Development projects in Nepal

Climate change adaptation interventions are commonly designed for current resident populations, and do not account for the mobility and immobility of people, including marginalized populations, who are exposed to climate risks. While migration is a common and often effective risk-spreading adaptation strategy, it is frequently portrayed as a failure to adapt. This project seeks to generate new knowledge on the evaluation of adaptations that involve migration, mobility and immobility across South Asian countries. Researchers will co-create, jointly with action partners, a set of evaluative tools to facilitate inclusive migration as adaptation that meets goals of human well-being and broader climate-resilient development. The research will focus on populations facing planned relocation, immobile and left-behind populations as well as urban migration destinations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. Research sites will span mountain, coastal, dryland and urban contexts to represent all major dimensions of the mobility spectrum. The project will contribute evidence-based best practices to enable successful adaptations for immobile populations and facilitate safe mobility for populations who aspire to move and integrate into destinations. The project will also strengthen the capacity of a broad range of civil society actors to discuss and promote inclusive and equitable migration as adaptation that preserves the rights and dignity of people on the move. This project is part of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience initiative (CLARE) co-funded by the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and IDRC. CLARE is a five-year, CAD120-million initiative that aims to enable inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards for people across Africa and the Asia-Pacific.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 491K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2023 → Jan 1, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Humanitarian support to UNICEFs country programs during 2014-2017 in nutrition, health, child protection, WASH and emergency education.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Jun 30, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Humanitarian support to UNICEFs country programs during 2014-2017 in nutrition, health, child protection, WASH and emergency education.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

USD 2.0M

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Jun 30, 2019

Coverage

Nepal

Support for SRC's long-term humanitarian work with local capacity development "Building resilient communities" in 2014 - 2016 focuses on strengthening the humanitarian capacity among national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies associations in 14 countries, as well as emergency response in acute crises.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Nov 1, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

Support for SRC's long-term humanitarian work with local capacity development "Building resilient communities" in 2014 - 2016 focuses on strengthening the humanitarian capacity among national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies associations in 14 countries, as well as emergency response in acute crises.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

USD 1.3M

Timeline

Jan 1, 2014 → Nov 1, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

Frame support to Save the Children Sweden 2009-2011. Included is support to Save the children's information work in Sweden (6 MSEK per year).

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 1, 2009 → Jun 28, 2010

Coverage

Nepal

Frame support to Save the Children Sweden 2009-2011. Included is support to Save the children's information work in Sweden (6 MSEK per year).

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

USD 4K

Timeline

Feb 1, 2009 → Jun 28, 2010

Coverage

Nepal

The impacts of climate change disproportionately affect the poor, women, girls and marginalized populations, especially in the Global South. However, current estimates of the economic costs of climate change and the costs of adaptation do not provide a breakdown by gender or social group. This gap in knowledge hinders national planning for adaptation as well as the design of bankable adaptation projects that support gender equality and promote social inclusion. This project will conduct country-level studies in Nepal, Rwanda and Tanzania. Working closely with key actors from government, private sector and civil society, the project will update previous studies on the economic costs of climate change and costs of adaptation to include gender equality and inclusion dimensions. Bankable adaptation projects with potential to advance gender equality and inclusion will also be identified. The project will strengthen capacity to integrate gender equality and inclusion dimensions in adaptation planning and programming by generating new data, working directly with stakeholders using co-creation methods and providing training opportunities, including for early career researchers. This project is part of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience initiative (CLARE) co-funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and IDRC. CLARE is a five-year, CAD120 million initiative that aims to enable inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards for people across Africa and the Asia-Pacific.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 306K

