Himalayan Consensus Summit 2016 by Nepal Economic Forum

Himalayan Consensus Summit 2016

RESILIENCE, READINESS & RESPONSE.

PROGRAM BOOKLET

March 17 and 18, 2016 Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu

Himalayan Consensus Summit 2016

ABOUT HIMALAYAN CONSENSUS SUMMIT The Himalayan Consensus is a holistic development paradigm that emphasizes the integrity of planetary eco-systems as an indispensable basis for socio-economic development in the Himalayan region. The agenda of the HCS program is to design and create sustainable alternative solutions based on grass root and alternative efforts that are being developed. The Himalayan Consensus Summit aims at looking over the 2,500 kilometer range covering different political boundaries that face common challenges, especially in the context of access of natural resources and capital, disaster mitigation for natural and human induced disasters, and preparedness. The 2015 Nepal Earthquake as well as the economic crisis in particular has focused urgency upon this process and it is now critical to examine how future disasters and conflicts can be prevented with economic systems relevant to the region.

Event Overview The theme for the Himalayan Consensus Summit 2016 is - Resilience, Readiness and Response. This will showcase and build on the Himalayan character of resilience along with exploring the issue of readiness and response beyond natural and human induced disasters. The Summit will be a one and a half day event, with an opening plenary and two sessions on the first day, followed by five sessions on the next day. The sessions will focus on various issues, starting with understanding the unique needs of the Himalayan region, followed by subsequently identifying the need for new and unique development models tailored to the Himalayan context.

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PROGRAM OUTLINE - DAY 1

March 17, 2016, Thursday Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu

14.00

Welcome by Sujeev Shakya, Chair, Nepal Economic Forum, Nepal

14.05

Introduction of Himalayan Consensus Summit by Laurence Brahm, Founder, Himalayan Consensus Institute, China

14.15

Opening Plenary 1. Doris Naisbitt, Director of the Naisbitt China Institute in Tianjin, China 2. John Naisbitt, Best Selling Author and Professor, China 3. Nirupama Rao, Former Indian Foreign Secretary & Ambassador to the US & China, India 4. Sam Pitroda, Innovator, Policy Maker, Development Thinker, US 5. Zhang Zhi Ping, Executive President of Finance Center for SouthSouth Cooperation, Hong Kong

15.15

Refreshment break

15.30

Session 1: Shaking Up the Status Quo: Searching For a New Paradigm 1. Christian Manhart , UNESCO Representative to Nepal, Nepal 2. How Man Wong, President, China Exploration and Research Society, Hong Kong 3. Sarosh Pradhan, Principal Architect, Sarosh Pradhan and Associates, Nepal Moderator - Aunohita Mojumdar, Editor, Himal Southasian, Nepal

16.45

Refreshment break

17.00

Session 2: Economics with Planetary Integrity 1. Arnico Panday, Senior Atmospheric Scientist, ICIMOD, Nepal 2. Mats Eriksson, Director - Climate Change and Water, Stockholm International Water Institute, Sweden 3. Sun Lizhou, Executive Director & Assistant Professor, Himalaya Institute, China Moderator - Laurence Brahm, Founder - Himalayan Consensus Institute, China

18.15 Closing 18.30

Dinner at Hotel Himalaya

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PROGRAM OUTLINE - DAY 2

09.30

March 18, 2016, Friday Hotel Himalaya, Kathmandu

Session 3: Compassionate Capital and Conscientious Consumption 1. Celine Cousteau, French American Filmmaker, France 2. Ryan Nadeau, Director of Special Projects at Galvanize Inc, US 3. Sumana Shrestha, Founder of Carpool Kathmandu, Medication for Nepal, Nepal Moderator - Sujeev Shakya, Chair, Nepal Economic Forum, Nepal

