Kathmandu, Aug. 22
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Professors of the university, Sanjay Nepal, Brent
Doberstein, Jacqueline Harper, Beth Palmer, Celina Maya Mohni and Dr. Eric
O'Connell, Academician of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Dipak
Gyawali, and Chief Executive Officer of Nepal Tourism Board, Dhananjay Regmi,
discussed the various aspects of tourism recovery, disasters and their impact
on society.
CEO of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Authority of Nepal, Anil Pokharel, shared Nepal's experience on reconstruction
and recovery of cultural heritage and tourism sector after the 2015 earthquake.
Prof. Doberstein said that the university has been
implementing a project on tourism, social/cultural capital and disaster
recovery.
Prof. Nepal said that his team will also make a trip to
mountain region of Nepal to conduct study to measure the impact of disaster and
recovery efforts.
"The goal of our research is to analyse intersections
between disaster recovery, cultural and social capital, and tourism, in order
to improve disaster recovery and vulnerability reduction programme in
developing countries," read a statement on the project website. It also
said that tourism industry could be a key actor in disaster recovery.
Member of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr. Ram
Kumar Phuyal, will talk about climate resilient development initiatives to
strengthen tourism sector in Nepal on Wednesday.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 23 August 2023.
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