Development projects in Nepal

Funding under this initiative provides support for the OECD Asia Pacific Senior Budget Official's Network for the Asia-Pacific Region, an on-going, regional initiative that brings together the budget directors and other senior officials from the region in an annual meeting to discuss common issues and interests. The objective of the network is to improve efficiency and effectiveness of public expenditures in the region, through building a broader perspective and promoting good governance. The total value of this initiative is $0.2 million to be expensed during the 2013-14 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 17K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2013 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

The Australian Civilian Corps (ACC) is a whole of government initiative that deploys civilian specialists to countries experiencing or emerging from natural disaster or conflict, specifically to support stabilisation, recovery and development training. Funding under this initiative supports the deployment of three ACC elections specialists to provide surge capacity to the United Nations Development Programmes, Electoral Support Project in Nepal for up to six months. They will support election operations and voter education, to boost the prospects for a participatory, credible election. The total value of this initiative is $0.3 million to be expensed during the 2013-14 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 202K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2013 → Jun 30, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. The total value of this multi-country initiative is $11.0 million expensed over the 2013-14 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 177K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2013 → Jul 1, 2014

Coverage

Nepal

The overall objective of the intervention is improved cooperation in governing shared water resources, strengthening resilience to climate change in riparian communities in the transboundary Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basins. The four expected outcomes are; 1) Strengthened climate-resilient livelihoods of communities living in the transboundary GBM river basins 2) Improved and inclusive management of transboundary river ecosystems and protection of biodiversity across the GBM river basins 3) Strengthened leadership of civil society, especially women, Indigenous People, and youth to influence government and private sector on water governance across and between the transboundary GBM basins 4) Strengthened cooperation, collaboration and accountability across and between the transboundary GBM river basins. The programme will work directly with communities in selected locations within the transboundary GBM river basins across Bangladesh, India, Nepal and also to a lesser extent in Bhutan. The direct target group is approximately 150 000 individuals (50% women) including: - Riparian communities including small holder farmers, fisherfolk, boat-dwellers and people engaged in water or natural -resource-based livelihoods - Civil society organisations representing women, youth, Indigenous communities and livelihood groups, community groups and advocacy forums, and Women Empowerment Centres - Future civil society leaders with focus on women and youth In addition to the direct target groups, the programme will engage with other stakeholders including: - Government and political stakeholders at all levels (local, state/province, national and regional) - Private sector organisations engaged in water and natural resource use and management - Academic and reserach institutions - Media organisations The programme will be implemented by Oxfam at regional and country level in collaboration with six international/regional organisations and nine national and local organisations. Due diligence of a couple of the organisations is still ongoing. The international/regional organisations are: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Consumer Unity and Trust Society International (CUTS), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) where the latter three are new.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 14, 2022 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

The overall objective of the intervention is improved cooperation in governing shared water resources, strengthening resilience to climate change in riparian communities in the transboundary Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) river basins. The four expected outcomes are; 1) Strengthened climate-resilient livelihoods of communities living in the transboundary GBM river basins 2) Improved and inclusive management of transboundary river ecosystems and protection of biodiversity across the GBM river basins 3) Strengthened leadership of civil society, especially women, Indigenous People, and youth to influence government and private sector on water governance across and between the transboundary GBM basins 4) Strengthened cooperation, collaboration and accountability across and between the transboundary GBM river basins. The programme will work directly with communities in selected locations within the transboundary GBM river basins across Bangladesh, India, Nepal and also to a lesser extent in Bhutan. The direct target group is approximately 150 000 individuals (50% women) including: - Riparian communities including small holder farmers, fisherfolk, boat-dwellers and people engaged in water or natural -resource-based livelihoods - Civil society organisations representing women, youth, Indigenous communities and livelihood groups, community groups and advocacy forums, and Women Empowerment Centres - Future civil society leaders with focus on women and youth In addition to the direct target groups, the programme will engage with other stakeholders including: - Government and political stakeholders at all levels (local, state/province, national and regional) - Private sector organisations engaged in water and natural resource use and management - Academic and reserach institutions - Media organisations The programme will be implemented by Oxfam at regional and country level in collaboration with six international/regional organisations and nine national and local organisations. Due diligence of a couple of the organisations is still ongoing. The international/regional organisations are: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Consumer Unity and Trust Society International (CUTS), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) where the latter three are new.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