10.45

Refreshment Break

11.00

Session 4: Rebuilding the New Himalayas 1. Anne Feenstra, Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Cept University, India 2. Li Lin, Program Executive Director, WWF China, China 3. Mahendra Lama, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India 4. Sonam Jatso, Social Entrepreneur, Bhutan Moderator - Suman Shakya, Managing Director, One Planet Solution, Nepal

12.15 Lunch 13.15

Session 5: New Financial Architecture 1. Del Christensen, Chief of Global Business Development for the Bay Area Council, US 2. Eckart Roth, Chief Risk Officer, Peak Re, Hong Kong 3. Renaud Meyer, Country Director, UNDP, Nepal 4. Sashin Joshi, Chief Executive Officer, Nabil Bank, Nepal 5. Tim Gocher, Founder and CEO, Dolma Impact Fund, Nepal Moderator- Allen T Cheng, Asia Bureau Chief, Institutional Investor, Hong Kong

14.30

Refreshment break

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Session 6: Himalayan Institutions: We are the New Paradigm 1. Ajaya Dixit, President, The Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, Nepal 2. Narayan Dhakal, Executive Director, Eco Himal, Nepal 3. Shruti Nada Poddar, Founder, Shruti Foundation, India Moderator - Arpita Nepal - Co Founder, Samriddhi: The Prosperity Foundation, Nepal

16.00

Refreshment break

16.15

Closing Session: Drivers of New Himalayan Economy 1. Ambica Shrestha, Chairman, Dwarikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hotels, Nepal 2. Leela Mani Paudyal, Former Chief Secretary, Government of Nepal, Nepal 3. Sam Pitroda, Innovator, Policy Maker, Development Thinker, US

17.00

Closing Remarks

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OPENING PLENARY The opening plenary will bring together global thought leaders that will contribute towards setting the tone of the summit by sharing their own experiences of working and observing different paradigm changes in the economic development of countries and regions. These perspectives would be contextualized to the core theme of the summit “Resilience, Readiness and Response”.

SPEAKERS Doris Naisbitt, Director of the Naisbitt China Institute in Tianjin, China Doris Naisbitt is an observer of global social, economic and political trends and co-author of the bestseller ‘Megatrends China: Eight Pillars of a New Society’. She is also the Director of the Naisbitt China Institute in Tianjin, China and a Professor at Nankai University and Yunnan University. John Naisbitt, Best Selling Author and Professor John Naisbitt is an American author and public speaker. He is the author of ‘Megatrends’, which was on the New York Times bestseller list for almost two years, selling more than 14 million copies in 57 countries. He is also a Professor at Nankai University and Tianjin University of Finance and Economics. Nirupama Rao, Former Foreign Secretary and Ambassador Nirupama Rao is a retired Indian diplomat. She was India’s first woman spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, the first woman High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, and the first Indian woman ambassador to the People’s Republic of China. She served as India’s Foreign Secretary from 2009-2011. She was also appointed as India’s Ambassador to the United States from 2011-2013. Sam Pitroda, Innovator, Policy Maker, Development Thinker Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda, popularly known as Sam Pitroda, is an internationally respected telecom inventor, entrepreneur, development thinker, and policy maker who is credited for India’s telecommunications and technology revolution of the 1980s. He also served as Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation, with the rank of a Cabinet Minister. Zhang Zhi Ping, Executive President at Finance Center for South-South Cooperation Zhang Zhi Ping is the Executive President at Finance Center for SouthSouth Cooperation, an NGO under the UN framework established for the promotion of South South Cooperation. He has over 30 years of experience in the international financial markets and has held senior positions in a number of institutions. He is also a member of the International Advisory Committees of the National Library of Russia.

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SESSION 1: SHAKING UP THE STATUS QUO: SEARCHING FOR A NEW PARADIGM The Himalayan region has always seen replication of economic development models that are not tailor made to the availability of resources, topography and ecology. For instance planning of towns in the hills have been designed replicating plans of large urban cities in the plains. The impact of natural disaster and the proliferation of disasters like landslides etc., have been a result of not looking at creative and new models tailor made to the unique Himalayan context. This session will bring together practitioners who will share their perspectives on what went wrong, and share new lenses to look at development in the Himalayas.

