Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, June 25: On the second day of the international conference on “Sustainable Resource Development in the Himalaya” two Technical sessions were conducted chaired by Dr Bindra Thusu and Professor Jonathan Craig.
Deskyong Namgyal and Dr Amjad Ali of GDC Kargil made presentations on impact of tourism on ecology of Changthang with special reference to birds and Sea-buckthorn-next generation eco-friendly crop for fragile Himalayan ecosystem.
Dr Sejal Worah Director WWF India presented her work and models on conservation and development challenges in the Himalaya. Thilas Chorol of Ladakhi Women’s Travel Company spoke on “Empowering Ladakhi Women.”
In the discussion session, various models were proposed and discussed for implementation in order to make Ladakh a sustainable and workable model.
In the second session, chaired by Jonathan Craig, Dr Hakam Al Alami, Advisor to HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan gave a presentation on water and sanitation highlighting various models followed in the Himalayan countries and across the world. He emphasized on sustenance of water resources and proper sanitation management in the fragile Himalaya.
Dr Shamsudduha from IRDR, University College London, spoke on ground water resources and challenges with special reference to the Indian Subcontinent.
Dr Gareth, UK, gave a presentation on engineering challenges for development in the mountainous areas while Professor Dipanker Sen Gupta of Jammu University gave a presentation on Markets, Institutions and Regulatory Regimes for a market for water in rural Northwest India.
Zain-ul-Abideen of Leh gave a lecture on changing social fabric of Ladakh through time. Dr Naveen Hakhoo of the University of Jammu gave a presentation on potential for conventional and non-conventional hydrocarbon resources in the Himalayan region. Professor Joe Moore of Energy Geoscience Institute spoke on geothermal potential of the Himalayan countries with special reference to Ladakh and across the border in China.
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