Seminar on Sustainable Livelihood

Sustainable livelihood has become a common language among the entire cross-section of a society from the policy makers to the grass-root levels. A wide network of development practitioners has been established among thousands of NGOs, hundreds of INGOs, dozens of donors, private sectors, and government agencies.

With over a decade long experience in academic programs on development studies, the National College has accumulated tremendous experience through over 360 graduates and over 75 faculties, and has established partnerships with organizations within and outside the country. Every year, students and faculties gain field experience in various sectors of development. Similarly, the Nepal- Japan students exchange program for joint field research, and scholarship programs for the South Asian students under the aegis of South Asia Foundation are the examples of partnerships to mention.

Theme: Sustainable Livelihood

Topics: Climate Change, Governance, Natural Resource Management, and Rural Development

Objectives

1.          Explore practical mechanisms to interlink development sectors on sustainable livelihood in the academic programs, and

2.          Exchange of information and experience between development practitioners and academicians engaged in the fields of development sectors

Scope

Participants will include academicians and development      practitioners representing                            government, nongovernment as well as private sectors from Nepal, South Asia and Japan.

Women and disadvantaged groups will be encouraged to participate and contribute. Rationale Academic programs                  pertinent to development studies have been popular these days. Similarly, there are numerous organizations dedicated for development activities       through various means and strategies.                It would be beneficial to both academicians and development practitioners to share their ideas and experiences along with success stories.

Schedule

Registration opens on January 2^nd, 2013

Abstracts by January 31^st, 2013

Full papers by February 21^st, 2013

Presentation and Display Materials by February 28, 2013

Registration fee: Rs500 per person

Acknowledgements

Sponsors will be acknowledged by displaying their names in the seminar events, including invitations, banners, folders and displays. They will be consulted for identifying presenters, commentators and session chairs. Similarly, the seminar proceedings will include brief introductions of the sponsors.