The SOIL Action of the Joint Research Center (JRC), located at Ispra, Italy is pleased to announce a special meeting with invited Soil scientists from Nepal to discuss the Status of Nepalese Soil Information Systems, Soil Data base, Soil Classification and Mapping, Issue of Digital Soil Map of Nepal and many more soil related issues that have direct/indirect influences on the Nepalese environment and society. Interested Nepalese Soil Experts, Pedologists, Soil Conservationists, Pedometricians and others could contact us directly if they wish to participate.

Major Agenda of the meeting

1. Introduction

a) Overview of soil formation in Nepal
b) Status of Soil mapping and available soil database of Nepal
c) Information on the Nepalese Institutions dealing with soils

2. Specific soil problems and threats to the soils of Nepal

a) Soil productivity decline
b) Soil erosion and Land degradation
c) Soil Organic Matter Decline
d) Loss of Soil nutrients
e) Land slides and Flooding
f) Soil pollution and contamination
g) Soil Sealing

3. Preparation of the Soil map of Nepal

Methods, Scale, Contents and other issues

4. Draft proposal concept

Methodology, Objectives, Significance of work, Activities, Outputs, Budgets etc

5. Possible co-operation between Nepalese soil Institutes with JRC and other European institutions dealing with soils

6. Others

Venue
European Commission
Joint Research Center
Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit
Via E. Fermi-2749
21027, Ispra (VA), Italy

Contact person
Kabindra Adhikari
European Commission
Joint Research Center
Tel : +39 0332 78 6349
Fax : +39 0332 78 6394
Email : kabindra.adhikari@jrc.it

Time: Tuesday, 02/09/2008