Timeline

Apr 1, 2023 → Jan 1, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

In 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change made clear that society has entered a critical juncture in its response to the climate crisis. The window of opportunity to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and a 1.5 ºC world and avoid dangerous and catastrophic climate change is rapidly closing. Human-induced climate change has already caused widespread losses and damages, with the most vulnerable people and places worst affected. The COP26 presidency called for an all-of-society response to adaptation that is underpinned by increased levels of accessible adaptation finance, catalyzes inclusive and equitable locally led action because it is more effective, and harnesses the power of nature to reduce vulnerability to disasters and safeguard food security. This project rises to that challenge, with the goal of advancing gender-responsive and socially equitable climate-resilient development by mobilizing knowledge into action, Southern climate leadership and capacities from local to global levels. To advance this goal, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) will pursue three core objectives:  support the integration of gender and social inclusion in policies and practice to achieve climate-resilient development; strengthen the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation to build the resilience of climate-affected communities; and advance access to appropriate and equitable finance for climate-resilient development that enables locally led adaptation.  CDKN will pursue these objectives with engagement strategies designed to respond to local needs and demand, support transboundary collaboration and learning, and amplify local voices in global policy fora. Efforts will be concentrated on 15 countries in Africa, South Asia and Latin America, selected based on need, existing relationships and opportunities for impact. The project will strengthen the capacities of decision-makers and Southern-based leadership to drive locally led adaptation. It will champion the integration of gender equality and social inclusion in climate change policies from local to global scales; strengthen the implementation of equitable ecosystem-based adaptation; and improve access to adaption finance for locally led solutions. The long term expected impact from this project is improved quality of life and resilience for the most climate affected people, especially marginalized groups.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 325K

Timeline

Jul 6, 2022 → Mar 6, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

After mitigation and adaptation, loss and damage emerged as the third pillar for international climate negotiation. Loss and damage refer to irreparable losses (such as loss of species, or land taken over by rising seas) and recoverable damages (damaged buildings, roads, power lines, etc.) from climate change. Research investments in the Global South that inform global negotiations on loss and damage are limited, resulting in a lack of evidence to support policy development and a lack of clarity on how vulnerable countries can formulate policy responses at the national level. It is critical for loss and damage to be addressed with a greater sense of clarity at the 2023 global stocktake of the Paris Agreement. This requires a large-scale effort to systematically document a vast number of losses and damages associated with climate change extremes and slow-onset events. There is a risk that many important facets of losses and damages will be missed, such as how slow-onset events are causing loss of culture and human health, or how the species loss of plants and animals will jeopardize rural women’s livelihoods. This project will support the development of country-level loss and damage policy and implementation mechanisms in the Global South. It will use a three-pronged collaborative research strategy: critical review of documented knowledge and discourse; country-level diagnostic studies and collaborative pilot policy actions; and a series of dialogues and knowledge exchange forums. The project will illuminate how strategies of loss and damage can be instituted in different policy and socio-environmental contexts, including lessons that can be learned from pre-existing risk governance systems.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 233K

Timeline

Nov 1, 2022 → Mar 1, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

South Asia is home to some of the most sensitive socioecological systems in the world, and there is a need for ongoing research in climate change and widespread water insecurity. Social and gendered research is important yet largely absent from climate and water research in the region. Moreover, gender-inclusive participation in science education is a challenge in South Asia, particularly in planetary sciences and engineering. There is a gap in understanding the impact of pedagogy, institutional, and market factors in furthering or constraining interdisciplinary and gendered research and practice in the region. The aim of this project is to understand how such shortcomings affect gender analysis in water and climate science, and whether more gender inclusivity improves gender analysis and high-quality research. It aims to improve tools and methods for postgraduate training and research and strengthen a network for knowledge exchange, advocacy, and mentorship for interdisciplinary research. It will focus on Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. This project is part of a cohort of seven projects that were selected following the call for proposals to the Gender in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (GIST) Research Initiative. The aim of the cohort is to increase the contribution of science to gender equality. It seeks to advance women’s leadership and participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to increase gender analysis in STEM research.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 263K

