Development projects in 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

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

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 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

To support the evidence based policy processes towards formulation of mountain development agenda in Nepal for their mainstreaming into National policies and strategies and highlighting in climate change related international platforms.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 75K

Timeline

Mar 10, 2022 → Feb 28, 2023

Coverage

Nepal

Funding under this initiative supports the multilateral climate change financing budget measure and provides funding to multilateral organisations to conduct climate change mitigation activities, specifically: Global Green Growth Institute; Partnership for Market Readiness; Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program; and UNDP Low-Emission Capacity Building Programme. This forms part of Australia's fast-start climate change finance package. The total value of this multi-country initiative is $43.2 million over two years, starting 2011-12.

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 1.7M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2011 → Jun 30, 2013

Coverage

Nepal

To support Nepal for completing the GCF CRA project proposal package to scale-up climate-resilient agriculture.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 100K

Timeline

Dec 1, 2020 → Aug 31, 2022

Coverage

Nepal

Development of a full project document on Enhancing Capacity for Sustainable Management of Forests, Land and Biodiversity in the Eastern Hill.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 150K

Timeline

Jan 29, 2020 → Jun 30, 2021

Coverage

Nepal, Koshi

The objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of landslide-affected communities for emergency preparedness through a Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) approach and to increase resilience to threats and crises.

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 100K

Timeline

Jul 25, 2018 → Jul 31, 2019

Coverage

Nuwakot, Bagmati

The Building a Resilient Churia Region in Nepal (BRCRN) project aims to enhance the resilience of ecosystems and vulnerable communities in Nepal?s Churia region. It will promote widespread adoption of climate-resilient land use practices, confront the challenges of deforestation and forest degradation, better maintain the forest ecosystem in the Churia hills, and build resilience to climate-induced hazards. It will also build the capacities of governments, communities and other stakeholders to better understand and respond to climate risks and scale up much needed support after project closure. The project is conceived as a direct contribution to Nepal s nationally determined contribution (NDC).

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 39.3M

Timeline

May 12, 2020 → May 11, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

The overall objective of the project is to promote transformative and climate-resilient agricultural practices

Organization

FAO Nepal

Budget

USD 231K

Timeline

Oct 1, 2017 → Sep 30, 2018

Coverage

Nepal

The Partnerships: Research and Analytical initiative consolidates eight new and existing agreements that support and enhance strategic partnerships with leading research institutions in fragility, peace, conflict and development issues. The partnership will: ensure continued access to international cutting edge research, analysis and intellectual policy expertise; ability to draw on international best practice and lessons learned from fragile, complex and conflict affected environments; provide an opportunity to input and steer direction at international policy discussion level; access to international products and materials including guidance notes, analysis and toolkits. This initiative contributes to two of the Crisis Prevention, Stabilisation and Recovery (CPSR) Group's objectives: international and whole of government engagement by leveraging best practice and analysis for the Australia aid program from strategic partnerships; and strategic advice guidance that draws on cross-Age

Organization

DFAT Australian Aid

Budget

USD 73K

Timeline

Jul 1, 2008 → Jun 30, 2016

Coverage

Nepal

to develop the Climate Adaptation Atlas for South Asia, improving access to climate risk and solution option analytics

Organization

Gates Foundation

Budget

USD 650K

Timeline

Nov 22, 2022 → Jun 30, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Strengthening urban resilience in disaster prone areas - Capital is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £1,429,027. It works in the following sector(s): Urban development and management, Environmental policy and administrative management, Industrial policy and administrative management, Transport policy and administrative management.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 3.7M

Timeline

Jul 1, 2022 → Mar 31, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

This activity UNICEF's Supporting the use of cash in emergency response (resource, climate finance) is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 109 - Multilateral organisation and a budget of £581,502. It works in the following sector(s): Disaster prevention and preparedness, Social Protection.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 786K

Timeline

Dec 8, 2017 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Support to national level disaster resilience policy formulation and institutional development – (resource, non-climate finance) is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £194,468. It works in the following sector(s): Disaster prevention and preparedness.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 4K

Timeline

Jul 5, 2017 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This activity WFP's Emergency logistics preparedness and UNDP's Strengthening Humanitarian Preparedness (resources, non-climate finance) is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 109 - Multilateral organisation and a budget of £21,897,776. It works in the following sector(s): Disaster prevention and preparedness.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 28.3M

