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Report Zero Waste Himalaya Conference1 Report Zero Waste Himalaya Conference1 5-8 August 2010 Deer Park Institute Bir, Himachal Pradesh, India 1 For comments on the report, please contact Ms. Pia Lindström: [email protected]. Zero Waste for Zero Warming – Towards Zero Waste Himalaya Table of Content Zero Waste Himalaya Initiative ............................................................................................................... 3 Background .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Issues discussed ................................................................................................................................... 4 Way forward ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Day I: 5 August 2010 ................................................................................................................................ 6 Day II: 6 August 2010 ............................................................................................................................. 10 Day III: 7 August 2010 ............................................................................................................................ 15 Day IV: 8 August 2010 ........................................................................................................................... 19 Annex I: Zero Waste Himalaya Programme Schedule ........................................................................... 22 Annex II: Dreams for Zero Waste Himalaya .......................................................................................... 24 Annex III: Challenges and Action Plans for achieving Zero Waste ........................................................ 25 Group: Nepal ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Group: Himachal, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir ................................................................................ 27 Group: Bhutan, Sikkim, Friends of Himalayas ................................................................................... 28 Annex IV: Press Release ......................................................................................................................... 32 Annex V: Evaluation of Sessions ............................................................................................................ 34 Annex VI: List of Participants and Organizations................................................................................... 38 Annex VII: Photos .................................................................................................................................. 44 5-8 August 2010 Page 2 Zero Waste for Zero Warming – Towards Zero Waste Himalaya Zero Waste Himalaya Initiative On the 5-8 August 2010, approximately 60 participants from 20 different organizations (see Annex VI) gathered at Deer Park Institute in Bir to participate in the first Zero Waste Himalaya conference in history. The Zero Waste Himalaya conference was a great success, as it managed to put the issue of waste and climate change in the Himalayan region on the agenda, and establish a network of organizations and individuals committed to learn and taking action towards a Zero Waste Himalaya. The conference received considerable media attention, and a Zero Waste conference has already been planned for Bhutan in December 2010. A Zero Waste meeting will also be held in Sikkim for the Eastern Himalayas in November this year. Background From the time immemorial, the Himalayas have fascinated the imagination of people from all around the world. It is the abode of many rivers, wildlife sanctuaries, natural resources and spiritual seekers. But today it is facing the negative impact of global warming as many other parts of the world. The rapid melting of glaciers is a forewarning of the massive destruction the whole of humanity may face in coming decades. The effect of warming in the Himalayas will impact more than 500 million lives. It is the third pole of the world and the water source of the majority of the Asian population. It has been identified that wrong models of development, resource use, lifestyles and wasting have contributed to much of the impending danger of global warming. Modern consumerism has resulted in intensive use of fossil fuels, exploitation of resources and pollution of the environment. Just as for any other part of the world, there is an urgent need to address the issue of global warming in the Himalayas. The continuous melting of glaciers will cause severe negative impacts on water sources, agriculture and people’s livelihoods in the region. One way of addressing the challenge of global warming is by propagating and practicing efficient resources use models and promote handling systems based on Zero Waste principles which respect nature, natural cycles, eco systems and culture. This is, however, still a huge challenge, especially in mountainous areas. Based on this reality, the idea of initiating a Zero Waste for Zero Warming conference for the Himalayan region came about during a meeting between Mr. Shibu K. Nair (Thanal) and Mr. Prashant Varma (Deer Park Institute) earlier this year. They decided to jointly host the conference together with Gaia. The aim of the “Towards Zero Waste Himalaya” initiative is to put the issue of waste and global warming of the Himalayas on the global agenda, to make the issue visible by uniting groups and building a network which can facilitate sharing of observations of global warming evidence from different localities in the region. There is a need to learn from successes and failures, and identify possible solutions to this serious problem. “It is important that we develop expertise in this field, so 5-8 August 2010 Page 3 Zero Waste for Zero Warming – Towards Zero Waste Himalaya that we can provide adequate training to sensitize people on the effects of global warming in the Himalayas. We need to develop sustainable models at the local level, from which we can motivate Governments to learn and scale up,” Mr. Shibu addressed. Issues discussed Accordingly, during the conference experiences on global warming and waste (municipal waste, tourism waste, medical waste) were shared, and efforts were made trying to identify what is needed in order to achieve Zero Waste Himalayas. Focus throughout the conference was on the following issues: 1) What are the participant’s concerns on waste/climate change? 2) How big is the waste problem that they are facing in their locality? Where is it? What are the problems caused? 3) What are the interventions the participant’s want to carry out to address these problems? What succeeded? What failed? 4) What challenges are they facing? Weaknesses? A large number of presentations were held by the participants, ranging from mere information sharing on the situation on waste and climate change in their respective localities, including success stories and failures, to more technical presentations on waste management systems and law, and tips on how to conduct Zero Waste campaigns. The participants also engaged in vivid discussions and presentations about their dreams for Zero Waste Himalayas, the challenges they are facing for achieving this dream, and what actions could be taken to bring these dreams forward. Way forward By the end of the conference the participants formulated their strategies and action plans for working towards Zero Waste in their respective regions, both from a short term and long term perspective (appended in Annex III). While continuing to work according to their action plans, it was also decided that the Himalayan group as a whole should work on the below issues until meeting again next year when the second Zero Waste Himalaya conference will be held, possibly in Nepal or Sikkim in January/February 2011: - There is a need for establishing a communication network, either through e-mail listserver and/or Facebook. In the meantime, for the next one year, it was decided that Deer Park Institute in Bir will take the responsibility for coordinating between the Himalayan group and also for reaching out to other organizations and trying to identify possible resource persons to engage in capacity building of the group. - There is also a need to find a way on how to encourage Uttarakhand and North East participation in the Zero Waste initiative. How can this be achieved? 5-8 August 2010 Page 4 Zero Waste for Zero Warming – Towards Zero Waste Himalaya - It was highlighted that it is important to identify and train Zero Waste resource persons. There is a need to build capacity of resource persons for the Himalayan region in order to develop local self-help training. A group of people who can train others is required. Suggested resource person: Pat Costner (Shell)? Who should be trained? - It was also mentioned that the Himalayan group should engage in experience sharing with Thanal, Kerala. How can this be done? - Five possible Zero Waste pilot projects in the region were identified, being in various stages of preparation or already ongoing: 1) The SJ initiative in Bhutan, 2) Dharamshala, 3) Phurping Area in Nepal, 4) Paligboche Monastery in Nepal, and 5) Sikkim. These Zero Waste pilots could serve as important learning experiences for taking the Zero Waste Himalaya initiative forward. During the next conference the progress and experiences
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