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Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP) The Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP) continues to build the capacity of vulnerable communities to adapt to the negative effects of climate change. Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP), a leading project in the area of climate ...
UNDP, (2017)
Nepal Climate Change Support Programme The programme aims to mainstream climate change into Nepal's national development agenda, contribute to poverty reduction, livelihood diversification and community resilience. This will ensure that the most urgent and immediate adaption actions are i...
UNDP, (2016)
Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture (GCP/NEP/070/LDF) Reducing vulnerability and increasing adaptive capacity to respond to impacts of climate change and variability for sustainable livelihoods in agriculture sector in Nepal is supported by GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY (GEF) under THE LEAST DEVELOPED COU...
FAO, (2016)
Technical Cooperation Programme - Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness and Climate Risk Management in the Agricultural Sector Agriculture remains Nepal’s principal economic activity, employing 66 percent of the population. Natural disasters such as floods, landslides, snow avalanches, glacial lake outburst floods, hailstorms, thunderstorms, cold waves, hot waves, drought an...
GON-FAO, (2012)
Global Financial Crisis, Volatile Food Prices, make Agricultural Focus Urgent, UN Human Rights Food Expert tells UN Commission on Sustainable Development. NEW YORK / GENEVA -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, has outlined some of the crucial choices that must be made to design more sustainable food systems in a world facing climate change and declinin...
OHCHR, (2009)
Nepal: Coping with Climate Change, Addressing Migration Nepal is one of the countries hardest hit by climate change. Farmers are the worst affected. Poverty and impacts of climate change are pushing people to migrate. In Southern Nepal, FAO supports some 3,000 farmers through 120 farmer field schools, so...
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, (2017)
Save And Grow In Practice: Maize · Rice · Wheat- A Guide To Sustainable Cereal Production By 2050, world annual demand for maize, rice and wheat is expected to reach some 3.3 billion tonnes, or 800 million tonnes more than 2014’s record combined harvest. Much of the increase in production will need to come from existing farmland. But one-...
FAO, (2016)
Gender Responsive National Communications Toolkit This toolkit is an initiative of the UNDP Gender Team and the UNDP–UNEP Global Support Programme. It is designed to strengthen the capacity of national government staff and assist them in integrating gender equality into the development of National C...
UNDP, UNEP, GEF, (2015)
UN Newsletter - Vol. 77 (July-Oct 2019) UN Newsletter Vol 77 from issue July to October 2019 shows overall works,mobilization and interaction with government and different organization,locals,communities and agencies with allegiance for different projects and responses. #UNFPA #UN #UNNep...
UNIC, (2019)
Ecosystem Based Adaption in Mountain Ecosystems in Nepal The Ecosystem based adaption in mountain ecosystem project is a global project aiming to strengthen the capacities of countries that are vulnerable to impacts of climate by helping them adapt and dulld resilient ecosystems and efficient use of its se...
UNDP, (2016)
पारिस्थितिकिय प्रणालिमा आधारित अनुकुलन जलवायु परिवर्तन ले मानिसको जिवन र प्राकृतिक प्रणालिमा विश्वोब्यापी प्रभाव पारेको छ र आगमी दिन हरुमा यो क्रम अझ च्रको हुँदै जाने भबिश्यवाणी गरिदै छ । जलवायु परिवर्तन सगै जोडिएर बारम्ब्बार आउने खडेरी र आधिबेरी तथा हुने अनियमित र उग्र बर्षाले प्राकृतिक...
UNDP, (2013)
Budgetary response to climate change Budgetary response to climate change Video Quality: 1080P HD Audio Quality: High Video Location Nepal During of Video: 3m:17s #UN #UNDP #FAO #UKAID #ClimateChange #SDGs #SDG13...
UNDP, (2019)
Climate proofing agriculture Climate proofing agriculture With changing rainfall patterns & new diseases, farmers in Nepal are the most affected by climate change. UNDP and FAO's joint efforts to build capacity among planner in climate proofing agriculture development. #UN #U...
