International conference on water, environment and climate change

Kathmandu, April 8 : An international conference on water, environment and climate change is to be held in Kathmandu. The Department of Water Supply and Drainage, Government of Nepal, Society of Public Health Engineers’ Nepal (SOPHEN) and Nepal Engineers’ Association ( NEA) are jointly organizing the event supported by various organisations including NAST, KU, TU, WHO, UNICEF, UNDP and KUKL.
Ministry of Environment and Kathmandu Valley Water Supply Management Board are the co-organisers. Information about this was shared at a press meet organised by SOPHEN here Sunday. On the occasion, Sophen Chair Ramdeep Sah said increasing deforestation and industrialisation led to the growth of level of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and active greenhouse gas, the reasons behind growing temperature in atmosphere. The conference has been scheduled on the same context. “The pace of snow melting due to increasing world temperature has increased.”
The objective of the conference is to seek ways for protecting sources of fresh water, utilising it for the prosperity of human society and contributing to environment through the means of water. Some 500 representatives from 20 countries including experts, researchers and academicians working on the areas of drinking water, environment and climate change and from government and non-government organisations will be participating in the event.