SPEAKERS Christian Manhart, UNESCO Representative to Nepal Christian Manhart has been working with UNESCO since 1987. In 2005, he was appointed to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, as chief of communication and partnerships and later in charge of museums and international conventions for the protection of cultural objects. Since August 2014, he is UNESCOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representative to Nepal.

How Man Wong, President at China Exploration and Research Society How Man Wong is the Founder/President of the China Exploration & Research Society, a non-profit organization specializing in exploration, research, conservation and education in remote China and neighboring countries. Wong has led six major expeditions for the National Geographic and has also authored over twenty books.

Sarosh Pradhan, Principal Architect, Sarosh Pradhan and Associates Sarosh Pradhan is the principal architect at Sarosh Pradhan and Associates. He has won several design competitions and was awarded the Young Architect of the Year Award in 2004. He is the Editor-in-chief of the design journal SPACES, and further explores and writes contemplative poetry in the Open Secrets World.

MODERATOR Aunohita Mojumdar, Editor- Himal Southasian Aunohita Mojumdar has spent 25 years reporting from parts of Southasia. Before arriving in Kathmandu in 2012, Aunohita was based in Kabul, Afghanistan for 8 years as a freelancer. She has been published in several publications like Himal Southasian, Asia Times, Al Jazeera, the Guardian, Outlook magazine (India), Outlook Traveller, the Hindu, Hindustan Times, Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enews, Financial Times, etc.

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SESSION 2:

ECONOMICS WITH PLANETARY INTEGRITY

The future of the region depends on the availability of natural resources. While this seems like an obvious statement, this session will focus on understanding more intricately the supply side of natural resources i.e. the impact of climate change, food security, climate disruption and various other issues that has direct bearing on the future of the Himalayas.

SPEAKERS Arnico Panday, Senior Atmospheric Scientist, ICIMOD Arnico is ICIMODâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Senior Atmospheric Scientist and Programme Coordinator of ICIMODâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Atmosphere Initiative. Until recently he was also a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), both in the US. Mats Eriksson, Director at Stockholm International Water Institute Mats Eriksson is the Director of Climate Change and Water of Stockholm International Water Institute. He is involved in assessments of need for adaptation to climate change, particularly at local levels, and early warning systems for water and climate induced hazards. He has over 20 years of experience working with natural and water resource management and has published more than forty scientific papers.

Sun Lizhou, Executive Director & Assistant Professor at Himalaya Institute Sun Lizhou is the Executive Director & Assistant Professor at Himalaya Institute, China. He is also the Deputy Dean of Academy of China and World Agendas at Southwest University of Political Science & Law.

MODERATOR Laurence Brahm, Founder at Himalayan Consensus Laurence Brahm is an international crisis mediator and lawyer, global activist, author and pioneer social entrepreneur. He is the founder of Himalayan Consensus, and the African Consensus movement, both dedicated to protecting ethnic diversity through sustainable economics and the fight against climate disruption.

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SESSION 3: COMPASSIONATE CAPITAL AND CONSCIENTIOUS CONSUMPTION As a sequel to understanding the supply side in the previous session, this session will bring forward an understanding of the various facets of consumption patterns including energy, and the way in which financial capital is deployed, as well as innovation in these areas.

SPEAKERS Celine Cousteau, French American Filmmaker and Designer Celine is a French-American explorer, filmmaker and socio-environmental advocate. She is also the founder of Cause Centric Productions, a non-profit organization that helps other organizations communicate their message through film, and The Cousteau Film Fellowship. She produces cause focused multi-media content about humanitarian and environmental stories.

