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8th NAPSIPAG <strong>Conference</strong>: Strengthening ing Governance for MMitigation
and Adaptation to Climate Change
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> on
“Strengthening Governance for
Mitigation and Adaptation to
Climate Change”
December 15 15-16, 2011
<strong>Conference</strong> Program rogram Schedule
Day 1 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)
Registration: 7:30-08:30 08:30 AM
Inauguration Program: : 08:40 08:40-09:45
Venue: : Hotel Manang, Thamel, Kathmandu
Tea Break: 9:45-10:15
Plenary Session I (10:15 (10:15- 12:00)
Venue: Hall (Ground Floor), Hotel Manang
Chairperson: Shree Krishna Shrestha, CDPA, TU
Keynote Speakers
Dinesh Chandra Devkota
Former Vice Chair, National
Planning Commission Government
of Nepal
Sharif N. As-Saber
RMIT University, Melbourne,
Australia
Amita Singh
Centre for the Study of Law and
Governance (CSLG), Jawaharlal
Nehru University, India
Lunch Break: 12:00-12:45
Title of the Papers
Climate Change Impact Scenarios: Reinventing
Governance for Resilient Planning and
Economic Growth
Environmental Governance: Treacherous
Terrain and Shifting Agenda
Achieving Human Prosperity in the Midst of
Vanishing Ecosystems Due to Climate Change
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Parallel Sessions
Parallel Session 1 (12:45-14:45)
Sub-Theme: Impact of climate change on national development plans and outcomes
Venue: Hall (Ground Floor), Hotel Manang
Session Chair: Madan Koirala, CDES/TU
Paper Presenters Title of the Papers
D.L Chamila Jayashantha, Anoja
Seneviratne
M. Shamsur Rahman
Ex-Vice Chancellor, Kobi Nazrul
University, Bangladesh
Shahriar Shams
Islamic University of Technology (IUT),
Bangladesh
Ramesh Raj Pant
Central Department of Environmental
Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Ken Coghill, Ramanie Samaratunge
Department of Management, Faculty of
Business and Economics, Monash
University, Australia
Ahmad Hussain, Zaheer A. Gillani
Deputy Project Manager, National MEAs
Secretariat, Ministry of Environment,
Islamabad
Nasim Banu
Department of Politics and Public
Administration, Islamic University,
Kushtia, Bangladesh
Huong Ha
University of Newcastle
K. Shadananan Nair
Nansen Environmental Research Centre,
India
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Disaster Management Policy of Sri Lanka:
A Country based Sustainable Mechanism
towards Disaster Risk Reduction and
Response
Climate Change and its Adaptation
Policies in Bangladesh: A Synoptic View
Environmental Governance and Climate
Change: The Case of Effectiveness of
Environmental Policies, Plans and
Programs in Context of Nepal
Integrated governance and adaptation to
climate change
Supporting National Policy Initiatives to
Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change in
Pakistan
Disaster Management in Bangladesh: The
experience of cyclone SIand AILA
Governance for Climate Change
Management: Singapore Case
Developing an appropriate policy and
adaptation strategy to face climate
challenges in India

8 th NAPSIPAG <strong>Conference</strong>: Strengthening Governance for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Sunil K.P
Department of Agriculture, Government
of Kerala.
Parallel Session 2 (12:45-14:45)
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Poverty Reduction, Equity and Climate
Change Management: Governance
Synergies
Sub-Theme: Role of national and local bodies, I/NGOs in addressing climate
change
Venue: Room 1 (Ground Floor), Hotel Manang
Session Chair: Yub Raj Bhusal, Secretary, National Planning Commmission
Paper Presenters Title of the Papers
Shree Krishna Shrestha
Central Department of Public
Administration, Tribhuvan University,
Nepal
Pilkhane Abhijit Anilrao
CSPM Art Sr College, Jalgoan road,
Aurangabad
Yogesh Kumar Gupta
Department of Political Science, Motilal
Nehru College, University of Delhi, India
Jitendra Pandey
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,
India
Rabindranath Bhattacharyya
Department of Political Science, The
University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West
Bengal, India
Sheila Rai
Department of Political Science,
University
Climate Change Effect upon Himalayan
Region: NGOs Efforts for Managing it
Role of local bodies to mitigate the impact
of climate change
Climate change and the united nations
system
European Union ( EU ) climate- change
Policy
Promoting Environmental Awareness for
Poverty Alleviation: A Study of NGOs, Self
Help Groups and Panchayats in Burdwan
Corporate sector ngo partnership for
sustainable development: exploring
possibilities of partnership in addressing
climate change issues and concerns

