Production of skilled and qualified manpower for development of adventure tourism in Nepal
• Nepal Mountaineering Association • Khumbu Climbing Center • Himalayan Medics
Dr.Nima Namgyal SHERPA Sustainable Summits Conference 2016
Aoraki ,Mt Cook NZ
GOD FATHER OF THE SHERPA PEOPLE
www.nepalmountaineering.org.npNational alpine organization of NepalMember of UIAA
Mission: production and development of skill manpower to promote adventure tourism
Basic Mountaineering Course Advance Mountaineering course High Mountain Rescue TrainingRock and Ice Climbing course Mountain Leader Course Aspirant Guide Course UIAGM Guide Course Mountain environment conservation & preservation
Khumbu Climbing Center
Mission : To promote safe and responsible climbing practices
• Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation • Phortse village Khumbu • Basic and Advance Climbing course• Leave No Trace• Foreign & local instructors ( now less foreign and more locals )• Training over 600 students so far • Exchange program with National Park Services US• Operated by donations and volunteer (US$40000/per)• Minimal fee of Rs.2500 – 4000 (gears & equipment )
www.alexlowe.org
Himalayan Medics Your Safety Our Concernwww.himalayanmedics.com
Mission : To promote education and awareness on first aid, patients care and risk management to prevent and minimize casualty.• Training & educating climbing guides, trekking guides, local community in health &safety issues : first aid, light search and rescue , disaster preparedness and emergency response etc.
What we do
• Raising awareness and education about emergency preparedness
• Training in Wilderness First Aid, Advance ( WFR) to trekking and mountain guides
• Training in Basic First Aid, Light Search & Rescue & Conduction of mock drills in remote villages
• Volunteer medic team for various events (sports , disasters etc )
25th April 2015 Nepal
Lack of trained and qualified professionals to respond immediately
and effectively to emergency
WE WERE JUST LUCKY
Objectives • Establish “Community Emergency Response Team” CERT in every village in Khumbu Region
• Create Emergency Fund in villages by the people for the people
• Help set a standard medical training for trekking and mountain guides
• Help establish Mountain SAR in NepalEstablish foundation for Emergency Medical Service in Nepal “ALL DAY , EVERYDAY PRACTISE SAFETY FIRST ”
Way forward
• Ensuring health and safety is important to promote adventure tourism in Nepal
• Coordination and collaboration between different organizations to provide needed training to respond immediately and effectively to disasters from natural hazards
Emergency VS Urgency From a medical point of view, Emergency refers to threat to life needing immediate action to save life and Urgency refers to immediate need of action in a given time to prevent it from becoming an emergency.
How do we relate this to Environmental , Waste management, overcrowding , preserving nature , climate change issues ?
WH questions??? To find A /best solution in everyone’s best interest respecting the SOCIAL ,ENVIRONMENTAL & ECONOMIC valuesbetween environmentalist, conservationist , commercial service providers, local community and the visitors
“ The solution to our problems must come from within the country not from abroad “
Thank you
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