USD 2.0M

Timeline

Dec 14, 2022 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

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Organization

World Bank Trust Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Sep 1, 1997 → Jun 11, 2001

Coverage

Nepal

The Australia Awards are international scholarships and fellowships funded by the Australian Government offering the next generation of global leaders an opportunity to undertake study, research and professional development. The Awards strive to develop leadership potential and stimulate lasting change by empowering a global network of talented individuals through high-quality education experiences in Australia and overseas. Recipients return home with new ideas and knowledge, and the ability to make a significant contribution to their home countries as leaders in their field. Funding under this initiative supports the global delivery for the 2014 Intake and is valued at $393.2 million over 8 years, starting 2013-14.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 5.6M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2013 → Jun 30, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The Australia - Non-Government Organisations (NGO) Cooperation Program (ANCP) subsidises the poverty reduction activities of accredited Australian NGOs. Australian NGOs supported through ANCP must demonstrate a strong level of Australian community support, and have been through a rigorous accreditation process. The total value of this multi-country program is $627.4 million over 4 years, starting 2013-14.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 19.1M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2013 → Jun 30, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio aims to promote water, food and energy security in South Asia through improved management of shared water resources; renewable energy cooperation; sustainable, climate resilient agricultural practices; and strengthened national capacity. Programs supported by this funding include: International Centre for Excellence in Water Resources Management (ICE WaRM) capacity building in developing countries using its interdisciplinary capability in Water Resources Management, Education and Training and International Development; the Bangladesh Climate Change Resilience Fund; South Asia Sustainable Energy Fund; climate-resilient farming systems and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Koshi Basin Programme. The total value of this initiative is around $50 million over 4 years, starting 2012-13.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 7.5M

Timeline

Apr 2, 2013 → Oct 31, 2016

Coverage

Koshi, Nepal

The Global Program for Safer Schools brings together key development actors to implement a comprehensive school safety program in a cost-efficient and sustainable manner with the aim to: protect children and education workers from death and injury in school; plan for educational continuity in the face of expected hazard; safeguard education sector investments; strengthen a disaster resilient community through education; and using schools as a safety hub for vulnerable communities. Australia's commitment to improving access to basic education includes: school construction; improved learning outcomes; and better governance and service delivery. Investing in a safer future commits Australia to integrate disaster risk reduction approaches across all development programs in order to safeguard investments from disaster. The total value of this initiative is $0.5 million over the 2012-13 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 1.0M

Timeline

Mar 1, 2013 → Jun 30, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Carbon Facility for Sustainable Development aims to promote carbon finance solutions at scale in underrepresented developing countries through projects with high sustainable development outcomes. Using the MDG Carbon Facility platform, this Project will have three core outcomes: capacity building for CDM and scaled-up mitigation approaches; specialised technical assistance to achieve UNFCCC registration for CDM projects; and technical assistance to pilot a sector-wide approach based on standardised baselines. The total value of this initiative is $2.5 million to be expensed during the 2012-13 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 369K

Timeline

Mar 28, 2013 → Jun 30, 2015

Coverage

Nepal

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) mobilises private sector investment to assist developing countries in providing infrastructure vital to boosting their economic growth, and combating poverty. PIDG has founded a range of specialised financing and project development companies designed to overcome the obstacles to generating private sector investment in infrastructure projects in poor countries. Funding under this initiative represents Australia's contribution to PIDG and is valued at $50 million over 8 years, starting 2012-13 to 2019-20.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 481K

