Kathmandu,
June 11
The
two-day regional conference on 'the role of local level in disaster management, reconstruction, energy
and climate change' concluded here on Tuesday with the urge for the
collaboration between the central governments and local bodies for the
sustainability of the post-disaster reconstruction and habilitation.
The conference has
passed a seven-point action plan which calls the central governments for
involving the local governments in planning and actions in ensuring clean and
renewable energy to the people and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
It also appeals the
central governments to support the local government with institutional, organisational,
financial and technical capacity enhancement which is required to implementing
the global issues at the local level.
The conference has
also asked for enhancing the capacity of the local governments in order to make
them able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), understand and
work for urban challenges and disaster risk reduction.
It has expressed
commitment to increase cooperation and exchange ideas among the local
governments in South Asia.
The conference also
praised the progress Nepal made in the post-quake reconstruction.
Chief Executive
Officer of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Sushil Gyawali said that
Nepal's experience in forging collaboration between the federal and local governments
in the reconstruction could be a model for the international community.
The conference was
attended by the representatives of local governments from Nepal, India,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and China, and experts of the areas. It was
inaugurated by Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa 'Badal' on Monday.
It was organised by
the NRA, National Association of Rural Municipalities in Nepal (NARMIN),
Municipality Association of Nepal (MuAN), European Union and United Cities and
Local Governments Asia-Pacific.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 12 June 2019.
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