ms Sharmila Karki, Chairperson, Jagaran Nepal, former President NGO Federation
  • Dr Madhav Karki, Executive Director, Centre for Green Economy Development (CGEN) Nepal and South Asia Chair, Commission on Ecosystem Management 
  • Mr Purushottam Ghimire, former Joint Secretary, National Planning Commission
  • Dr Jagdish Chandra Pokhrel, fomer Vice Chair, National Planning Commission
  • Mr. Rabindra Gautam, National Specialist for Advocacy, World Vision International Nepal 

Event contact

For further information on this event or to attend please contact Jimmy Lama, IDS Alumni Ambassador in Nepal at [email protected]