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Given the informal and seasonal nature of brick production, brick kiln workers are compelled to migrate with their family during the brick production season (October–May)
. Coupled with the highly marginalized and vulnerable status of brick kiln workers, this seasonal migration seriously hampers their children’s education. The children are unable to finish their curriculum, and most have to repeat the academic year. In turn, the children are unable to break free of the intergenerational poverty cycle. In Nepal, around 32,000 children experience this pattern of interrupted education
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The opening session was chaired by Paula Richardson
. In her opening remarks she welcomed all the participants of the meeting. She said that she was happy to see that there was significant goodwill and commitment within the ministries and different departments in Afghanistan to strengthen capacities in water resources management. Over the years the Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has witnessed a great level of enthusiasm and ongoing commitment across government agencies in Afghanistan, so she hoped that this momentum would continue till the end of the project period. Australia has invested in Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan (SWaRMA) because of its vast experience in the field of water resources management. She also emphasized that women’s participation and their voice in water resources management is critical for economic growth and sustainable management of water resources. She expected that the meeting would draw attention to the gender dimension in water resources management in Afghanistan
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South Asian cities need to adapt to extreme climate events and work with their inhabitants to find a strategy to move away from the current culture of producing and haphazardly disposing large amounts of solid waste
. Cities are facing increasing threats of flooding, waterlogging, and water contamination due to • Unplanned urban growth and expansion of cities into low-lying flood-plains • Indiscriminate dumping of solid waste in the drainage system • Intense rainfall events which can overwhelm the city’s drainage system
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A clean brick sector is characterized by lower emissions, energyefficient technologies, and good working conditions free of child labour
. Accordingly, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has been working since 2013 to improve air quality by reducing BC and other emissions from brick kilns through technological, social, and policy interventions. It has been promoting the adoption of best practices and solutions – piloting the integration of socioeconomic, gender, and equity perspectives – to make the South Asian brick sector cleaner, socially equitable, and more sustainable
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