Timeline

Aug 1, 2022 → Nov 1, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

The 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that forest restoration is expected to help limit global warming and that restoration is biophysically feasible for up to two billion hectares of forests in low- and middle-income countries. The World Leader’s Summit at COP26 announced its first major agreement in which 105 countries covering 85% of the world’s forests committed to act on reducing and reversing deforestation. In South Asia, tree planting and other forms of forest restoration have been conducted by most countries for many years. This has been done primarily to increase the production of timber and non-timber forest products to support livelihoods but also to conserve soil and water resources and biodiversity. However, the economics of forest restoration as a carbon-mitigation option and its distributional impacts on gender and marginalized groups remain poorly understood in the region and globally. This research will examine the economics of different types of forest restoration programs (both plantations and natural regeneration) as nature-based carbon-mitigation options in South Asia. It will explore the impacts of such restoration on rural livelihoods, including distributional effects related to gender and to marginalized communities; examine the effectiveness of financing mechanisms for restoring forests; and, based on these findings, propose appropriate institutional and financial arrangements for scaling up forest restoration in South Asia. The research will be conducted in four South Asian countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Pakistan. Project outputs will include journal articles on topics related to economics of forest and land restoration and nature-based solutions. Several policy briefs will be produced identifying policy-oriented entry points, to be done in collaboration with national stakeholders and researchers. The research will generate knowledge products and provide an evidence base for informing policies related to forest restoration in the region. It will also develop the research capacity of several junior to mid-career researchers who will be able to conduct similar research in the future.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 259K

Timeline

Feb 1, 2022 → Feb 1, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Building on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund, the Joint SDG Fund is an inter-agency mechanism for strategic financing and integrated policy support. The Fund backs United Nations efforts across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals and cross-cutting areas so programme countries can accelerate SDG progress on the path to 2030 Agenda achievement.

Organization

UN Pooled Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 6, 2017 → Dec 31, 2030

Coverage

Nepal

Coordination and Information Management - OCHA as lead agency The objectives are: - Effective coordination among organisations involved with the delivery of humanitarian assistance to ensure a timely and needs-based response in the flood affected areas - Efficient monitoring of activities financed and implemented

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2008 → Dec 28, 2010

Coverage

Nepal

) Agriculture - FAO as lead agency - Objective: to assist flood-affected farmers in the rapid resumption of crop production for the upcoming planting season, in order reduce their dependence on food aid. Beneficiaries: 3 000 farmers Expected results: enhanced food security, improved crop practices

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 2008 → Oct 28, 2010

Coverage

Nepal

The Accelerating Progress toward the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women is a global programme of the FAO, IFAD, WFP and UN Women. Implemented in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Niger and Rwanda, the Joint Programme seeks to improve rural women’s food and nutrition security, increase their income to sustain livelihoods, enhance their participation in decision-making, and create a

Organization

UN Pooled Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 15, 2012 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

The Fund supports the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD), a unique collaborative effort that brings together UN entities, governments, disabled people’s organizations and the broader civil society to advance disability rights around the world.

Organization

UN Pooled Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Aug 6, 2011 → May 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

The United Nations Sustainable Development Group Human Rights Mainstreaming Fund (UNSDG-HRM Fund) aims to strengthen system-wide coherence, collaboration and support for Resident Coordinators and the UN Country Teams on human rights mainstreaming in UN operational activities for development, as well as to strengthen the coherence of UN responses to national priorities, thus ensuring strong nationa

Organization

UN Pooled Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Dec 1, 2010 → Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

This project will enhance the use of data from existing household surveys by government officials to analyze the education sector and encourage policymakers to leverage the resulting knowledge on gender, equity, and inclusion to inform their policy decisions. It responds to a lack of data analysis in the education sector and technical capacity within ministries of education to use data. The project will build on a proven initiative that analyzes educational information for global learning and equity that was piloted in Laos, Sierra Leone, and Suriname in 2018. The objective is to determine whether an adapted version of the initiative can improve equity and quality analysis in 26 developing countries, and whether and to what extent the marginalization of specific groups affects their access, learning, and progression through education nationally, regionally, and globally. The research design will include the adaptation and testing of the initiative that includes the use and analyses of data about groups that are particularly disadvantaged due to gender, language, poverty, disability, and location. It will also scale approaches and delivery mechanisms through fact sheets, reports, workshops, and tools that will be further expanded to include country-specific equity and inclusion issues. The project was selected through a global call, initiated by the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, to scale the impact of proven educational innovations in developing countries.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 72K

