Cycle City Network Nepal (CCNN), in collaboration with European Union In Nepal organized a bicycle parade with European Parliamentarians followed by a climate Roundtable with youths on the occasion of EU Climate Diplomacy Week and World Car Free Day on September 22, 2022.The Event was proposed by Cycle City Network Nepal and hosted by European Union in Nepal.
The main objective of the event was to create a discourse on the need to conserve the environment for the present and the future. Bicycle uses zero emissions and come with various societal and economical benefits. A zero-carbon future is only possible with the shift towards such sustainable practices. The European Union has supported many major and minor projects in Nepal for almost forty years in the field of sustainability with the intent of betterment of the Nepalese People.
The Bicycle Rally started upon the arrival of the parliament members of European Union, youths from Youth Sounding Board(YSB) and Youth Innovation Lab. The Rally was concluded upon reaching Nagbahal, a heritage site in the middle of Lalitpur where the participants were welcomed by Deputy Mayor of Lalitpur, Manjali Shakya Bajracharya and the discussion initiated with the focus on youths in governance, youth in climate change and youth in gender inclusion.
