InfoPoint conference: Shaping Nepal’s building sector towards low-carbon and resource efficiency

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Contemporary buildings in Nepal are poorly designed to account for local climate variations. Buildings are designed in similar manner, regardless of their location at an elevation of 150 meters, where summer temperatures can soar to a scorching 45 degrees Celsius, or at an altitude of 3500 meters, where winter temperatures can plummet to minus 15 degrees Celsius. This has resulted in an uncomfortable thermal environment within the building leading to an escalating reliance on energy-intensive heating and cooling solutions, with some buildings using up to 60% of their energy for heating and cooling. Furthermore, the widespread use of energy-intensive materials like bricks, cement, and iron bars contributes to a significant carbon footprint, hindering Nepal's goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.

This InfoPoint conference will cover Nepal's challenges and the progress made by the Building Energy Efficiency in Nepal (BEEN) Project 

Speakers

• Francesca Cuccia, Environment, Green Economy, Sustainable Consumption and Production, INTPA C3- East Asia and the Pacific
• Daniel Neyer, Project Leader, BUILDING Energy Efficiency in Nepal (BEEN) Project
• Suyesh Prajapati, Team Leader, BEEN Project
• Usha Maskey, Adviser, BEEN Project
• Ranjan Prakash Shrestha, Senior Programme Manager, EUD

Language: English

Registration

Registration for onsite participation at the InfoPoint premises

Register for online participation to the Webex meeting (Webex link will be communicated upon registration)

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