Timeline

Jun 1, 2020 → Jul 1, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and IDRC launched the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) to improve policies and practices that will strengthen national education systems within GPE partner countries. KIX will accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal for education (SDG 4) by facilitating knowledge sharing among country stakeholders to enhance education systems using relevant evidence and actionable research. Four regional KIX hubs will facilitate cross-country knowledge exchange, learning, and collaboration among national education stakeholders. This project aims to support the regional KIX hub for 21 GPE partner countries across Asia, Europe, the Pacific, the Middle East, and North Africa. The hub will systematically identify evidence gaps, source and generate evidence to fill those gaps, and support a network of education stakeholders to use the evidence to drive change in education policy and practice. A key focus of the hub will be to identify scalable innovation processes for primary and secondary education, with particular attention on gender equality and inclusion. The Network for International Policies and Cooperation in Education and Training (NORRAG) has been selected as the regional learning partner for this hub.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 1, 2023 → Apr 1, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

This project responds to the need to address a global learning crisis in which many children do not reach expected standards, even when attending school. It aims to generate knowledge and improved practices on how best to unlock and use increasingly available education data to expand access and elevate school-level performance. The project will adapt and scale a proven UNICEF-led innovation, called Data Must Speak, that helps countries unlock existing data related to the education sector. The research incorporates the concept of “positive deviance”, which addresses how some schools achieve better results than others in similar contexts, and how this knowledge can be leveraged to advance learning outcomes across the board by using data that is available within the education system. The project will use a mixed-methods approach and will focus on testing and implementing national adaptations of the methodology, harmonizing and linking datasets, identifying best practices, and enhancing the capacity of public officials and other stakeholders to exploit data. The project will be simultaneously implemented in eight countries across Africa and Asia that have identified the need for better data management, both at the central and local levels, as a critical element of their education sector plans. It is expected that the project will strengthen education systems and enhance education sector governance and social accountability to improve access and quality of education. The project was selected through a global call, initiated by the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange, to learn about scaling proven innovative approaches in education in developing country contexts.

