Nepal is a South Asian country located between India and China; it is a developing economy with a population of 29 million in-habitants. Most of the Nepalese population resides in a rural area and makes a living off of a subsistence or production farming lifestyle, the amount of land suitable for agriculture is near the 30% mark, which is a significant amount (Canada has 6.8% Agricultural suitable land). Nepal’s main natural resources are quartz, water, timber, and hydropower (World factbook, 2016). Nepal has many social and economical issues that can be researched, further but the emphasis of this export proposal will focus on the following issues:
a.) Water Pollution caused by agricultural and human bio-waste
b.) Lack of access to electricity
c.) Sole reliance on hydro-electric power production
Water pollution in Nepal is caused by both the agricultural sector, and the urban areas. Waterborne illness caused by harmful bacteria and pathogens found in water are responsible for 44 000 deaths/year of children under the age of 5 (MIT, 2001). The major diseases caused by this factor are: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever. (World factbook 2016) Although an improvement has been seen in the years between 2002 and 2012 the amount of residents of Nepal who have access to electricity remains low at 76% (World factbook 2016). On the world spectrum this is relatively low and leaves room for growth. Nepal has an immense capability of producing hydroelectric power, unfortunately that is also it’s sole production method for it’s population, if another method was available the hydroelectric power could be exported and could create stimulation on the stagnant economy.