UNDP, (2019)
Interview: Permanent Representative to the UN Amrit Bahadur Rai As one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, Nepal actively participated in the UN Climate Summit in September 2019. UNDP, a close partner that has been standing behind Nepal in its pursuit of sustainable development, has long been suppor...
UNDP, (2019)
Meeting the SDGs amidst climate change Meeting the SDGs amidst climate change in Nepal [Duration]: 3m:48s [Location]: Nepal [Video Quality]: 1080p HD [Audio Quality]: High [Time and Topic of Scene]: 00:00 – Introduction 00:40 – Gamala Luitel, a farmer from Kavre, Nepal talking abou...
UNDP, (2019)
Surprise Dhangadhi The "Surprise Dhangadhi” campaign, led by UNDP’s SCDP, is bringing together youth volunteers to confront the city's social problems. Why is the campaign called Surprise Dhangadi? Watch the video to find out! [Duration]: 8m:18s [Location]: Dhanga...
UNDP, (2019)
Climate Change in the Himalayas: Current State of Knowledge This paper reviews the literature on the potential biophysical and economic impacts of climate change in the Himalayas. Existing observations indicate that the temperature is rising at a higher rate in Nepal and Chinese regions of the Himalayas compa...
WB, (2013)
A Training Manual for Agricultural Officers and Planners The increasing incidents of climate change-related natural disasters in Nepal has severely affected the agriculture sector. The need for understanding and capacity-building among government officials in reducing climate vulnerability has never been g...
UNDP, (2020)
Roadmap for Adaption Planning in Nepal’s Agriculture Secotrs Nepal’s agriculture sector, which contributes majorly to the country’s GDP, is extremely climate vulnerable. Therefore, with an aim to reduce the country’s susceptibility to climate change, the Government of Nepal is formulating its National Adaptati...
UNDP, (2020)
National Planning Commission Central Bureau of Statistics Nepal Thematic Report on Food Security and Nutrition 2013 In collaboraƟon with: World Food Program World Bank AusAID UNICEF This Report describes the long-term trends of food security and nutrition outcomes in Nepal over the past fifteen years and analyzes various factors affecting the outcomes, offering comprehensive descriptions about the complex and imminent issu...
UNICEF, AusAID, (2013)
MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ASIA's MOUNTAINS. UNESCO/ICIMOD WORKSHOP IN MARCH IN KATHMANDU Threatened by climate change, Asia’s mountain regions face loss of rare and endangered species, modified water balances, and changing land use transforming socio-economic conditions and livelihoods of people. In order to contribute to the dialogue o...
UNESCO, (2013)
NEPAL’s CITIZENS CLIMATE BUDGET Presents how the budget is being allocated to address climate change and its effects. It uses official information from the Ministry of Finance and other Government agencies in Nepal.Economic affairs includes general economic, commercial and labour a...
UNDP, (2017)
Jamie McGoldrick at an Event Campaign for Climate Change Hon'ble. Jamie McGoldrick, Resident Coordinator of UN Nepal, on event Campaign for Climate Change held at Pulchowk, Lalitpur. #RC #JamieMcGoldrick #ClimateJustice #2014 #Photo...
UNIC, (2014)
Jamie McGoldrick Greets at the Campaign for Climate Change Hon'ble. Jamie McGoldrick, Resident Coordinator of UN Nepal, greets and appreciates at the Campaign for Climate Change. #RC #JamieMcGoldrick #ClimateJustice #2014 #Photo...
UNIC, (2014)
Jamie McGoldrick Listens to the Voices for Climate Justice Hon'ble. Jamie McGoldrick, Resident Coordinator of UN Nepal, listening to the voices in Campaign for Climate Change at Pulchowk, Lalitpur. #RC #JamieMcGoldrick #ClimateJustice #2014 #Photo...