Timeline

Mar 1, 2013 → Jun 30, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

The Capacity Building Work Stream Investment will support capacity building activities for the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector including: applied-research on WASH issues; the coordination and management of the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conferences in 2014, 2016 (including funding for Australian Awardees to participate) and 2018; support for the UNESCO Free Flow publication to be provided to public authorities and community leaders in developing countries; and a series of other capacity building activities including funding to the 2015 International River Symposium. This Investment will also support WSH Section monitoring, evaluation and representation costs for field visits, conferences and workshops, team capacity building and planning and design costs. The total value of this investment is about $2.9 million over 6 years, starting 2012-13.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 62K

Timeline

Jan 10, 2013 → Jun 30, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

To promote and strengthen the millet agri-value chain.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 60K

Timeline

May 1, 2023 → May 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

To generate multiple environmental and socio-economic benefits by applying integrated approached for restoration of degraded ecosystems.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 2.3M

Timeline

Oct 11, 2025 → Oct 10, 2029

Coverage

Nepal

To support in enhancing the capacity of National Statistics Office in data integration, editing, processing, validation, cleaning, analysis and dissemination of agricultural census data.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 78K

Timeline

Mar 15, 2023 → Dec 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

To open a new horizon to transform existing agriculture and food system into a more smart, efficient, profitable, and sustainable one and improve the quality of life of rural people by addressing the existing constraints of digitalization in agriculture.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 300K

Timeline

Nov 1, 2022 → Apr 30, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

The proposed programme will work towards strengthening the economic capacity and resilience of rural women in order to address the structural barriers that preventing their social and economic inclusion, whilst also responding to the negative effects of COVID-19 and climate change. The intervention aims to create an enabling environment for employability, productivity gains, household income and gender-responsive policies to secure rural women?s livelihood, rights and resilience.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 1.1M

Timeline

Jun 21, 2022 → May 24, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

No project description reported.

Organization

World Bank Trust Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 17, 1996 → Aug 29, 2000

Coverage

Nepal

Funding under this initiative supports the development of a performance management system at program level for the South Asia program to improve results reporting and management. Funds will cover technical assistance and capacity building for South Asia Program performance monitoring and results-based management. The total value of this initiative is $80,000 to be expensed over the 2012-13 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 4K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2013 → Jun 30, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

Funding under this initiative supports the South Asia program, specifically program management and technical support costs for implementation of aid activities to South Asia; support for in-country implementation , oversight and reporting; and to undertake scoping, design, monitoring and evaluation, technical input into development of thematic and country strategies; program review; development of monitoring frameworks, and other related tasks in delivering the South Asia aid program. The total value of this initiative is $0.7 million over the 2012-13 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 183K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2012 → Jul 1, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

The Human Rights Grants Scheme (HRGS) is an annual program that provides small grants to non-government organisations and institutions operating in developing countries to conduct human rights activities. Grants are awarded to projects that achieve one or more of the following objectives: prevent or end gross human rights violations; promote positive change in policies or actions of government or relevant non-state actors in the area of human rights; monitor, seek redress for and/or report on human rights violations, including supporting victims of human rights abuses; educate and/or train human rights victims, workers or defenders; promote observance and implementation of international human rights standards; and promote and strengthen national or regional human rights institutions or mechanisms. The total value of this initiative is $3.7 million to be expensed during the 2012-13 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 164K

Timeline

Dec 2, 2012 → Feb 29, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

The World Food Programme's (WFP) Multilateral Regular Contribution and School Feeding Programme Support provides emergency food assistance, logistics and communications; providing nutritional supplements to vulnerable groups during humanitarian crises; supporting the re-establishment of livelihoods and food security in communities during recovery and transition periods; prepositioned humanitarian food reserves to prepare for future emergencies; and capacity building initiatives to assist governments better manage food and nutritional security. The total value of this initiative is $46.0 million expensed during one financial year 2012-13.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 3.9M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2012 → Jul 31, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a small grants scheme administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through Australia's diplomatic posts in developing partner countries. The DAP's objective is to deliver targeted local level assistance. The total value of this multi-country initiative is $8.9 million expensed over the 2012-13 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 175K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2012 → Jul 1, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

