A four day regional workshop starting 31st August to 3rd September 2009 shall be organized to present the methodology, tools and applications for ecosystem management developed in the framework of the HKKH Partnership Project. The project is implemented by IUCN in partnership with CESVI, Ev-K2CNR and ICIMOD.
Experts and practitioners from Government Agencies, Academia, International Organizations and NGOs engaged in the management of mountain ecosystem or natural resources management from Nepal, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, China, Afghanistan, Burma and Bangladesh shall be participating in the workshop.
The Hindu-kush-Karakorum-Himalayan mountain range is the highest in the world and is home to the 14 highest peaks on earth which are all above 8000 meters. In these high mountain regions, management procedures and techniques with proper scientific knowledge and methodologies along with the substantial involvement of all the stakeholders is one of the conditions to achieve sustainable mountain ecosystem. With this on mind, the project has developed a user friendly Decision Support Toolbox (DST), designed to support the decision making process in social and ecological system management. It incorporates different system methodologies with proper participatory data from stakeholders as well as scientific data. Final version of the DST shall also be presented during the workshop.
This workshop will draw together the results of the project in the last year of activities, sharing experiences and lessons learned with other countries in the region as well as globally. The outcomes of the workshop will be an opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the project activities and to explore possibilities for replication and regional scaling up.
Date: 31st August to 3rd September 2009
Venue: Nepal, Katmandu - Hotel Himalaya (31st Aug & 1st Sep) and ICIMOD (2nd and 3rd Sep)
For more information please contact:
Amit Pradhan
Communication & Outreach
Project Management Unit, HKKH Partnership Project
IUCN Nepal Country Office
Kupondole, Lalitpur
Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: ++ 977 -1- 5528761 / 5528781 Ext. 227
Mob: ++ 977 - 9841344469
Fax: +977 -1- 5536786
Email: [email protected]