Asta-Ja Framework: A Peaceful Approach to Food, Water, Climate, and Environmental Security Coupled with Sustainable Economic Development and Social Inclusion in Nepal
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https://doi.org/10.13052/spee1048-4236.391412Keywords:
Asta-Ja, food and water security, climate and environmental security, economic development, Nepal Vision 2040, social inclusion, Nepal.Abstract
Sustainable conservation, development, and utilization of natural and human
resources is necessary for accelerated economic growth and fast-paced
socio-economic transformation of Nepal. Asta-Ja Framework, which is a
theoretically grounded grassroots based peaceful and self-reliant planning
and development approach, offers practical strategies for sustainable con-
servation and development of natural and human resources enhancing food,
water, climate, and environmental security, accelerated economic growth, and
socio-economic transformation of Nepal. Asta-Ja includes interconnected
eight resources in Nepali letter, Ja, – Jal (water), Jamin (land), Jungle
(forest), Jadibuti (medicinal and aromatic plants), Janashakti (manpower),
Janawar (animal), Jarajuri (crop plants) and Jalabayu (climate). Asta-Ja
Framework is a unifying framework for planning and resources develop-
ment and has a strong footing on science, business, and eastern philosophy.
While providing practical guidelines for achieving food, water, climate and environmental security, this article presents Nepal Vision 2040, which is
developed considering challenges that Nepal is currently facing and its
available Asta-Ja resources, envisioning that Nepal’s economic development
reaching at the par of developed nations by 2040. Key strategic sectors
identified in Nepal Vision 2040 include smallholder mixed-farming system,
agro-jadibuti industrialization, protection of drinking water sources, climate
change adaptation, environmental pollution control, conservation of natural
resources, infrastructure, tourism, renewable energy, alleviation of inequali-
ties, and good governance. This article demonstrates strategies for addressing
social discrimination and inequalities through the process of Asta-Ja com-
munity capacity-building and self-reliant development. Ecological balance
of Asta-Ja resources is necessary for sustainable natural resources, economic
development, and community resiliency. The Government of Nepal is sug-
gested to adopt Asta-Ja Framework as its national planning and development
framework for sustainable economic growth and fast-paced socio-economic
transformation of the country.
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