Solan, Dec 19 (Representative) Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni will be hosting a three-day ‘HIMSamwaad-Trans Himalayan Conference on Localised Solutions and Implementation Strategy’ from 19-21 December, 2022. The Event is being organized under the joint aegis of Parmar varsity, Sewa International and the Indian Ecological Society. Varsity vice chancellor Rajeshwar Singh Chandel said this conference is organized each year by Sewa International and this year’s event is being organized in the mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. He said various issues will be discussed by the experts at this conference including local solutions and implementation strategies. Prof. Chandel informed that more than 200 policymakers, social workers, and researchers from the Himalayan countries of Bhutan and Nepal, and Himalayan states will deliberate on the sustainable development of the Himalayan region for three days at Nauni. He said besides several important topics, deliberations on the need for self-sustaining development in the Himalayan region after Covid and the primary need to make the local communities self-reliant by removing obstacles in their development will be carried out by the participants.
The conference will be inaugurated by the Governor of Himachal Pradesh Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. Shri Rakesh Kanwar, Secretary Agriculture of Himachal Pradesh; Shri Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary Ministry of Ayush; Secreatry Horticulture Himachal; Dr. Kshama Metre, National Director CORD; Shri Shrawan Kumar Sharma, Executive Director CESOD, Prof. Ravindra S Gavali, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj; Prof. Vikas Bhatia, Executive Director, AIIMS Bibinagar; Shri Rajeev Issar, Advisor UNDP are among the many prominent names who will be sharing their views during this conference. Prof. Chandel said the recent development in the transformation from industry based agriculture to Natural Farming has shown a potential to be a strong livelihood resource for Himalayan farming communities. This methodology provides strength to the whole ecosystem, water, soil, biodiversity, nutrition and ensures the well-being of the whole farming community in Himalayan region. Natural farming will be a common theme in all the sessions.
The COVID pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for self-sustainable development in the Trans-Himalayan region, making the communities self-reliant and insulated from external impediments to their development. Shri Ashok Goyal, President of Sewa International said, “In these three days, through various sessions, the goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be discussed and its main topics are climate change, reasons for climate change-related disasters and how to solve it.” With this awareness, HIMSamwaad-2022 attempts to provide a platform for multiple stakeholders of the Trans-Himalayan region to realign our integrated sustainable development approach to the transformed post-COVID reality of the region. Additionally, the focus of the conference will be on charting a roadmap for implementing localised solutions to Trans-Himalayan region issues while consenting to the idea of development. The conference shall also set the stage for the 4th SDG conference by developing a foundational framework for the evaluation of the implementing strategies.