UNIC, (2014)
Protesting for Climate Justice For better Climate, protesters raising voice for Climate Justice in Pulchowk, Lalitpur on 19th September, 2014. #Protest #ClimateJustice #CampaignForClimateChange #Photo #2008 ...
UNIC, (2014)
Protesting for Climate Justice Protesters showing the sign boards and pretesting for Climate Justice in Pulchowk, Lalitpur on 19th September, 2014. #Protest #ClimateJustice #CampaignForClimateChange #Photo #2008 ...
UNIC, (2014)
ECOSYSTEM BASED ADAPTION IN MOUNTAIN REGIONS IN NEPAL (EBA) The Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) in mountain ecosystems project is a global project aiming to strengthen the capacities of countries that are vulnerable to impacts of climate change by helping them adapt and build resilient ecosystems and efficie...
UNDP, (2015)
Implications of Climate Change on Fisheries and Aquaculture: Challenges for Adaptation and Mitigation in the Asia-Pacific Region This workshop report provides recommendations for member countries and partner organizations to take timely actions to address climate change issues related to the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. These cover the strengthening of climate change rel...
APFIC, FAO, (2011)
SDGs in Nepal Goal 13: Info-graphics Where do Nepal’s seven provinces stand in terms of each of the Sustainable Development Goals? This series of info-graphics developed by United Nations Nepal in partnership with Nepal in Data and published in the Republica national daily, illustrates ...
UNDP, (2018)
जलवायु वित्त:हाते पुस्तिका-संघीय संसदका तथा प्रदेशसभा र स्थानीय तहका लागि An important component of the national climate finance system is robust and effective parliamentary monitoring of how funds are allocated, how they are used to assist vulnerable communities in reducing climate risks, and how the effectiveness of the ...
LP-UNDP, (2017)
Nepal Food Security Bulletin Issue 34, February 2012 This issue mostly covers the period of October-December 2011, the harvesting season of the main summer crops of paddy, maize and millet. The overall food security situation is reportedly good across the country, considered to be one of the best seaso...
WFP, GoN, (2012)
Climate Finance:Handbook-For the Federal Parliament, Provincial & Local Assemblies An important component of the national climate finance system is robust and effective parliamentary monitoring of how funds are allocated, how they are used to assist vulnerable communities in reducing climate risks, and how the effectiveness of the ...
LP-UNDP, (2017)
Green Climate Fund-Handbook for Nepal To address the need for a greater understanding of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), its processes, requirements and criteria to access and manage resources effectively, the Ministry of Finance—the National Designated Authority (NDA) of Nepal for the GCF...
GON-UNDP-UNE, (2017)
Impact of Climate Change Finance in Agriculture on the Poor The impacts of climate change have manifested in multiple ways in the agriculture sector in Nepal, from crop losses due to severe floods, extended droughts, emergence of diseases and proliferation of pests. Public finance to support climate related p...
GON-UNDP, (2018)
Synopsis of the District Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review The district level Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (d-CPEIR) was conducted--with the technical and financial assistance of UNDP and UKAid--in 2016-2017 in Udayapur, Dhading, Myagdi, Bardiya, and Achham districts to understand plan...
MoFALD- UNDP, (2018)
जलवायु परिवर्तनसम्बन्धी खर्च तथा संस्थागत संरचनाको पुनरावलोकन अध्ययनको सारांश The district level Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (d-CPEIR) was conducted--with the technical and financial assistance of UNDP and UKAid--in 2016-2017 in Udayapur, Dhading, Myagdi, Bardiya, and Achham districts to understand plan...
MoFALD-UNDP, (2018)
Ecosystem Based Adaptation The impacts of climate change on human and natural systems are already being felt on a global scale and are predicted to intensify in the future. Increased climate variability such as occurrence of more frequent droughts, storms and more erratic or i...
