Posted on January, 08 2008

KATHMANDU, Nepal: WWF Nepal signed a MoU with Curriculum Development Centre, Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES), Government of Nepal (GoN) today to incorporate issues of conservation starting with climate change issues in the national curriculum of grade one to ten.

Considering the need to expose students to conservation issues from early school level, WWF Nepal and Curriculum Development Centre (CDC)/ MOES, GoN has agreed to work in partnership for producing well informed young students on issues related to conservation starting with climate change. Mr. Hari Bol Khanal, Executive Director of CDC and Mr. Anil Manandhar, Country Representative of WWF Nepal signed the MoU on the behalf of their respective organizations on 8 January 2008. As per the MoU, CDC and WWF Nepal will work together to incorporate conservation issues starting with climate change in the curriculum of grade one to ten.

Climate change is not a distance problem anymore. Global warming is happening for real and the whole world is facing its impact and Nepal is not an exception to it. Nepal being one of the most vulnerable countries from impact of climate change, urgent measures are needed to adapt to negative impacts of climate change.

“It’s for the first time that WWF Nepal is partnering with CDC, “said Anil Manandhar, the Country Representative of WWF Nepal. “It’s yet another step towards a new paradigm to incorporate conservation issues in curriculum.”

On the occasion Hari Bol Khanal, the Executive Director of CDC said, “Issues of animals, plants, wetlands conservation are important but they have not been incorporated in the curriculum properly.”

“With this initiative, we will work together to produce a new generation of well informed students and future conservationists.”