Ryan Nadeau, Director of Special Projects at Galvanize Inc. Ryan Nadeau is a non-profit founder, international human rights activist, techie, and entrepreneur. Ryan is currently working at Galvanize, a leader in industry-focused learning. He runs partnerships, business development and is leading the organization’s diversity initiatives in San Francisco. His focus is to increase the representation of Women, African Americans, Latinos, Veterans, and members of the LGBT community in technology.

Sumana Shrestha, Founder of Carpool Kathmandu Sumana Shrestha is a social entrepreneur based in Nepal. She is the founder of Carpool Kathmandu and Medication for Nepal. She formerly worked as a management consultant in Boston Consulting Group and is a MBA graduate from MIT Sloan. Her key area of expertise lies in problem solving and business development.

MODERATOR Sujeev Shakya, Chair at Nepal Economic Forum Sujeev Shakya is regarded as a thought leader who speaks and writes extensively on business, development, economics and management. He is author of ‘Unleashing Nepal: Past, Present and Future of the Economy’ that is used as a ready reckoner to understand Nepal’s economic paradigm. He is the CEO of beed management and is also the Chair of Nepal Economic Forum.

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SESSION 4: REBUILDING THE NEW HIMALAYAS This session will discuss issues relating to governance and institutional structures and understanding the multi-pronged strategies required to rebuild after natural as well as economic disasters. The session will reflect upon varied perspectives based on experiences of working in the Himalayan region, and will provide a framework of thoughts on what government and institutions have done, and it would need to do.

SPEAKERS Anne Feenstra, Dean, Faculty of Architecture at Cept University Anne Feenstra is the dean of Faculty of Architecture in Cept University, India. After completing his degree from Delft University, Feenstra worked for five years with Will Alsop (London) and has ten years of working experience in Europe. Feenstra is the recipient of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2012 for his inclusive and innovative work in Afghanistan and India. Li Lin, Program Executive Director at WWF China As the Executive Director of Programs at WWF China Office, Li Lin leads WWF China’s efforts in transforming China’s policy, financing, and markets to address their impacts on biodiversity and climate change in China and overseas. She has over 20 years of professional experience in sustainability strategy, environmental policy, stakeholder engagement, and partnership building. Mahendra Lama, Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University Prof Mahendra Lama was the Founding Vice Chancellor of Central University of Sikkim in India in 2007. He served as the Chief Economic Adviser in the Government of Sikkim with a Cabinet Minister Rank for seven years (20002007) and various national committees. He is also a member of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Hill and Mountain regions in 2008. Khampa Tshering, Media and Business Consultant Khampa Tshering helps government, corporate, and private agencies find solutions to their organizational problems with powerful industry insights and research. He also helps shape the Bhutanese media industry through policy analysis and strategic actions. His zest for technology permeates the solutions he delivers to his clients.

MODERATOR Suman Shakya, Managing Director, One Planet Solution Suman Shakya is the Managing Director of One Planet Solution and CEO of Tangent Waves. He is a professional motivational speaker and trainer. Highly regarded for his immaculate delivery and articulation, his lively engagement with the audience is greatly talked about by participants of his programs.

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SESSION 5: NEW FINANCIAL ARCHITECHTURE The Himalayan Consensus as an economic paradigm is keen to explore innovation and emergence of new institutions that provides financial capital and access to finance. Speakers working in diverse areas related to the financial architecture will set the stage to ideate on new architecture that will provide the engine of growth to accelerate the pace of economic development.