GoN, IUCN, UNEP, UNDP, (2013)
Human Development Report 2007/2008 - Fighting Climate Change : Human Solidarity in a Divided World What we do today about climate change has consequences that will last a century or more. The part of that change that is due to greenhouse gas emissions is not reversible in the foreseeable future. The heat trapping gases we send into the atmosphere ...
UNDP, (2008)
SDG Localization through Integration of Climate Change in Agricultural Planning and Budgeting at the National and Sub-national Levels Agriculture contributes to about one third of Nepal’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs about two-thirds of the population directly or indirectly. Agriculture being highly vulnerable to climate change, experiences far-reaching impacts with im...
UNDP, (2018)
SDG Localization through Integration of Climate Change in Agricultural Planning and Budgeting at the National and Sub-national Levels Agriculture contributes to about one third of Nepal’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs about two-thirds of the population directly or indirectly. Agriculture being highly vulnerable to climate change, experiences far-reaching impacts with im...
UNDP, (2018)
Improved Pit Storage Method for Ginger Rhizomes in Nepal farmers in the Mahintada village, in the Surkhet District cultivate ginger as a major income generating cash crop to be used as food or medicine. Ginger rhizomes selected for seed purposes are stored in pits to be used in the next season. It has been...
FAO, (2013)
COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (CDRMP) Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Progamme (CDRMP), started in 2011, is beingimplemented by UNDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) as focal ministry in collaboration with other ministries and line departments including Na...
UNDP, (2016)
UNIC Educational Outreach - November 2019 A student from Sudesha School asking about how UN can help to improve the degrading Climate Change in Nepal during the interaction round happened in UN conference Hall in Nov 13th 2019 #UNIC #UNICNepal #SDGs #UNDP #UNICEF #FAO #EducationalOutreach #...
UNIC/Nharika Kharel, (2019)
Climate Change and Agrobiodiversity in Nepal: Opportunities to include agrobiodiversity maintenance to support Nepal’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) Climate change is becoming one of the major environmental issues in Nepal. There is evidence that climate change is already affecting the biodiversity and weakening the livelihood assets of poor and marginalised communities. Despite this climate chan...
FAO, PAR, (2010)
Technical Cooperation Programme: Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness and Climate Risk Management in the Agricultural Sector Agriculture remains Nepal’s principal economic activity, employing 66 percent of the population. Natural disasters such as floods,landslides,snow avalanches, glacial lake outburst floods, hailstorms, thunderstorms, cold waves, hot waves, drought and...
FAO, (2012)
Climate change guidelines for forest managers The effects of climate change and climate variability on forest ecosystems are evident around the world and further impacts are unavoidable, at least in the short to medium term. Addressing the challenges posed by climate change will require adjustme...
FAO, (2013)
वन ब्यवस्थापकहरुका लागि जलवायु परिवर्तन निर्देशिका जलवायु परिवर्तन तथा जलवायुमा परिवर्तनशिलताको असर वन पारिस्थितिकीय प्रणालीहरुमा परिरहेको कुरा विश्वभरनै प्रमाणित भैसकेकोछ र कम्तिमा पनि छोटो देखि मध्यम समयावधिमा अरु थप असरहरु पर्नेकुरा अवस्यंभावी छ । जलवायु परिवर्तनले ल्याएका चुनौतीलाई सम्बोधन गर्न व...
FAO, (2013)
Christiana Figueres Addressing on the Conference at Grand Hotel on April 2018 Hon'ble Christiana Figueres Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) addressing on the National Youth Conference on Climate Change held on Grand Hotel, Kathmandu. #ChristianaFigueres #ExecutiveSecreta...
UNIC, (2014)
Christiana Figueres Interacting at the National Youth Conference on Climate Change on April 2014 Hon'ble Christiana Figueres Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) addressing on the National Youth Conference on Climate Change held on Grand Hotel, Kathmandu. #ChristianaFigueres #ExecutiveSecret...
