Question: ICIMOD stands for?
(a) International Center for Integrated Mountain Development
(b) International Center for Indian Mountain Development
(c) Indian Center for Integrated Mountain Development
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
Related Facts
- As per report of ICIMOD (Nepal), Kathmandu, with a population of over 2.5 million, alone uses around 4,700,000 to 4,800,000 plastic bags daily.
- ICIMOD stands for- International Center for Integrated Mountain Development.
- In Nepal, at least 16% of urban waste is comprised of plastic, which translates to 2.7 tons of daily plastic garbage production.
- For decades, low awareness and a near dysfunctional waste management system has resulted in litter either thrown into or dumped on the river banks throughout the valley, which ultimately flows down to the Bagmati River.
- As per an ADB report, solid waste management in Nepal has been given low priority because the demand for other public services is higher in many municipalities.
- The Nepal government’s Solid Waste Management Rules 2070 (2013) clearly state that the urban local bodies (ULBs) will conduct programmes to increase people’s awareness about segregation of waste at source to reduce the quantum of solid waste.