Country Presentation

Nepal Knowledge
Description Development Regions Zones Districts Figures/Info Five 14 75

Area
Population Rural pop

147,181 Squares meters

Approx 30 mil. Approx 80%

Urban Pop
Municipalities Village Dev Committees

Approx 20%
58 3915

Main urban centers

Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Birgunj and Biratnagar

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Existing Situation of Waste Management In Nepal

Relevant policies and programs already in place Public participation issues existing and challenges for

mass awareness, cooperation and wider participation Municipalities the main planners and implementers of waste management Technologies still traditional and need upgrading with adequate resources for effective and efficient management Public Private Partnership (PPP) one of the promising approaches for SWM Waste generation: 0.25 kg/p/d (HH); 0.34 kg/p/d (total); 700,000 tons of solid waste produced by the urban population
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Presence of Green Action

Bridge between the Government and people Encouraging for partnership and networking with

private and public sectors Promoting volunteerism for local initiatives and growing with networking and synergy effects Responsible organizational members individual and collective Multi-disciplinary team of social workers

Approaches of Green Action

Self awareness with proactive strategies Starting from simple and manageable actions and grow

later on gradually Solid waste management catchy agenda for the time being and current local situation deserving urgent action Uniting local initiatives and coordinating for better management Just a dumping of the waste is not the solution think about sustainable green technologies and make the people and governments equally responsible The ultimate goal to promote green economy
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Adopted Program Modalities

Promoting and networking volunteerism social

welfare Mass awareness generation clean up campaigns Promoting corporate social responsibilities towards SWM and mass awareness for promoting better public participation resource generation and synergy Future strategies to be based aiming at green technologies and economies long term program R&D for PPP in solid waste and wastewater reclamation projects in the future
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Progress Status
Developed 40 youth volunteers (25% female); Consultation with communities (Swoyambhu,

Pokhara, Kirtipur, Bhaktapur, Chitwan, Bardiya, Biratnagar etc.); Developed sharing materials (brochures) and onlined on www.greenaction.com; Coordinated with Ncell, US Embassy, EU, KMPC, schools/colleges etc for clean up program 5 June 2012; Carried out clean up program Coordinated for Regional Conference.
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Event-1 (with Ncell) June 5, 2012 Baneswore Place-New

4500 people mobilized Kathmandu Municipality, Civil Police, Armed Police,

schools/colleges, Ncell, Local Organizations, Media people participated;

Event-2 (June 5, 2012)

Maharajgunj Area (with American Embassy) 500 people mobilized Participated American Embassy, Kathmandu

Metropolitan, St. Lowlarnce School, Saleways Dept Store, Bhatbhateni Supermarket, ..etc.

Event 3 (Nagarkot) June 5, 2012

With Naldum Nagarkot Tourism Development

Committee Mobilized around 600 people Participated by many local clubs and freelance volunteers

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Other events (on various dates)(Bhaktapur) 10 trucks, 900 people Katunje

Chitwan 1000 people Pokhara 1500 people Bardiya 1200 people Itahari 600 people Tilganga joint program with govt. (KMC) Alltogether mobilized around 10,000 volunteers. Collected about 100 + trucks equivalent to 200 tons of waste and handed over to municipalities
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Peoples Voices

Spontaneous participation They do for better awareness Realized importance of the social event They are cooperating with the government and NGOs who should take care of the environment Should be organized more frequently A continuity of the government's efforts Success depends upon the support from the government

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Media And News Highlights

Separate presentation (with video about the Green

Action) National Sanitation Week June 5-11, organized by the government and concerned stakeholders in all the districts Green Actions Initiatives became the part of the National Sanitation Week

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Issues and challenges

Each organization has its own plan and its a challenge

to effectively coordinate with all of them The government should come forward with coordinating and supporting roles Just collection and disposal of the waste is not the solution, the reuse and recycling of the waste should be part of the National waste management program Reduction at source, collection, transportation, recycling, reuse and recovery of the materials should be practically integrated in the municipal plans Appropriate rules, regulations with funds
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transform ourselves in attitudes; achieve some results from positive and practical actions, then only we can support others
Thank You!
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The start
On August 2007, in Tallinn, Estonia - few friends got together. The Problem: extensive illegal dumping, low awareness and ignorance.