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Parallel Session 3 (12:45-14:45)
Sub-Theme: Role of national and local bodies, I/NGOs in addressing climate
change
Venue: Room 1 (Ground Floor), Hotel Manang
Session Chair: Govind Pd. Dhakal, CDPA
Paper Presenters Title of the Papers
Suman Sharma
Department of Political Science,
Motilal Nehru College, University of
Delhi
Na Guo
Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences
Kunming City, Yunnan Province
Prashant Amrutkar
Department of Political Science,
Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada
University, Maharashtra, India
R Radhakrishnan
MIT School of Government
Vinay Sharma
Department of Management
Studies, IIT Roorkee
Yongzhu Jiang
Training Center, Chinese Academy
of Governance
Dipak BK, Naya Sharma
Paudel,
Forest Action Nepal
Tea Break: 14.45-15.00
Climate Change in South Asia and Regional
Initiatives – a case study of South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Initiatives.
To Promote Sino-Vietnam Cooperative
Governance to Address Climate Change along
Mekong River Basin: Environmental
Challenges and Beyond
Strengthening Tribal Panchayats for Managing
Climate
Climate change induced migration and role of
civil society
Integration of Governance and Private Sector
for Managing
Role of local bodies, NGOs and the private
sector in creating national, regional and global
partnerships for an appropriate infrastructure
design, early warning systems, rescue
operations and technological systems
Civil Society Organizations in Climate Change
policy dynamics in Nepal: How representative
and inclusive is the process? Review of current
scenario and opportunities ahead
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8 th NAPSIPAG <strong>Conference</strong>: Strengthening Governance for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Parallel Session 4 (15.00-17.00)
Sub-Theme: Environmental and legal initiatives and procedural innovations
in urban planning
Venue: Hall (Ground Floor), Hotel Manang
Session Chair: Ganesh Raj Joshi, Secretary, MoTCA
Paper Presenters Title of the Papers
Mohd Zin Mohamed
Centre for Built Environment,
Kulliyah of Architecture and
Environmental Design,
<strong>International</strong> Islamic University,
Malaysia.
Professor Govind Prasad
Dhakal
CDPA, TU, Nepal
Roshani Karki
Section Officer, Government of
Nepal
Ashok Kumar Singha, CTRAN,
R M Mishra S. Majumdar, A Saha, S
Hazra, N Raut, with S Tomar
R. P. Sapkota,
Amrit Campus, TU, Nepal
K. Rijal
CDES, TU, Nepal
R. Pantha, K. Rijal,
CDES, TU, Nepal
SM Shafiqul Alam,
Department of Management Studies,
School of Management, University of
Tampere, Finland
Mohammad Zulfiker Hossain
Department of Politics and Public
Administration, Islamic University,
Bangladesh,
Hari Bhakta Shahi
Central Department of Public
The Role of Local Governments in Managing
Climate Changes: A Case Study of Malaysia
Urban planning initiatives in Nepal: A case of
Kathmandu Metropolitan City
Deconstructing debate on National Action
Plan on Climate Change at the state level and
the adaptation pathways
Strengthening Environmental Institutions for
Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Implementing Strategy of NAPA in the
Context of Nepal
Climate Change and Urban Governance in
Bangladesh: An Overview on Dhaka Mega-
City
Status and issues of solid waste management
at Ward No. 29 of Kathmandu Metropolitan
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Administration, Tribhuvan
University
Deepak Arya
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi
Ramananda Garge, Gauri Joshi
Research in Integrated Security and
Environment, Pune, India
Prabin Babu Dhakal, Vishnu
Aryal, Kabita Paudyal,
TU, Nepal
Tek Nath Dhakal
Central Department of Public
Administration, Tribhuvan
University, Nepal
Ishtiaq Jamil
Department of Administration and
Organization Theory, University of
Bergen, Norway
City
Parallel Session 5 (15.00-17.00)
“Environmental Legal Issues and Initiative for
Climate Change: A BOON or a BANE?”
Geopolitics of Governance – Environmental
Insecurities of resources and conflict – a
comparative study of European Union and
SAARC
Role of digital libraries in reducing
environmental pollution: A case of Nepalese
digital libraries
River pollution in Kathmandu Valley:
Challenge for natural resource management
Sub-Theme: Technological initiatives in agricultural policy development
Venue: Room 1 (Ground Floor), Hotel Manang
Session Chair: Kedar Rijal, CDoES/TU
Paper Presenter Title of the Papers
Mahboob Elahi Akhter
Institute of Governance Studies (IGS),
BRAC University
Ayuning Budiati
University of Sultan Ageng
Salud Mora Carriedo,
University of Southeastern Philippines
College of Governance, Business and
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Strengthening Governance in Agricultural
Extension: Towards a Better Adaptation
Strategy
Bureaucracy Culture and Leadership in
Indonesian E-Administration
Implementation: Based on Perspective of
Improving Agriculture and Ecosystem
Exploring literature: an integrativeexperiential
approach to caring for the
environment and responding to natural
hazards

