October 23rd, 2009
Upon arrival in Kathmandu a few days ago to prepare for the Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop, my first impressions were of a city going about its business at an almost leisurely pace. I should have known – it was the last few days of Tihar – a five day Hindu holiday celebrated in Nepal (the festival of lights). Since then, the streets have crowded, the horns are honking, and the bikes are spewing dust. Power outages are a daily occurrence – only the government and luxury hotels with generators seem to be able to go along with their business without the delays incurred by electricity shortages. Over the next few days, a trickle of wildlife conservationists and government delegations will turn into a downpour. The Global Tiger Initiative and Kathmandu Tiger Workshop will be moving into full ‘war room’ mode. There is a lot at stake here – it’s going to be interesting.
Comment by Ilya Sidorov
October 22, 2009 @ 3:44 pm
I love the idea of ‘war room’ mode