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Ght Climate Smart Trek Reaches Dunai, Dolpo,
PRESS RELEASE of March 29, 2012, Dunai, Dolpo, Nepal
April 6, 2012: On the 75th day of Climate Smart Celebrity Trek, Apa Sherpa and his team reached and interacted with the local people and the media in Dunai. The team received a huge welcome there, accompanied by a rally and traditional music that went around Dunai. The press meet was organized in the DDC hall of Dunai. The Chief Guest of the event was Apa Sherpa. The event was attended by the Chief District Officer Tek Bahadur KC,(for) Local Development Officer Mr. Danta Neupane, Nepali Congress CA Member Dudh Kumari Hamal, Actor of Caravan Thinle Lodup Lama, UML central committee member, Yogesh Bhattarai and representatives of different political parties.
Speaking at the occasion, CA member Dudh Kumari Hamal said,’ I congratulate the GHT-CSCT team on their efforts.'
Speaking on the occasion, Apa Sherpa shared his experience of what he witnessed along the trail from east to west. He said that climate change had negatively affected the production of cash crops like Tea, Alaichi, medicinal plants and agriculture, in general across whole Nepal. He also shared that the villagers along the trail told him that Machhapuchre has been appearing very black due to snow melt in recent times. Dawa Steven Sherpa, the two times Mount Everest Summiteer and member of Climate Change Council of Government of Nepal, further explained the impacts seen on the trail.
Saurav Dhakal, another member of the team, shared his observation of very frequent forest fires in the Eastern region and suggested that they could lead to increase in the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere.
Thinle, the lead actor of the famous movie Caravan and the resident of Dolpa area, said, ‘It is very important to promote tourism in all areas of Nepal to help the poor people. As a Goodwill Ambassador for the 66th Shey Festival going to be held from 28th August to 2nd September 2012, in Dolpa to promote tourism, I invite and welcome everyone to visit Dolpa to be a part of the festival’. He also handed over the brochures about the festival to Apa Sherpa and his team.
Apa Sherpa and his team are walking on this trail to primarily highlight the impacts of climate change in the Himalayas and to promote The Great Himalaya Trail (GHT) as the best tourism trail in the world. The GHT ranges from Darchula in Far West and ends in Taplejung, in far-eastern Nepal and thereby offers trekkers to experience extremely rich cultures, breathtaking landscapes and diverse range of flora and fauna.
GHT-CSCT is organized by Himalayan Climate Initiative in coordination with Government of Nepal, particularly Office of the Prime Minister, The Ministry of Environment, and The Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), with the support of DFID-UK Aid, British Council, SNV (Netherlands Development Organisation), Geo-Eye, The North Face, Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), Asian Trekking (P) Ltd. NTB, TAAN.
