In 300 words or less, please tell us how you have led or been influential in the

area(s) you have selected above. (Environmental Sustainability) 

I come from Bhojpur district of country Nepal, naturally gifted country with 867

species of birds, more than 1900 mountains, among them 17 are above 8000

including Mt. Everest;network of 17 protected areas since 1973, consisting several

national parks and world heritage sites,one horned rhino and lots more natural

 beauty. However the shocking fact is previously dense 40% of total land has

abruptly fallen to 24% only while giving rise to climate change. The air pollution

statistics shows that our capital city Kathmandu has already crossed the adverse

threshold level according to WHO. Unmanaged waste materials has led to the

destruction of natural resources like river, streams, forest and flora and fauna.

Professionally I‟m an engineer and I believe an engineer is the one who

acknowledges different patterns in the environment and applies that useful pattern

for the welfare of human being while keeping overall natural eco-system intact.

Even though by educational background, I‟ve always been familiar with latest

innovations and technology, travelled several districts including extremely rural

areas in order to teach about technology, I‟ve been always fascinated by natural

environment, greeneries and flora and faunas. That‟s why I‟m always in search of

the way to improve my environment my means of engineering knowledge.

Regardless of these situations I‟ve been able to motivate myself and others around

me to work for the welfare of environment. I was always fascinated by the way

Japanese preserve their society, the way they perform plantation, strong enough to

tolerate powerful tsunami. I feel so proud that I could lead a project of „Restoration

of native forest‟ with Japanese volunteers by learning Japanese languages for few

months only. This program has made a world heritage Changunarayan area site to

flourish its green beauty with much strong roots planted by Miwawaki method.

Further more I‟ve been involved in several renewable energy, like solar energy,

 biomass, biogass. During engineering, I had participated in “I‟m not emitting

 

anymore” program and in fact won a bicycle to support green environment. These

activities have made me possible to land on a job as “Technical consultant” under

Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (Nepal) under NRREP project with the co-

operation of World bank, ADB, DAAD, JAICA, etc. in order to perform biogass

related activities throughout the country.During the job I‟ve to travel through

various areas of my country, convince them about the biogas‟s importance and

help them to build one in order to utilize their wastes for the production of their

daily energy demand of heat and electricity on a way of solving one of the major

 problem of Nepal, loadsheeding, the lack of electricity (upto 16 hrs per day).

I‟m not emmiting anymore 

What makes your city youthful?

Nowdays, in our city Kathmandu, we can see several youth led activities in different timing and scenario

which are directed towards the welfare of our country.

  Kathmandu cycle city

  The greener kathamandu

  Waste to energy projects

  Youth campaigns for disabled

  Diff NGOs leaded by youth

  Campaign about HIV aids

  Youths interested in politics has risen

  Entrepreneurship

  New youth initiatives are mushrooming

  The quality of education has risen about of international level.

  Nepali youth for climate action

  Leadership

 

 

I live in Kathmandu, densely populated and extremely busy capital city which is categorized as extremely

polluted as well. But even the intolerable air pollution of my city has not affected the motivation of

youths towards making naturally beautiful city. Every weekend we can see various youth leaded

environment related activities like ‘Bagmati river cleaning campaign’, ‘Kathmandu cycle city’, ‘Greener

Kathmandu’, ‘Nepali youths for climate action’, and several others related to climate change and

conservation of environment and even making the government aware about the environment. I

personally participate in these campaigns in every other week. While seeing these activities, it can be

felt that our environment is surely going to change for the best and we all youths must contribute it

anyway possible for the conservation of environment.

How do you want to influence your city in the next 5-10 years

  Pollution less

  Wastes minimized

  Wastes converted to energy as much as possible

  Somewhat Independent of non-renewable energy

  New generation’s focus on preservation of environment, sanitation, health

  Lack of disease, full of health, full of greeneries, managed society and city

  Sustainable environment

  Balanced eco-system

  Balanced ecology

  Symbiosis environment by using biogas (symbiotic sys)

Ideally I see my city completely pollution free, environment conserving and a kind of symbiotic system

where we can use our household waste to generate the daily needs of energy like cooking gas and

electricity. That’s why I’ve chosen this job of “Biogas Technical Consultant” to research and find out

about the exact match with the current problem in my city. However in practical way, in the next 5-10

years, I’d like to see my city almost independent to the energy supply by the government by using

biogas and solar technologies. Likewise I want to make the next generation extremely focused in the

conservation of environment, which will lead towards good health and sanitation allowing to live a

blissful life. This is very important that every human being must be concerned about the surrounding

environment they belong, it is like our extended self, so we must take care about it in any way possible.

Furthermore, as an Engineer I want convince my subordinates, my colleagues and government to focus

on the developmental activities without disturbing the eco-system of environment while stressing on

environmental conservation as well. I lead an NGO which works for education and I’ve convinced my

team to always include environmental education in anyway possible.