Nepal will be joining Laos and other 18 other countries as part of this project.

The project aims to boost mobile communication and also add to the demand for satellite and related services across emerging nations.

A team led by Shinichi Nakasuka, Professor at the University of Tokyo, is planning to create a network of nearly 20 satellites around Earth to ensure seamless communication.

Nakasuka’s network of satellites facilitates the measurement of temperatures and water levels using sensors set up in farms, river bodies and other sources of information.

This information will help the authorities to check the spread of infections, monitor climate change, floods and other disaster situations.

Application of microsatellites matters a lot to countries like Nepal that are more prone to climate change.

Satellites weighing less than 100 kg are termed as microsatellites, which hold high demand among smaller enterprises. Another advantage of these satellites is the time of their production.

It takes just one or two years to manufacture a microsatellite, which is almost half the time required for normal satellites.

Similar Project Underway

It is noteworthy that the Government of Nepal has been taking many measures to mitigate disaster and climate change concerns with the support of international bodies.

In a similar move supporting Nepal, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Nepal had recently partnered with the Himalayan Consensus Institute (HCI) to assist Nepal in crisis prevention and conflict mitigation.

As part of the deal, UNDP agreed to develop early warning systems to assist the government at the time of disasters. Upon successful implementation of this pilot project in Nepal, UNDP plans to conduct a similar conflict programs across other countries that are sensitive to climate change.

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The UNDP Nepal Country Director Renaud Meyer and HCI Founder Laurence Brahm signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in this regard at an event held at Patan Museum on November 14, 2017.

The agreement majorly focuses on crisis and conflict mitigation in the Himalayan region that is the most vulnerable to climate change.

The deal also focuses on development of early warning systems to assist governments and communities at times of any disasters in the country.

This pilot project in Nepal is being considered as a model for the implementation of similar conflict programs towards conflict prevention and mitigation across other countries that are vulnerable to climate change.

“The new facility that we plan to put in place will help the Government and people of Nepal take informed decisions, better prepare for climate-induced and other kind of disasters and respond to crisis more systematically,” noted Renaud Meyer.

Meanwhile, Laurence Brahm, Founder of HCI says, “This initiative has the potential for far-reaching impact beyond the borders of Nepal. It is envisioned that similar programs could be adopted across the developing world in an effort to address conflict at its root cause rather than its effect.”

The next Himalayan Consensus Summit (HCS), scheduled to be held during March 23-25, 2018 is expected to offer another milestone for this partnership, informed UNDP official’s release.

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