A two-day regional workshop on Building Design for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Integration in buildings in Ladakh was held in Leh on October 18 and 19.

The workshop was organised by National Health Mission, UT Ladakh under National Program on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH) in collaboration with BEEP RE Project, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), International Institute for Energy Conservative (IIEC) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).

The workshop is being organised to provide a platform to open a dialogue with the key stakeholders on future actions and to utilize the results and learnings from the pilot project demonstration in the region.

Principal Secretary, Dr. Pawan Kotwal appreciated and applauded the efforts being taken by different stakeholders toward the goal of a carbon-neutral Ladakh. He apprised the participants about the steps being taken to make the health facilities of Ladakh more energy efficient and less energy-intensive to contribute towards the vision of the Prime Minister of India to make Carbon-Neutral Ladakh.

Setting the agenda of the workshop, Commissioner/Secretary, Ajeet Kumar Sahu briefed about various steps being taken in Ladakh supported by different research teams for achieving the goal of sustainable and carbon-neutral Ladakh.

During the workshop, the experts from IIEC, Ankita Ranjan, and Anant Joshi shared their experiences with building practitioners and decision-makers to understand and promote the building of energy-efficient buildings in the Ladakh region that are well suited to integrate renewable energy technological implementations.

Nodal Officer NPCCHH, NHM Ladakh, Dr. Sunil Ahirwar presented a power-point presentation on Climate Change and its impact on Human Health.

On day two, the participants visited the Himalayan Institute of Alternative Learnings (HIAL), Leh as a part of the workshop.