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Economics, Philippines
Kakchingtabam Naresh Sharma
Centre for the Study of Law and
Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi, India
Izumi Tsurita; S.V.R.K.
Prabhakar; Daisuke Sano; and
Shinano Hayashi
Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies, Hayama, Japan
Bimal Raj Regmi
Flinders University South Australia
and Dinanath Bhandari
Practical Action, Nepal
Krishna Devkota
Centre for Development Research
(ZEF) University of Bonn, Germany
Manhari Dangal, Laxmikant
Paudel, Rabindra Shrestha,
IBM, Nepal
S. T. Shirsath
Department of Public Administration,
Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada
University, India
Parallel Session 6 (15.00-17.00)
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Jatropha as a Panacea for Climate Change:
Imperialism
Does Japan need to think about adaptation
within its own agriculture sector? A case
study of initiatives in rice production
Unripe fruits or non-raining clouds?
Climate governance and funding dilemma
in Nepal
Simulating the impact of climate change on
rice phenology and grain yield
Effects of Climate Change on Farmers’
Livelihood: A Study of Vakunde Besi
Governance for Agricultural Development
and Climate Change in India
Sub-Theme: Institutional designs for land, water, forest and coastal zone
management
Venue: Room 1 (Ground Floor),Hotel Manang
Session Chair: Amita Singh
Paper Presenters Title of the Papers
Imon Chowdhooree
Department of Architecture and Post
Graduate Programs in Disaster
Management, BRAC University,
Bangladesh
Martin Oulu
A Case of River-side Settlement: Its
Resilience to Flood, a Climate Change
Variable through the Built Environment
Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation in

8 th NAPSIPAG <strong>Conference</strong>: Strengthening Governance for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Climate Change Consultant with
Inscape Research & Consulting,
Nairobi, Kenya,
Sharif N. As-Saber, Md Khalid
Hossain
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Yashoda Acharya Kafle
Tribhuvan University, Central
Department of Public Administration
Aka Firowz Ahmad
Department of Public Administration,
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Muzaffar Assadi
Dept of Political Science, University of
Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore
R.L.S. Fernando
Department of Public Administration,
Faculty of Management Studies and
Commerce, University of Sr
Jayewardenepura
Sanjay Sharma,
Motilal Nehru College, University of
Delhi, India
Krishna R Hombal
University of Mysore, Manasa
Gangothri Mysore
Thakur Prasad Upadhyay, Khem
Raj Bhattarai
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Kenya
Climate Change Adaptation and Healthcare
Governance: Responses from the
Pharmaceutical Industry
Role of Community Forestry Management
in Nepal for Tackling Climate Change
Issues: Some Observations
Paradoxes in the Responses to Climate
Change and Need for New Perspective: The
Case of Bangladesh
Public Policy Initiative and shifting
paradigm of governance in the context of
Climatic Change: Experience from
Karnataka State, India
Disaster Communication for Mitigating
Climate Change in Sri Lanka: Problems and
Prospects
Artificial Glaciers in Ladakh (India): A
Mechanism for Water Management at
Higher Altitudes.
“Need for reinventing governance in
Karnataka in the context of globalization
and climate change- adaptation and
mitigation.”
Social and Environmental Impacts of
‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation
and Forest Degradation’ intervention in
Nepal
Steering Committee Meeting (for the Steering Committee members only):
17.00-17.30
Annual general meeting (AGM): 17.30-18.45
Cultural Program: 18.45pm - 19.45pm
Dinner: 19.45pm - 21.00pm

8 th NAPSIPAG <strong>Conference</strong>: Strengthening Governance for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Day 2 (Friday, December 16, 2011)
Parallel Session 7 (09:00-11:00)
Sub-Theme: Legislative framework for the protection of the vulnerable
population from the impacts of climate change
Venue: Hall (Ground Floor), Hotel Manang
Session Chair: Ken Coghill
Paper Presenters Title of the Papers
Noore Alam Siddiquee
Department of Politics & Public Policy,
School of Social & Policy Studies
Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5001,
Australia
Isaias S Sealza
Program for Public Administration
Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan
Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
Benoît Mayer
Law Faculty National University of
Singapore
G.T.Ramachandrappa
Dept of Political Science, University of
Mysore, India
Ramesh.M.N.
Department of Political Science, Indian
Academy Degree College, Bangalore,
S.V.R.K. Prabhakar, I. Tsurita, S.
Hayashi, and R. Mashimo
Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies, Hayama, Japan
Celine Sunny
Research Institute, Rajagiri College of
Social Sciences, Kalamassery, Kochi,
Kerala, India.
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Managing Climate Change: A Review of
Policy Responses and Institutional
Framework in Bangladesh
Environmental Legal Initiatives:
Adaptations to Climate Change in Misamis
Oriental, Philippines
Governing Climate Change Induced
<strong>International</strong> Migration: Challenges and
Options
India’s Governance in Managing Climate
Change and its Adaptation
How adaptive policies are in Japan and can
adaptive policies mean effective policies?
Some Implications for Governing Climate
Change Adaptation
Grassroots level Governance of Activities for
Managing Climate Change - The Kerala
Experience