Organization

International Development Research Centre

Budget

USD 251K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2020 → Jan 1, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a global humanitarian organisation that takes action against the causes and effects of hunger and malnutrition. AAH is composed of AAH entities from France (Sida agreement partner), India, United Kingdom, Spain, USA and Canada. Each of these members are separate legal entities, but share a common charter of principles, strategy and areas of intervention. All members of the network are committed to bringing coherence and enhancing efficiency to better serve those in need of nourishment , and to adhere to the AAH principles for which it stands. These principles are: moral and financial independence, strict political and religious neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism and transparency. The principles are outlined in an agreement (the International Global Protocols), which is signed by all AAH members. Through this contribution, Sida will be supporting AAH with funding which will allow for AAH to provide humanitarian assistance to affected population in more than 20 countries worldwide, through flexible, programme-based funding. While the specific objective of each intervention might differ, AAH's main mandate is within the nutrition sector, with the mission to "save, improve and protect lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, especially during and after emergency crises caused by situations of conflict, displacement, poverty, discrimination, inequality, or natural disaster". Nutrition interventions are complemented by activities which seek to ensure that people have access to clean water, food, healthcare and protection. By being present before and after disaster strikes, AAH is committed not only to respond to emergency needs, but also to build and to strengthen the capacity and resilience of the local communities. In line with the Sida humanitarian strategy, the objective of the response is to save lives, alleviate suffering and uphold human dignity for the benefit of people in need who have been, or are at risk of becoming, affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters or other disaster emergencies. AAH's long-term planning and performance monitoring process is laid out in a five-year International Strategic Plan (ISP), which is prepared by the AAH international network. The current International Strategic Plan (ISP3) covers the period 2021-2025 and reflects AAH's priorities. To meet the overarching impact of collective and inclusive action that empowers 25 million people to overcome hunger in 2025, the key priorities to be addressed by AAH are to: 1) Save lives: Lives are saved and immediate needs are met in an effective and inclusive manner in emergency contexts; 2) Collectively build resilience: People and communities are better able to withstand future shocks. Mitigation of the climate crisis and of gender inequality is embedded in the fight against hunger; 3) Connect and mobilize: Citizens, communities, civil society and actors at all levels are mobilized as part of a collective movement to end hunger; 4) Create and share knowledge: Best practice in the fight against hunger is developed collaboratively by a diversity of actors and shared for the empowerment of all. In 2024, Sida supports AAH's humanitarian interventions in 25 specific contexts including 11 multi-year humanitarian programmes and 8 annual humanitarian programmes. Sidas contribution also supports AAH's capacity to implement life-saving responses through the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) in 12 contexts (as of September 2024) as well as capacity building for protection integration and humanitarian access.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Jan 1, 2021 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a global humanitarian organisation that takes action against the causes and effects of hunger and malnutrition. AAH is composed of AAH entities from France (Sida agreement partner), India, United Kingdom, Spain, USA and Canada. Each of these members are separate legal entities, but share a common charter of principles, strategy and areas of intervention. All members of the network are committed to bringing coherence and enhancing efficiency to better serve those in need of nourishment , and to adhere to the AAH principles for which it stands. These principles are: moral and financial independence, strict political and religious neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism and transparency. The principles are outlined in an agreement (the International Global Protocols), which is signed by all AAH members. Through this contribution, Sida will be supporting AAH with funding which will allow for AAH to provide humanitarian assistance to affected population in more than 20 countries worldwide, through flexible, programme-based funding. While the specific objective of each intervention might differ, AAH's main mandate is within the nutrition sector, with the mission to "save, improve and protect lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, especially during and after emergency crises caused by situations of conflict, displacement, poverty, discrimination, inequality, or natural disaster". Nutrition interventions are complemented by activities which seek to ensure that people have access to clean water, food, healthcare and protection. By being present before and after disaster strikes, AAH is committed not only to respond to emergency needs, but also to build and to strengthen the capacity and resilience of the local communities. In line with the Sida humanitarian strategy, the objective of the response is to save lives, alleviate suffering and uphold human dignity for the benefit of people in need who have been, or are at risk of becoming, affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters or other disaster emergencies. AAH's long-term planning and performance monitoring process is laid out in a five-year International Strategic Plan (ISP), which is prepared by the AAH international network. The current International Strategic Plan (ISP3) covers the period 2021-2025 and reflects AAH's priorities. To meet the overarching impact of collective and inclusive action that empowers 25 million people to overcome hunger in 2025, the key priorities to be addressed by AAH are to: 1) Save lives: Lives are saved and immediate needs are met in an effective and inclusive manner in emergency contexts; 2) Collectively build resilience: People and communities are better able to withstand future shocks. Mitigation of the climate crisis and of gender inequality is embedded in the fight against hunger; 3) Connect and mobilize: Citizens, communities, civil society and actors at all levels are mobilized as part of a collective movement to end hunger; 4) Create and share knowledge: Best practice in the fight against hunger is developed collaboratively by a diversity of actors and shared for the empowerment of all. In 2024, Sida supports AAH's humanitarian interventions in 25 specific contexts including 11 multi-year humanitarian programmes and 8 annual humanitarian programmes. Sidas contribution also supports AAH's capacity to implement life-saving responses through the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) in 12 contexts (as of September 2024) as well as capacity building for protection integration and humanitarian access.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

USD 30K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2021 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal

The United Nations Secretary General’s Peacebuilding Fund is the organization’s financial instrument of first resort to sustain pace in countries or situations at risk or affected by violent conflict. It responds quickly and with flexibility to opportunities for peacebuilding, catalyzing processes and resources in a risk-tolerant fashion.