How to turn things around make people care and make Estonia a clean country again?
Solution: Lets invite the whole society to clean the country together in just 1 day!

Lets Do It! 2008 in Estonia

preparation time - 7 months team - more than 600 volunteers mapping of the waste - 300 volunteers, mapping weekends, special software more than 500 partners a zero-budget campaign with opinion leaders, actors, musicians, sportsmen raising the issue and gaining support of the public and the media

The beginning
On 3rd of May 2008 50 000 people 10 000 tons of waste In 5 hours
3rd of May 2008, Lithuania - 3000 people 13th of September 2008 Latvia - 40 000 people

Lets Do It! model:

First you have 1 country troubled with illegal dumping Then you have concerned people to take up the initiative They start the mapping of the garbage raise the issue in public and invite the whole society to cooperate and clean it all up in just 1 day!

Acting together
Local people Neighbors Enterprises Public organizations NGO-s Media Local governments

Long term results

1. The amount of illegal waste drastically reduced. 2. New level of public awareness about the waste issues. 3. Successful co-operation experience throughout the whole society. 4. New wave of ambitious civic actions.

Lets Do It! World

To spread the idea and inspire cleanup actions in other countries, the volunteer team offered: the movie; waste map; network; a country-cleaning manual; e-mail consulting; experience-sharing conference (first in January 2010).

Lets Do It! World - one of the fastest-growing civic movements in history!

LDI cleanups by 2009 3 countries

LDI cleanups in 2010 9 countries

LDI cleanups in 2011 18 countries

WC2012 cleanups map

Gatherings in 2011 and 2012

Regional conferences all around the World to: introduce the idea; share experiences; connect regionally. Lets Do It! World conference in January 2012 To bring together everyone preparing to organize a Lets do it! clean-up action.

World Cleanup 2012

24th of March 25th of September
The network of Lets Do It! inviting people and organizations across the world to step up and organize cleanup actions! Millions of people all over the world participating in one-day cleanup actions, together forming the World Cleanup 2012 action series.

Participation rates

Tons of garbage collected

Participating countries by year

WC2012 partners
Big thanks to our global partners in World Cleanup 2012 action!

Whats now?
Regional LDI network gatherings in 2012, to share experiences and plan next steps together

European countries: Russia, St Petersburg, 8.-11.november Asian countries: Nepal, 8.-11.november Americas: El Salvador, 16.-18.november African countries: Benin, 19.-21.november
For results and more info: www.letsdoitworld.org/calendar

Whats next?
World Cleanup 2013
A year for cleanups all around the world Join the 7 million volunteers who have cleaned their homes already and lets clean up the whole planet in 2013! Is your country already on board? More info: www.letsdoitworld.org

13.-15. September 1 000 000 volunteers Cleanup action uniting the countries around the Mediterranean sea to clean up the sea and surrounding areas. More info: www.letsdoitmediterranean.org

Cleaning up the trash is not something we want to keep on doing forever. Now that we have raised the issue in our homes and have the positive experience of cooperation through the cleanup actions, we need to take it to the next level.
Let's start to look at the root causes and work together to bring permanent change! Lets Do It! is announcing two global gatherings, organized in 2013 by Lets Do It! movement: Clean World Brainstorm and Clean World Conference

Clean World Brainstorm, 29-31 Jan 2013 In Tallinn, Estonia Inviting worlds brightest eco-thinkers, producers, designers and policy-makers to come together and draw up a Clean World action plan to make next steps towards waste-free world. Do you know someone who should be invited?
Please send your suggestion to: kersti.kleesmann@letsdoitworld.org

Clean World Conference 2013, 1-3 Feb 2013 In Tallinn, Estonia Inviting together the network and friends of Lets Do It! movement across the world to discuss the implementation of Clean World plan and to figure out our next steps as a movement for a clean and healthy planet.

You are invited to join us! Please register latest at 17th

of December 2012.

For more information and to attend, please write to: kersti.kleesmann@letsdoitworld.org

Thank you!
www.letsdoitworld.org