Sue Hammell speaks about Nepal's diversity and transition to federalism

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In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake last April that killed almost 9,000 people and left millions displaced, Nepal has been working hard to rebuild and reunite the country. After 2½ centuries as a monarchy, last September Nepal adopted a federal constitution for the first time in its history through an elected constitutional assembly.
This group has become the members of the federal legislature. The federal legislature is made up of 601 members representing over 30 political parties. Complicated, wouldn't you think? But understandable when you realize how ethnically diverse Nepal is.
Nepal is made up of more than 125 ethnic groups and 90 different languages — sounds a little bit like the Surrey school district. Now, as they create seven distinct provinces, the people of Nepal should have more of say in how they are governed.
But to add another layer of complication, Nepal is a geographically diverse country, with northern Nepal having eight of the ten tallest mountains in the world, while the south is fertile and humid. To the west, vast areas of subalpine, coniferous forest are home to hundreds of unique species of flora and fauna.
Such a diverse country needs to have a diverse leadership model, and they are taking major steps to do that. The transition from a centralized country to a federal model poses many challenges. Nepal is being helped by groups such as the Ottawa-based Forum of Federations.
Having been there and having met so many wonderful Nepalese people, I am confident that the country of Nepal has a very bright future.

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