8 th NAPSIPAG <strong>Conference</strong>: Strengthening Governance for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Parallel Session 8 (9:00 - 11:00)
Sub-Theme: Issues of bioethics in environmental governance
Venue: Room 1 (Ground Floor), Hotel Manang
Session Chair: Youngzu Jiang
Paper Presenters Title of the Papers
Abu Salah Md. Yousuf
Bangladesh Institute of <strong>International</strong> and
Strategic Studies (BIISS)
Md Shafiqul Islam
Ex -Vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University
of Professionals (BUP) & Executive
Director , CRP
Meera Amatya
Association of Nepalese Indigenous
Nationalities Journalists, Kathamandu
District Committee
Barnali Biswas
Miranda House, University of Delhi
M.K. Devkot, C. Martius, J.P.A.
Lamers
A Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Walter Flex-Str. 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Lipi Mukhopadhyay
Indian Institute of Public Administration,
I.P. Estate, New Delhi
Joseph Sebastian Paimpillil
Center for Earth Research and
Environment Management
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Climate Change Adaptation in
Bangladesh: Governance Challenges
“Management of Climate induced
National Security: Paradigm Shift of
Geopolitics to Carbon Politics”.
Enhancement of Climate Change Policy
and Role of Media in Nepalese
Perspective
Vulnerability and Adaptability of
Marginalized to Climate Change:
Reinventing Governance
Conservation agriculture for sustainable
crop production, mitigation and
adaptation for climate change in
irrigated drylands of Central Asia
Pangs of Climate Change in Pauri,
Garhwal: The Women face more.
Community participation in
documenting and staking claim to forest
biodiversity for ensuring conservation.

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Parallel Session 9 (9:00-11: 00)
Venue: Room 2 (Third Floor), Hotel Manang
Sub-Theme: Geopolitics of governance in managing climate change and its
adaptation
Session-Chair: Raza Ahmad
Paper Presenters Title of the Papers
Namrata Agrawal
NIFM, Ministry of Finance, Faridabad,
India
Ganesh Prasad Adhikari
CDPA, TU, Nepal
Gyan Kumar Chhipi Shrestha
CDES, TU, Nepal
Shahjahan Bhuiyan
Chair, Department of Public
Administration, Kazakhstan
Prakash C. Tiwari
Department of Geography, Kumaon
University
Bhagwati Joshi
Government Post Graduate College, India
AKM Ahsan Ullah,
Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies,
American University in Cairo, New Cairo
Erna Irawati
Indonesia
Mervin G. Gascon
Department of Governance Studies
University of Southeastern Philippines
Sudhir Kumar Singh
Dyal Singh College, University of Delhi,
India
Tea Break: 11.00-11.30
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Impact Assessment & Innovative
Governance through ICT: A Case Study
of Disastrous Earthquake in Jammu &
Kashmir (year 2005), India
Governance of Climate Change
Adaptation in Nepal
Effective water governance and
development: Climate change adaptation
to water sector in Nepal
Adapting to Climate Change in
Bangladesh: Does Good Governance
Matter?
Trans-boundary Headwater Governance
in Himalaya: A Geo-political Prerequisite
for Climate Change Adaptation in South
Asia
Climate change and climate migrant and
refugee
Policies and global objectives
Governing forest management in
Indonesia
Traditional ecological knowledge system
in mitigating the effects of natural
disaster among Matigsalugs in
Mindanao, Philippines
Climate Change and Its Implications in
Pakistan and South Asia

8 th NAPSIPAG <strong>Conference</strong>: Strengthening Governance for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change
Closing Ceremony (11:30-12:30)
Venue: Hall (Ground Floor), Hotel Manang, Thamel
Chair by: Tek Nath Dhakal, Head, CDPA, TU
Reflection of the 2 days program:
(1) Raza Ahmad
(2) Kedar Rijal, Head, CDES, TU
Vote of Thanks: Govind Pd. Dhakal, CDPA
Concluding Remarks: by the Chair
Lunch: 12.30-13.30
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