Kathmandu, Mar. 3: Education secretary Jataram Giri and us Ambassador Ralph Frank signed an agreement to initiate the Global Programme (global learning and observation to benefit the environment) at the Ministry of Education today.

The Global Programme is a woldwide programme developed by top flight scientists and educators in the united States of America and administered by the united States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to teach children about atmosphere and environment through hands-on scientific research.

To date 88 countries including Nepal have joined the Global Programme.

His Majesty’s Government will nominate a country co-ordinator to organise the programme and select pilot schools for the programme.

The programme will be a collective effort of the ministries of education, and environment and population, the U.S. Embassy and other interested non-governmental organisations.

As part of the Global Programme, Nepalese students will be able to collect data and learn about their environment as well as compare the climatic conditions of their area with that of the rest of the country and the world.