Several government and non-government organizations in Nepal and seven experts belonging to various government and non-governmental agencies of India have been attending the workshop. Indian experts came to Nepal to take part in the workshop as per the assurance given by Indian Minister for Forest and Environment Jaya Ram Ramesh during his visit to Nepal a few months ago to exchange knowledge on carbon trading.
India and China are the members of CDM board under UN Framework Convention for Climate Change. These two countries are said to have reaped most of the benefits from carbon trading.
Speaking on the inaugural session of the workshop, Minister for Environment Thakur Sharma said Nepal had prepared a National Adaptation Program of Action and also formulated Climate Change Policy to adopt measures to reduce carbon emissions and promote carbon trading.
Secretary at the environment ministry Dr Ganesh Raj Joshi said the government had given high priority to address the challenges posed by climate change and promote carbon trading. He said sharing of knowledge from other countries is essential to fight the menace of climate change.
Spokesperson for the ministry Meena Khanal said the main objective of the workshop is to learn how best to reap the benefits from carbon trading as per the arrangement made by Kyoto Protocol. “The workshop is organized by environment ministry,” she said.
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