SPEAKERS Del Christensen, Chief of Global Business Development at Bay Area Council Del Christensen is Chief of Global Business Development for the Bay Area Council. Currently, he oversees the Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trade and investment efforts in Shanghai, directing the development of Bay Area business in China through their office in the Yangpu District of Shanghai. He has over 20 years of experience in sales, business development and team leadership. Eckart Roth, Chief Risk Officer and Co-Founder, Peak Re Eckart Roth is the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of Peak Re. He is a reinsurance professional with more than 24 years of experience in the regional and international reinsurance markets with building and implementing comprehensive risk management systems. Prior to founding Peak Re, he ran and owned a consultancy which offered tailored reinsurance solutions to financial institutions in Asia Pacific, Europe and the US. Renaud Meyer, Country Director at UNDP Nepal Renaud Meyer is the Country Director for UNDP Nepal, coming from Kabul where he served as Senior Deputy Country Director for UNDP. Before joining the UN, he worked in Tunisia for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sashin Joshi, CEO at Nabil Bank Sashin Joshi is the Chief Executive Officer at Nabil Bank. Prior to this, he was CEO of NIC Asia Bank. He is a former President of Nepal Bankersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association (NBA) and Chair of National Banking Institute. He is a founding Director of Rural Micro-Finance Development Centre (RMDC) and former Chair of the Managing Board of Credit Information Bureau, Nepal. Tim Gocher, CEO and Founder at Dolma Impact Fund Tim is founder and CEO of Dolma Impact Fund. After nine years at Deloitte and J.P. Morgan, and an MBA from London Business School, he became Managing Director at Interregnum plc. He is co-founder and partner of Academy IP - a New York-based venture capital investor partnering with major US research universities.

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MODERATOR Allen T. Cheng, Asia Bureau Chief at Institutional Investor Inc. Allen T. Cheng is the Asia Bureau Chief of Institutional Investor Inc., a New York-based financial media company that specializes in analyzing the global financial services industry. He is also the Managing Director of II Magazine Group in Asia and Editor-in-chief of IIChina.com

SESSION 6:

HIMALAYAN INSTITUTIONS: THE NEW PARADIGM

This session will provide a platform for speakers from diverse institutions working on grass root and home grown institutions to share their innovation and provide a perspective to what they think are some of the new ways in which institutions will and shall go through transformation.

SPEAKERS Ajaya Dixit, Executive Director, ISET-Nepal Ajaya Dixit is the Executive Director at Institute for Social and Environmental Transition- Nepal. He has worked extensively as a consultant on water resources and environment for bilateral and multilateral organizations in Nepal. He also coordinated and edited Nepal’s first national disaster report, which was published in 2010. He is currently working on a book that audits Nepal’s hazardscape of 2014. Narayan Dhakal, Executive Director of EcoHimal Narayan Dhakal has been working in the social development sector since 1997. He started his career as a civil servant and then moved to travel and tourism from 1993. Narayan joined EcoHimal in 1997 as a project manager. His expertise lies in the field of institution and community development. Shruti Nada Poddar, Founder at Shruti Foundation Shruti Nada Poddar is the founder of Shruti Foundation, musician, a healer, a cultural exponent and educationist, and a leading practitioner of indigenous knowledge systems. She also convenes the foundation’s WE-ASC “Education Culture” Congresses for global advocacy of human values, holistic education, pedagogy and local learning paradigms.

MODERATOR Arpita Nepal, Co-founder and Director at Samriddhi Arpita Nepal is the Co-founder and Director of Research & Development at Samriddhi- an economic policy think tank based in Kathmandu, Nepal. She has conducted and directed several policy research studies on contemporary economic issues in Nepal, including hydropower policies, foreign direct investment, competition policies, and labor policies of Nepal. She also contributes to opeds in major national dailies of Nepal.

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CLOSING SESSION:

DRIVERS OF THE NEW HIMALAYAN ECONOMY

The final closing plenary will be an opportunity to provide not only a summary of the discussions held during the two day event, but also to identify few key actionable points that will be taken up by various institutions. A road map on the way forward for the Himalayan Consensus will be shared based on the inputs received in the past two days.

