A three-year study project has been initiated by Tribhuvan University's Sinas, collecting samples from 1,600 people in the Khumbu, Langtang, Annapurna, and Hilsa regions.
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Tribhuvan University's Center for Nepal and Asian Studies (CINAS) has consulted stakeholders before conducting a field study to enhance capacity for the national priority project 'Climate Resilient Tourism Plan in the Himalayan Region of Nepal'. CINAS consulted with the Trekking Agencies Association of Nepal (TAAN).
TAAN Senior Vice President Karma Sherpa said that not only the snow in the mountains but also human life is melting and the state should think seriously about it. He shared his experience about the impact of climate change in the Everest Khumbu region and said that only a policy that strengthens communities can deal with the problems of climate change. He stressed that research should be conducted on the recent natural disasters in the mountainous districts of Nepal and that the state should incorporate the findings of the research into the policy. At the program, Prof. Dr. Ishwar Koirala, Director of the Research Directorate of Tribhuvan University, said that the project is a national priority project funded by the government and the objective of this project is to support the government of Nepal and related stakeholders in policy formulation.
The chief researcher of this project, Dr. Ratnamani Nepal, Associate Professor at SINAAS, said that this type of program is a dialogue between the academic sector and policymakers and shed light on the objectives, methods and expected achievements of the research.
Project chief Ratnamani Nepal said that Nepal's mountain tourism is at risk and that research has been started to reduce it. He said that the Himalayan regions of Khumbu, Langtang, Annapurna and Hilsa have been selected for this study area and a total of 1,600 samples will be collected from here. He informed that this project is for three years and it has been 4 months since the project started.
Under the project, one PhD and one MPhil level student will prepare a research paper.
On behalf of the stakeholders, Mohan Singh Lalchan, Chairman of Gharpajong Rural Municipality of Mustang, expressed concern that the effects of climate change are starting to be seen rapidly in Mustang.
In the program, TAAN Chief Executive Ramchandra Sedhai, member Umesh Karki, tourism businessmen Gam Bahadur Rai, Jeevan KC, Gopal Nepal, tourism planner Dr. BP Badal, Dinesh Shrestha of Natham and others expressed their views on the impact of climate change on Himalayan tourism and the role that communities and related organizations are playing in solving it.
Prof. Dr. Narendra Khanal, an expert from the Research Coordination and Development Council of Tribhuvan University, expressed his belief that tourism and climate change are national priority areas and since SINAS has proposed to conduct a study on this, the results of the study will benefit the Nepal government and all stakeholders in policymaking.
