Nepal Water Week 2015

Kathmandu, Nepal

        Global Peace Foundation, Nepal in collaboration with 11 different organisations from diverse background are set to celebrate World Water Day 2015 in a week long schedule as NEPAL WATER WEEK 2015. March 22 has been observed as Wold Water Day since 1993 when UN Assembly declared it. "WATER AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" is the slogan for this years celebration. As its enthusiasm in environmental works GPF have now come up with this grand event. Er. Ram Rohan Panta, president of GPF said "Its nice to gather all organisation working in different sectors of water(policy, legislation, management, preservation) and hoped for the successful completion of the event."

      Former Minister Ganesh Shah added valuable remarks on the week long celebration of the Nepal Water Week 2015 and addressed his views on importance of water. Law advocate Dr. Tara Prasad Sapkota also added his valuable remarks in the press release of the NWW2015. 

                     All the representatives of organizers gave a short detail of their respective programs. The NWW 2015 will kick-off on March 14 with FEALPEC(Forum for Environmental Awareness and Legal Public Concern), Butwal  conducting  Discussion on Tinahu River Protection and the events get end with Resources Himalaya Foundation conducting GRADUATE CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT at National Trust Nature Conservation (NTNC) on 29-30 March. The celebration also have a hiking in Sundarijal route on March 25 for adventure which consists of picking of wastes in the route.

                      Nepal Bar Association - Environment Law Committee, NRCT, Micro Biology &     Molecular Biology (MiRON), MIMRA, United Youth,

Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA), ISET – N, High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Basin (HPCIDBC), National Youth Federation Nepal, Youth Advocacy Nepal,  Paschim Paaila / ENPHO, Global Peace Foundation, UNESCAP, Ministry of Youth and Sports, NETIF are all set to have their own respective program as part of the NWW2015. The organizers expected good number of spectators for their events.