Kathmandu, Nov. 24
The 46th International Conference of the IFAWPCA
is concluded in the capital by issuing a 14-point Kathmandu Declaration.
The International Federation of Asian and Western
Pacific Contractors' Associations (IFAWPCA) is an umbrella organisation of
construction professionals from 18 countries in Asia and the West Pacific
region.
In the concluding session of the conference held on
Friday, Ravi Singh, President of the Federation of Contractors Associations of
Nepal (FCAN), who is also the President of the IFAWPCA, issued a 14-point
Kathmandu Declaration that includes issues of quality and resilient
construction and project cycle facilitation.
The Declaration urged to take immediate measures to
address the issues in sustainable infrastructure development. "Although
sustainable infrastructure plays an important role in economic development, due
to increasing population, urbanisation and climate change, challenges have been
added to the objectives of the sustainable infrastructure, so necessary steps
should be taken immediately," read the document.
It further said that building a structure to deal
with natural calamities is the need of the day, and attention should be paid to
the overall project cycle in the construction of physical infrastructure.
Points such as building climate-friendly
infrastructure, reducing carbon emissions, and adopting appropriate
international practices in project preparation are also included in the Declaration.
It also includes issues that should be given high
priority in the areas of energy, transportation, etc., along with urban
infrastructure. It states that a stronger partnership should be maintained
between IFAWPCA member countries.
President Ramchandra Poudel inaugurated the
conference which was organised with the theme 'Partnership in sustainable
infrastructure' on Wednesday. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda
addressed the conference on Thursday and highlighted the importance of quality
public infrastructure in the overall development of the country.
More than 450 representatives from Nepal and abroad
participated in the conference, including the ministers.
In the closing session of the IFAWPCA conference,
President Singh and General Secretary Birendra Raj Pandey honoured the best
construction companies of Nepal. Kalika Construction Pvt. Ltd. won the Gold
Award in the Civil Engineering category and Bishnu Nirman Sewa Pvt. Ltd
received Silver Award.
Samanantar Nirman Sewa Pvt. Ltd. won the Gold Award
in Building Construction category while New Technical Infra Pvt. Ltd. won the Silver
Award.
Singh also honoured former President of IFAWPCA,
Ganesh Lal Shrestha and General Secretary Pandey, who participated in the conference
for the tenth time.
Meanwhile, the incumbent President of IFAWPCA, handed
over his responsibility of the chairmanship to Kenneth Lu from Singapore. The
47th conference of the organisation will be held in Singapore in
April 2025.
The 47th IFAWPCA will be held in April 2025 in
Singapore. Nepal previously organized the 30th IFAWPCA conference in 1999.
Earlier, Nepal had organised the 30th
IFAWPCA Conference in 1999.
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