Digo Bikas Institute in collaboration with the Ministry of Forest and Environment(MoFE) and Clean Energy Nepal(CEN), organized the National Consultation on Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels, Preparation for Santa Marta Conference on 9th April 2026.
The opening remarks were delivered by Dr. Maheshwar Dhakal, Chief of the Climate Change Management Division at MoFE, followed by a keynote presentation by Manjeet Dhakal. Mega Maskey, Asia Campaigner, delivered a brief presentation on the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative.
The panel discussion, moderated by Shreya K.C., brought together representatives from government, local authorities, and civil society. Panelists included Dr. Prakash Singh Thapa (MoFE), Ms. Parbata Bhatta (AEPC), Mr. Yugdeep Luitel (Itahari Municipality), and Mr. Abhishek Shrestha (Digo Bikas Institute). The discussion focused on Nepal’s energy transition challenges, policy gaps, and opportunities for multi-level collaboration.
An open floor session followed, facilitated by Omkar Subedi and Megha Maskey and the event concluded with the closing remarks from Mr. Raju Sapkota (MoFE).
