Nabil
Bank and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) entered
into a three-year partnership to help upgrade facilities at the ICIMOD
Knowledge Park at Godavari, a repository for biodiversity resources and a
practical venue for testing sustainable technologies and farming practices and
demonstrating them to farmers, researchers, students, and development
practitioners.
Chief executive of Nabil Bank Anil Gyawali, handed over a a cheque for Rs
1,350,000 ($15,000) to director general of ICIMOD Dr David Molden today.
Nabil Bank is now a Gold Partner to the ICIMOD Knowledge Park at
Godavari.
The Knowledge Park attracts over 5,000 visitors a year through
activities carried out in the areas of renewable energy; water, vegetation, and
soil management; livestock and aquaculture; alternative approaches to income
generation; biodiversity conservation; training; and community outreach.
“The private sector is an important development partner for improving
the lives of people living in the mountains and, as users of mountain
resources, the private sector has a critical role to play in ensuring the
long-term green economic growth of the region and in protecting its invaluable
resources and biodiversity,” Molden said, on the occasion.
The partnership is expected to encourage other private sector companies
to also participate by supporting, engaging, learning and sharing of knowledge
on the valuable resources, ecosystem services, and mountain livelihoods that
are under threat as a result of climate and socioeconomic changes, he added.
"Nabil
Bank has been focusing on promoting public interest by supporting environmental
awareness and conservation, poverty alleviation, and economic development as
crucial components of its corporate social responsibility,” Gyawali said,
adding that the bank is also involved in projects related to health, science
and technology, education and sports, and literature, culture and art.
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