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LECTURE by Prof. Andrea Nightingale on Monday, 19 Jan 2015 from12:30 PM - 2:30 PM at the International Mountain Museum, Ghari Patan, Pokhara.
This lecture brings together over 20 years of research on gender, caste, ethnicity and social vulnerability within forestry. In Nepal, forests have long been considered a major development asset, both for the nation and for communities. Now with climate change, they are again on the front line, both for mitigation efforts through REDD+ and adaptation. Aspirations for forests and adaptation/mitigation, however, are not consistent across communities and government priorities. Even within communities and government, there can be conflicting needs for forest resources. This poses serious governance dilemmas for forestry officers charged with implementing laws and supporting community-based management. This lecture takes a critical look at these dynamics and offers some insights into why navigating different priorities can be challenging for individual forestry officers.
This lecture is part of the Climate+Change lecture series, associated to the on-going Climate+Change exhibition at the International Mountain Museum, Pokhara.
Andrea J. Nightingale is Professor of Environmental Social Science in the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. She is presently involved in a collaborative research programme with the University of Toronto and ForestAction Nepal investigating democratic governance in the post-conflict state. She has worked closely with the Nepal-Swiss and the DFID-funded Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (both community forestry projects) in Nepal on their land management programmes, gender and equity programmes and climate change strategies. She has also worked in India, Indonesia and South America during the course of her studies and short term consultancies.
Climate+Change: www.climatepluschange.org
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