Organization

UN Pooled Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Nov 28, 2006 → Dec 31, 2030

Coverage

Nepal

Accelerating progress towards economic empowerment of rural women in Nepal

Organization

UN Pooled Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 15, 2012 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Development of Landinformationsystem in Nepal To assist Survey Department of Neapl in its efforts to develop and introduce an updated computorized LIS

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 1, 1998 → Aug 28, 2002

Coverage

Nepal

Four small hydro power stations planned to be rehabilitated. Development of complete project documents elaborated in such a way that they can be useed as base for credit applications for investments.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Aug 1, 1998 → Apr 28, 2000

Coverage

Nepal

Accelerating progress towards economic empowerment of rural women in Nepal Phase II

Organization

UN Pooled Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 15, 2012 → Dec 31, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

Assessing the impact of the global crisis on the agriculture and food security situation in Nepal

Organization

UN Pooled Funds

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Feb 6, 2017 → Dec 31, 2030

Coverage

Nepal

Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a global humanitarian organisation that takes action against the causes and effects of hunger and malnutrition. AAH is composed of AAH entities from France (Sida agreement partner), India, United Kingdom, Spain, USA and Canada. Each of these members are separate legal entities, but share a common charter of principles, strategy and areas of intervention. All members of the network are committed to bringing coherence and enhancing efficiency to better serve those in need of nourishment , and to adhere to the AAH principles for which it stands. These principles are: moral and financial independence, strict political and religious neutrality, non-discrimination, free and direct access to victims, professionalism and transparency. The principles are outlined in an agreement (the International Global Protocols), which is signed by all AAH members. Through this contribution, Sida will be supporting AAH with funding which will allow for AAH to provide humanitarian assistance to affected population in more than 20 countries worldwide, through flexible, programme-based funding. While the specific objective of each intervention might differ, AAH's main mandate is within the nutrition sector, with the mission to "save, improve and protect lives by eliminating hunger through the prevention, detection and treatment of undernutrition, especially during and after emergency crises caused by situations of conflict, displacement, poverty, discrimination, inequality, or natural disaster". Nutrition interventions are complemented by activities which seek to ensure that people have access to clean water, food, healthcare and protection. By being present before and after disaster strikes, AAH is committed not only to respond to emergency needs, but also to build and to strengthen the capacity and resilience of the local communities. In line with the Sida humanitarian strategy, the objective of the response is to save lives, alleviate suffering and uphold human dignity for the benefit of people in need who have been, or are at risk of becoming, affected by armed conflicts, natural disasters or other disaster emergencies. AAH's long-term planning and performance monitoring process is laid out in a five-year International Strategic Plan (ISP), which is prepared by the AAH international network. The current International Strategic Plan (ISP3) covers the period 2021-2025 and reflects AAH's priorities. To meet the overarching impact of collective and inclusive action that empowers 25 million people to overcome hunger in 2025, the key priorities to be addressed by AAH are to: 1) Save lives: Lives are saved and immediate needs are met in an effective and inclusive manner in emergency contexts; 2) Collectively build resilience: People and communities are better able to withstand future shocks. Mitigation of the climate crisis and of gender inequality is embedded in the fight against hunger; 3) Connect and mobilize: Citizens, communities, civil society and actors at all levels are mobilized as part of a collective movement to end hunger; 4) Create and share knowledge: Best practice in the fight against hunger is developed collaboratively by a diversity of actors and shared for the empowerment of all. In 2024, Sida supports AAH's humanitarian interventions in 25 specific contexts including 11 multi-year humanitarian programmes and 8 annual humanitarian programmes. Sidas contribution also supports AAH's capacity to implement life-saving responses through the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) in 12 contexts (as of September 2024) as well as capacity building for protection integration and humanitarian access.

Organization

Sida / Sweden

Budget

USD 311K

Timeline

Jan 1, 2021 → Dec 31, 2026

Coverage

Nepal