“The focus this time is on cooperation between South Asian countries and India as there are too many commonalities between them in the case of bamboo development,’’ Salam said.
The focus till now was on China, but this time it would be on South Asian countries and as such Arunachal Pradesh Governor General JJ Singh and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio are leading their States along with a large contingent of bamboo experts from the Northeast to the conference.
The conference is a major event for the WBO which has declared September 18 as World Bamboo Day with experts from all over the world likely to explore possibilities of mass utilization of bamboo as replacement of timber to play its role in climate change.
The three-day event will feature three days of lectures, presentations and demonstrations related to bamboo propagation, product application, sustainability and environmental properties and economic development.
The topics covered include architecture, construction, plantation management, landscape design, regional reports and other presentations and demonstrations related to bamboo propagation, product application, sustainability and environmental properties along with economic development, Salam said.
“The World Bamboo Organization’s mission is to promote and support the use of bamboo as a sustainable and
alternative natural resource through the development of partnerships and alliances,’’ he said
The WBO also aims to create mechanisms for global communication, information exchange and technology transfer.
Originally founded as the International Bamboo Association (IBA), the idea for an international coordinating body for bamboo practitioners was born out of discussions at the 1991 International Bamboo Workshop at Chiang-mai in Thailand.
The IBA was consequently established at International Bamboo Congress in
Japan in 1992. The IBA had been the coordinating platform for bamboo people around the world with its primary responsibility being the International Bamboo Congress and International Bamboo Workshop.
These two distinct gatherings have been merged with the World Bamboo Congress and the IBA has reborn as the World Bamboo Congress. GUWAHATI, Sept 16 – The focus of the World Bamboo Congress, starting today in Thailand, will be to promote and develop Brahmaputra-Mekong Valley axis for sustainable bamboo development, reports PTI. World Bamboo Organisation (WBO) president Kamesh Salam, who is also the Director of Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), told PTI the brainstorming session at Bangkok would benefit India’s Northeast the most as it produces over 70 per cent of bamboo of the country.
“The focus this time is on cooperation between South Asian countries and India as there are too many commonalities between them in the case of bamboo development,’’ Salam said.
The focus till now was on China, but this time it would be on South Asian countries and as such Arunachal Pradesh Governor General JJ Singh and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio are leading their States along with a large contingent of bamboo experts from the Northeast to the conference.
The conference is a major event for the WBO which has declared September 18 as World Bamboo Day with experts from all over the world likely to explore possibilities of mass utilization of bamboo as replacement of timber to play its role in climate change.
The three-day event will feature three days of lectures, presentations and demonstrations related to bamboo propagation, product application, sustainability and environmental properties and economic development.
The topics covered include architecture, construction, plantation management, landscape design, regional reports and other presentations and demonstrations related to bamboo propagation, product application, sustainability and environmental properties along with economic development, Salam said.
“The World Bamboo Organization’s mission is to promote and support the use of bamboo as a sustainable and
alternative natural resource through the development of partnerships and alliances,’’ he said
The WBO also aims to create mechanisms for global communication, information exchange and technology transfer.
Originally founded as the International Bamboo Association (IBA), the idea for an international coordinating body for bamboo practitioners was born out of discussions at the 1991 International Bamboo Workshop at Chiang-mai in Thailand.
The IBA was consequently established at International Bamboo Congress in
Japan in 1992. The IBA had been the coordinating platform for bamboo people around the world with its primary responsibility being the International Bamboo Congress and International Bamboo Workshop.
These two distinct gatherings have been merged with the World Bamboo Congress and the IBA has reborn as the World Bamboo Congress.
