Kathmandu, Jan. 31
About 220 households in
Mahalaxmi Municipality benefitted through solar solutions and 150 households in
Gadhawa Municipality through improved stoves from a project supported by Japan and
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). The two have been
implementing a project on ‘Emergency Support Initiative for Green
Building-based Prevention and Control Measures for Vulnerable Communities in
Cambodia, Nepal and Sri Lanka’ since March 2022.
Two replicable Japanese
green building technologies were also demonstrated in partnership with private
companies - Miracool for heat insulating paint on CGI sheet in a public-school
building in hot climate of Gadhawa and Daiken’s Tametotto low-cost rainwater
harvesting system in a community hospital in Mahalaxmi respectively, they said
in a statement on Tuesday.
The US$ 452,611 project
is funded by Japan and aimed to reduce the urgent risks of vulnerable
communities and contribute to safer and cleaner cities in the Asia and Pacific
region through green building initiatives.
“Extreme weather
conditions and COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to a plethora of issues among
communities. Many of these unpredictable and strong weather conditions require
countries to take actions, requiring quick remedial measures supported by
behavioural change for improving living conditions,” read the statement, adding
that poor communities are highly susceptible to such unprecedented
weather-related risks.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 1 February 2023.
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