Nepal

Region: Nepal

Nepal:

Projects
16
Resources
17
Stories
73
Feature
5th March 2024
Water will flow again from the sacred springs in the Himalayan rangelands In Nepal's Mustang rangelands, water scarcity prompts a community effort to revive sacred springs. Locals and migrant herders, together with the Rural Development Initiative (RDI), are co-creating resilient solutions. This holistic approach highlights the power of flexibility and cultural sensitivity to drive success. This story is part of a series celebrating the locally-led solutions supported by the UNDP implemented - Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator programme.
Resource
16th November 2022
A compendium of finance sources and instruments to support climate action in Bangladesh, India and Nepal This compendium provides an overview of the climate finance landscape in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, and includes recommendations for accessing, planning, using and monitoring climate finance in the three countries.
Resource
14th November 2022
Nature-based Solutions for urban climate resilience in South Asia: Case studies from Bangladesh, India and Nepal This compendium provides concrete examples of Nature-based Solutions implemented in urban areas in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. 15 case studies have been documented to assist governments at all levels as well as practitioners, NGOs, civil society and academics to plan, implement, replicate and scale NbS.
Resource
5th August 2022
Learning Story: Collaborative urban water management bridges knowledge and action in Nepal This learning story shares the work done by the Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) to promote evidence-based action on sustainable water resource management in Dhulikhel, Nepal.
Resource
7th July 2022
Climate resilience planning in mountainous regions in Nepal A new policy brief from ICLEI South Asia and ICIMOD provides recommendations for enhancing and mainstreaming resilience planning in Nepal's mountainous regions.
Completed
Project
Completed
Heat action in cities in Bangladesh and Nepal

This project supported the cities Rajshahi in Bangladesh and Nepalgunj in Nepal to improve urban heat resilience before the next heat season.

Resource
25th March 2021
Policy Brief: Supporting climate action through gender-responsive budgeting in Nepal This policy brief discusses the major knowledge gaps in gender-responsive budgeting, and gives recommendations for strengthening the implementation of gender-responsive strategies to build a sustainable, climate-resilient society.
Feature
8th December 2020
Kathmandu, Nepal: The plight of construction workers during the global pandemic In Kathmandu, Nepal, construction workers are particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fall-out. An individual construction manager is supporting his fellow workers with food and accommodation to make up for insufficient government support. Krishna Bahadur Khadka and Rubina Adhikari report.
Feature
27th October 2020
Nepal: Managing misinformation during Covid-19 In Nepal, a local network called the “Accountability Lab Nepal” is debunking rumours during the pandemic - a way of working that is important for longer term resilience. Suresh Chandis and Bikin Ghimire report as part of the 'Voices from the Frontline' series.
Feature
15th September 2020
Lessons from the pandemic: Nepal is learning to transform its agricultural sector In Nepal, coronavirus-related lockdowns have damaged households' food security and ability to access adequate nutrition. Thankfully, rapid adoption of new farming and gardening methods, and systems for agricultural inputs and marketing are helping people to adapt successfully.
Feature
7th September 2020
Kunni Kharka, Nepal: The plight of Dalit communities during an unprecedented crisis In Kunni Kharka, Nepal, a Dalit community is using collective savings and strengthening community bonds to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. Naresh Kumar Shreshtha reports. This is the fourteenth in the series of stories from Voices from the Frontline initiative by ICCCAD and CDKN.
Feature
10th August 2020
Kathmandu, Nepal: Young people lead innovative initiatives during Covid-19 pandemic In Kathmandu, Nepal, youth-led enterprises are developing social and economic resilience to sustain their business activities during the pandemic. Krishna Bahadur Khadka and Rubina Adhikari report. This is the tenth of the 'Voices from the Frontline' stories by ICCCAD and CDKN.