SPEAKERS Ambica Shrestha, President at Dwarika’s Hotel and Resorts Ambica Shrestha is a well known Nepalese entrepreneur who has been managing Dwarika’s hotel since 1991. She is also working as an honorary consulate General of Spain for Nepal and serves as the head of Nepalese Heritage Society and Business and Professional Women Nepal. She has been working to preserve the cultural heritage of Nepal and improve the status of underprivileged women. Leela Mani Paudyal, Former Chief Secretary of the Government of Nepal Leela Mani Paudyal was the Chief Secretary of the Government of Nepal from 2012 to 2015. He has led Nepalese delegations to different international organizations and has negotiated different multilateral agreements. He is the co-author of ‘Internal Auditing Theory and Practices in the Nepalese Perspective’ and also an active co-researcher in many research works related to Education, Trade, Community Development, Financial Management and Personnel Management. Sam Pitroda, Innovator, Policy Maker, Development Thinker Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda popularly known as Sam Pitroda is an internationally respected telecom inventor, entrepreneur, development thinker, and policy maker who is credited with having laid the foundation for India’s telecommunications and technology revolution of the 1980s. He also served as Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation, with the rank of a Cabinet Minister.

Being in the Himalayas: An afternoon with KG Ranjit and Pasang Lhamu Sherpa Akita

Exhibition of SABAH products

generations.

strength, character, and determination that inspires

on the mountain and off the mountain she has shown

She hails from the mountains. Through her adventures

female mountaineering instructor, and a social worker.

NexUs CafĂŠ, Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, National Geographic Adventurer Bakhundol, March 18 3pm-6pm of the Year 2016, is a successful mountaineer, the first

them to life for the viewers.

His artistic play with lights on the mountains brings

his life being in the Himalayas through his paintings.

the virtue and essence of their majesty. Ranjit, 84, spent

selected paintings of the Himalayas, where he captures

KG Ranjit, a renowned Nepali artist, will display his

A display of hand crafted products of over 2,000 Hotel Himalaya, home women workers. Products displayed will range Patan from apparels, hand woven fabrics, knitwears and March 17 & 18 accessories.

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SAARC Business Association of Home Based Workers (SABAH)

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The Organizers The Himalayan Consensus and the African Consensus was conceptualized by Laurence Brahm; a global activist, international lawyer, author and chief economist of the New Earth Institute. The concept behind Himalayan and African Consensus evolved from decades in the field advising on investments, economic-financial reform and development, while pioneering one of the earliest social enterprises located in the Himalayas. The Summit will be led by the Himalayan Consensus Institute (HCI), an organization registered in Hong Kong. The implementation partner for this Summit is Nepal Economic Forum (NEF).

Himalayan Consensus Institute The Himalayan Consensus Institute (HCI) promotes grass roots innovation to evolve the social enterprise concept into fresh models for community empowerment, addressing challenges of climate change across the Himalayan region. Areas of focus include: renewable and efficient energy, organic agriculture, water conservation, inclusive finance, and prevention of conflict. Key themes include: empowerment of identity through heritage and artisan protection, and the closing of income gaps through economic empowerment of communities. The Himalayan Consensus process involves convening an annual conference that will bring together both grass roots and NGO pioneers of social enterprise across the region, together with business and financial leaders, in seeking pragmatic ways to scale local solutions. Throughout the year the Himalayan Consensus Institute will matrix outcomes from the conference together with examples of social enterprise innovation across the Himalayan region, evolving these into a fresh economic paradigm.

Nepal Economic Forum Nepal Economic Forum (NEF), is a not for profit organization aiming to be Nepalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier private sector led economic policy and research institution. NEF strives to re-define the economic development discourse in Nepal, and works towards strengthening the Nepali economy through various activities that promote the growth of an efficient and inclusive private sector. NEF engages in research, analysis and information dissemination to shape national agendas through partnerships. NEF has successfully hosted multiple events for its own organization as well as external institutions. It has also worked in collaboration with multiple development partners and institutions such as Chatham House, WWF, DANIDA, The Asia Foundation, etc. NEF is currently a recipient of the Think Tank Fund by Open Society Foundations. NEF is committed to the areas of Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Alternative Development Paradigms as showcased by its work in these areas.

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