The International Forest Carbon Initiative (IFCI) is an initiative jointly managed by AusAID and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency which purpose is to support global efforts to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation. Funding of volunteers under IFCI is to encompass volunteer placements in developing countries through government and non-government organisations in areas relevant to IFCI objectives. The total value of this initiative is $1.3 million during the 2011-12 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 17K

Timeline

Jun 4, 2012 → Jun 30, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

The Intergovernmental Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) initiative provides funding for a 'multi-disciplinary river basin resource management programme' targeting the Koshi River Basin, covering parts of China, Nepal, and India. The overall goal is to contribute to inclusive poverty reduction and enhanced resilience to climate change by securing and sustaining freshwater ecosystem services. Australia's contribution will: develop a basin wide knowledge based in a web-based information sharing platform; propose options for improved agriculture in different geo-climatic parts of the basin; and provide detailed case studies of the underlying causes and management options for a range of water hazards. Improving the management of the waters of the Himalayan Rivers is critical to improving the livelihood of more than 500 million of the world's poorest people. The total value of this multi-country initiative is $3.0 million over 4 years, starting 2011-12.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 1.1M

Timeline

Mar 1, 2012 → Dec 31, 2016

Coverage

Koshi, Nepal

Through the Australia Awards Scholarships Australia offers a range of study and professional development opportunities (including long-term awards) to promote sustainable development. The overarching goals of the Australia Awards Scholarships are to: achieve country and regional program development outcomes through strengthened individual and institutional skills and knowledge; support leadership; and support Australia's broader foreign policy agenda through long-term linkages and partnerships. They provide long and short term study and professional development opportunities to citizens from developing countries around the globe. The total value of this multi-country initiative is $347.6 million over 8 years, starting 2012-13.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 5.1M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2012 → Jun 30, 2020

Coverage

Nepal

In Least Developed Countries (LDCs) approximately only 14% of the adult population have access to financial services and growth is stagnant whereas around 25% of the population own mobile phones and ownership is growing by 23% annually. Mobile phones can be used by poor people to access financial services and banking. The UNCDF Mobile Money for the Poor will facilitate access to financial services through mobile phone technology bringing those services to a large number of poor people. The role of Mobile Money for the Poor is to help Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), banks and other organisations with information, ideas, incentives and initial investments to provide financially sustainable mobile banking services to low-income clients in developing countries. The Mobile Money for the Poor goal is to provide four million additional individuals and small microenterprises in LDCs with access to one or more branchless financial services by the end of 2017. This will include 1.2 million peop

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 100K

Timeline

May 4, 2012 → Mar 31, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

The Asian Development Bank Regional Energy initiative will fund renewable energy and energy efficiency activities in South Asia that seek to reduce green-house gas emissions and mitigate climate change. It will have a strong focus on providing modern energy services to poor households in both rural villages and urban communities. The activities will also promote a green/renewable path to development. The total value of this initiative is $2.0 million to be expensed during the 2011-12 financial year.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 600K

Timeline

May 1, 2012 → Mar 31, 2017

Coverage

Nepal

The major objective of this joint programme is to assess the impact of the global crisis on Nepal?s food system, food security, household level agriculture and income, livestock production, food and essential commodity prices and market functionality, and to explore the impact of the crisis on Nepal?s progress towards achieving SDG targets (mainly SDG 2). The differential impact the crisis has on urban and rural households and chronically vulnerable groups will also be assessed and analyzed. WFP and FAO will build on existing tools and systems for food security monitoring and emergency impact assessments (a combination of household surveys, market assessments and desk reviews as well as consultations with relevant stakeholders), with the evidence generated shared with the Government, development and humanitarian partners and other stakeholders to inform the design of potential response plans and strategic interventions by humanitarian and development agencies, as well as to inform Government policies, plans and programmes.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 90K

Timeline

Jun 20, 2022 → Mar 31, 2023

Coverage

Nepal