Improvement of rural people livelihood
in cold desert areas of the Western Himalayas

Proceedings of the Seminar

21 to 24 April 2009

 

Local, national and international organisations from Hindu-Kush Himalaya, Central Asia and Europe had gathered at Leh in April 2009 to share their best practices and technologies in development sector. The 4-days seminar was organized by GERES India at Leh (Ladakh) in Northern India, from 21-24 April 2009.

 

The book Proceedings of the Seminar "Energy and Climate Change in cold regions of Asia" is organized into five sections, as follow:

 

1. Thematic introduction
   • Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Energy Solutions in Rangelands
   • Water and energy, challenges and trends in energy in the Central Asian republics
   • Climate Change - a major challenge for development
    
2. Decentralized Rural Electrification
   • Solar recharging stations - selling hours of solar lighting
   • Determinants of success and failure of community based micro hydro project
   • The Quality Electricity Plus strategy
   • 100kW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant at Tangtse (Durbuk)
    
3. Climate change impacts and adaptation
   • Impacts of Climate Change in Ladakh and Lahaul & Spiti of the Western Himalayan region
   • Impact of Climate Change on Mountain Women Livelihood and Workload & Challenges
   • Building Community Resilience towards Climate Change Adaptation through Awareness & Education
   • Artificial Glaciers - A High Altitude Cold Desert Water Conservation Technique
   • Integrated approach for adaptation to climate change
   • Land Legislation and Pastoral Adaptation to Climate Change in Mongolia
    
4. Energy and household
   • Biogas for developing countries with cold climates
   • Introduction of Improved Metallic Stove for People Living in High Altitude Regions of Nepal
   • Rehabilitation of degraded rain fed agricultural land in Southern Tajikistan through household energy efficiency improvement
   • Cane reed : 19th century idea, 21st century solution
   • Improving winter livelihood of rural population in the cold desert of Western Indian Himalayas
   • Energy Risks in Kyrgyzstan and Their Mitigation through Use of Renewable Sources of Energy
   • Community Involvement in Constructing Energy Efficent Houses in Rural Kyrgyzstan
   • Impact monitoring in Renewable Energy Projects
   • Energy efficient rural houses pilot project in Heilongjiang Province of China
    
5. Energy and agriculture, productive activities
   • Livestock, Remote Mountain areas and Climate change
   • Passive Solar Greenhouse - bringing better nutrition to the cold arid regions of Western Himalaya
   • Improving livelihood of rural mountain people through promotion of pico hydro
   • Productive Use of Renewable Energy
    
6. Energy in public buildings
   • Insulation of school buildings - Windows and doors
   • Implementation of Passive Solar Housing Technology in Western Himalayan State of Himachal Pradesh
   • Renewable energy in rural areas of Tibet: energy efficiency in schools
   • Dissemination of Energy Efficiency Best Practices in the Construction Sector of Public Buildings

 

 

The full-papers (manuscript) of the speakers are uploaded on the GERES HQ website.