UNIC, (2014)
Participant Speaking on the Event National Youth Conference on Climate Change Held on Grand Hotel Kathmandu A Participant speaking on National Youth Conference on Climate Change held on April 2014 at Grand Hotel, Kathmandu. #Youths #NationalYouthConference #ClimateChange #Conference #Photo #2014 ...
UNIC, (2014)
Integrating Climate Finance in Planning & Budgeting: Nepal's experience [Youtube] [Source URL]- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGlUC3DBKIY [Abstract]-In view of its high vulnerability to climate change and weather-related disasters, how has Nepal been prioritizing response by integrating climate change finance into its national ...
UNDP, (2018)
Women Central to Efforts to Deal with Climate Change, Says New UNFPA Report For many people climate change is everyday reality.In recent years, both food and fuel have been harder to find. The available water carries parasites. The forest area in Nepal is shrinking yearly by 1.6 percent from approximately 37 percent of the a...
UNFPA, (2009)
Climate Finance Glossary The Government of Nepal is committed to addressing the issues of climate change and has already initiated several adaptation and mitigation actions to combat it. Climate finance has, therefore, become more critical in addressing climate change: by wa...
GoN, (2017)
Harnessing Green Climate Fund Resources for Nepal Nepal’s temperature trend analysis from 1971 to 2014 shows a rise in average annual maximum temperature by 0.056°C1 and during the same period 22,372 climate induced disaster events leading to huge loss of lives and property were recorded.Other impor...
GoN and UN, (2017)
Climate Change Budget Code The lack of institutional capacity, the absence of inter-agency relationships to deal with crosscutting issues like climate change, and the shortage of adequate means and resources are some problems the NPC faces in implementing those programmes effe...
UNDP, (2013)
Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) This study has examined the early emphasis being given to climate change programming within Nepal. The paper focuses on the public financing component of climate change actions,but also acknowledges the role played by communities, civil society, the ...
UNDP, (2011)
The Future for Climate Finance in Nepal This study has examined the development effectiveness dimensions of climate finance in Nepal. The analysis is based on the premise that the management of climate finance should build on relevant examples of good practice in other areas of public fina...
UNDP, (2011)
United Nations Development Programme COUNTRY: NEPAL( Nepal Climate Change Support Programme: Building Climate Resilience in Nepal.) The goal of the Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP) is to contribute in ensuring that the poorest and most vulnerable communities in Nepal are able to adapt to the negative effects of climate change. The key objective is to enha...
UNDP, (2013)
Impacts of climate crisis and environmental degradation on children and youth in Nepal This research by the Child-centred Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change (CDCC) Consortium - comprising Plan International, Save The Children, UNICEF and World Vision - explores how climate crises and environmental degradation affect children an...
UNICEF, (2021)
74th UN Day UNDP Staff showing his Climate Pledge that says "I will Donate Stuffs that I don't use but are in good condition. #UNDAy #74 #2019 #SDGs #Climatechange #Globalgoals #Parisagreement #Climatechangeisreal #Thereisnotplanetactionnow #Reduce #Reuse #Recy...
-UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 A student from GEMS school displaying slogan about awareness regarding climate action ie. SDG 13 on 74th UN Day, 2019. #UN #UNDay #UNDP #SDG's #ClimateAction #Awarness...
UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 A student of GEMS participating on UN Day 2019 and promoting awareness regarding climate action. #UN #UNDay #UNDP #GEMS #YouthEngagement #YouthAwarness #YouthParticipation #UNAgencyStalls #SDG's #ClimateAction #SDG13...
UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 A Student of Gems School throwing the ball at the board which is the SDG dart game named canveral board which includes the various proper Climate change recover behaviors #UNDAy #74 #2019 #SDGs #Climatechange #Globalgoals #Parisagreement #Climatecha...
-UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 A visitor signing climate pledge “committing to compost leftover food and kitchen wate” during UN Day event 2019 at Rastriya Sabha Griha. UNDP stall featured dart games for grasping climate issues, mock polling for creating awareness on voter educati...
-UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 On the occasion of 74th UN Day, 2019 which was held at Rastriya Sabha Ghriha participants displaying slogans of climate awareness and climate action. #UN #UNDay #UNDP #SDG's #ClimateAction #Awareness #SDG10 #PublicParticipation #YouthAwareness #Cont...
UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 UNDP Staff showing his Climate Pledge that says "I will Donate Stuffs that I don't use but are in good condition with the UNDP tot bag. #UNDAy #74 #2019 #SDGs #Climatechange #Globalgoals #Parisagreement #Climatechangeisreal #Thereisnotplanetactionno...
-UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 Visitors playing SDGs related game at UNDP’s stall during UN Day event 2019 at Rastriya Sabha Griha. UNDP stall featured dart games for grasping climate issues, mock polling for creating awareness on voter education, resilience games for resilience a...
-UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 A participate throwing the ball at the board which is the SDG dart game named canveral board which includes the various proper Climate change recover behaviors #UNDAy #74 #2019 #SDGs #Climatechange #Globalgoals #Parisagreement #Climatechangeisreal #...
-UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 A student from GEMS school displaying slogan about awareness regarding climate action ie. SDG 13 on 74th UN Day, 2019. #UN #UNDay #UNDP #SDG's #ClimateAction #Awarness ...
UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 United Nation Development Programme Interns assisting on a dart game which contribute towards awareness regarding climate change. #UN #74UNDay #UNDP #ClimateAction #YouthAwarness #YouthEngagement #YouthForClimateAction #BeTheChange #ParisAgreement #...
UNDP, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 UN Staffs striking a pose in front of the SDG dart game named Canaveral board , and carrying the slogan certificate of "My climate Pledge" made my UNDP. This pledge required the healthy habits and regulations that help to reduce the Climate Degradati...
-UNDP, (2019)
Guidebook for Online Facilitators Sharing experiences from climate change and agriculture communities of practice This guidebook synthesizes lessons learned from the FAO Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture programme’s work with online communities of practice. It aims to help others searching for effective ways to organize and facilitate online communitie...
FAO, (2016)
Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems in Nepal Project Completion Report The project was funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) - through its International Climate Initiative - and jointly implemented by the International Union for the Conservation of Natur...
UNDP, (2016)
THE FUTURE FOR CLIMATE FINANCE IN NEPAL Government of Nepal National Planning Commission United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme Capacity Development for Development Effectiveness Facility for Asia Pacific Financing climate change development needs, which are increasingly demanding more financial resources, is as much a challenge as developing both short- as well as long-term programmes for effective climate adaptation and mitigation. Several issues f...
GON, UNDP, UNEP, (2011)
Supporting Nepal In Building Back Better: Disaster And Climate Risk Management (August 2015) The two recent earthquakesthatstruck Nepal in April, and May 2015 caused landslides, weakened hilltops and sent hundreds of thousands of poorly built structures, especially in rural areas, to the groundNepal is a hazard-prone nation: the 11th worldwi...
UNDP, (2015)
NCCSP Thematic Areas The Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP) is the first significant, Government led initiative to implement Nepal's National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA), with a focus on priority area 1 – promoting community based adaptation through...
UNDP, (2011)
Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP) Nepal's low level development variability in climate and micro-climate within shorter distance makes it vulnerable to climate change. #UNDP #NCCSP #ClimateChange #Development ...
UNDP, (2017)
74th UN Day 2019 SDGs' photo booth promoting SDG13 (Climate Action), SDG14 (Life below water) and SDG15 (Life on Land) during UN Day 2019 event at Rastriya Sabha Griha. UN Nepal celebrated 74th birthday of UN with an interactive event with the public which featured s...
ILO, (2019)