Timeline

Mar 14, 2017 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Responding to Humanitarian emergencies and supporting early recovery (resources, non-climate finance) is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £12,861,946. It works in the following sector(s): Disaster prevention and preparedness.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 19.6M

Timeline

Mar 14, 2017 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Strengthening urban resilience in disaster prone areas - (resources, climate finance) is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £1,855,736. It works in the following sector(s): Urban development and management, Environmental policy and administrative management, Industrial policy and administrative management, Transport policy and administrative management.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 3.5M

Timeline

Mar 14, 2017 → Jan 27, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Disaster resilience institution strengthening and community based disaster risk management with the Red Cross (resource, climate finance) is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £2,384,660. It works in the following sector(s): Disaster prevention and preparedness, Basic health care, Social Protection.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 2.9M

Timeline

Dec 8, 2016 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Strengthening multi-stakeholder coordination in the disaster resilience sector (resource, non-climate finance) is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £806,161. It works in the following sector(s): Disaster prevention and preparedness.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 100K

Timeline

Nov 21, 2016 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Policy and Institutions Facility (PIF) - (resource, climate finance) is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £2,160,875. It works in the following sector(s): Disaster prevention and preparedness.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 3.4M

Timeline

Nov 9, 2016 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Strengthening urban resilience in disaster prone areas - (resources, non-climate finance) is a component of Strengthening disaster resilience in Nepal reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £2,973,116. It works in the following sector(s): Urban development and management, Environmental policy and administrative management, Industrial policy and administrative management, Transport policy and administrative management.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 3.5M

Timeline

May 13, 2016 → Mar 31, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

Technology transfer for low-carbon brick manufacturing by developing and deliver training programs on low-carbon brick production and facility operation, establishing infrastructure for low-carbon brick production, ensuring sustainability through Global Partnerships

Organization

Office for Government Policy Coordination

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 16, 2024 → Dec 1, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

strengthening women's economic capacity through participation in climate resilient economic activities

Organization

Office for Government Policy Coordination

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Apr 16, 2025 → Dec 1, 2027

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Reconstruction Infrasturcture Investment (Capital but not International Climate Fund financed), via Mott Macdonald Ltd is a component of Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in Nepal - Building Back Better reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £1,617,066. It works in the following sector(s): Immediate post-emergency reconstruction and rehabilitation.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 2.1M

Timeline

Jan 25, 2018 → May 21, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

This activity Reconstruction - Infrasturcture Investment (climate resilient), via Mott Macdonald Ltd is a component of Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in Nepal - Building Back Better reported by FCDO with a funding type of 104 - Procurement of Services and a budget of £11,491,722. It works in the following sector(s): Immediate post-emergency reconstruction and rehabilitation.

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

USD 15.2M

Timeline

Mar 4, 2016 → May 21, 2024

Coverage

Nepal

A $39,000 Bilateral grant from IBRD-International Bank for Rural Development to IFPRI for UNLOCKING THE POWERFUL TOOLS OF AGRICULTURAL GENOME EDITING TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION

Organization

ICRC Nepal

Budget

USD 661

Timeline

Jan 23, 2025 → May 30, 2025

Coverage

Nepal

A $75,000 Bilateral grant from NCSU-North Carolina State University to IFPRI for ACCELNET IMPLEMENTATION PHASE 1: INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF NETWORKS (S2S-ACCELNET) FOR ACCELERATING S2S HYDROCLIMATE FORECAST APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES

Organization

ICRC Nepal

Budget

USD 1K

Timeline

Sep 1, 2024 → Aug 31, 2028

Coverage

Nepal

This will help Nepal to cope with impacts of climate change (CC) and promote clean development. It will provide strategic support to the Govt of Nepal to design and implement CC policies, to integrate resilience throughout government planning. This will:Improve resilience of 700,000 poor & vulnerable people (especially women) to floods, landslides, droughts in most remote districts;Improve resilience of businesses in 5 growing urban centres & 3 river basins through investments in urban planning, large scale irrigation systems & flood management;Facilitate connection of over 25,000 households to new micro-hydro power installations; connect over 70,000 homes to solar power & install RET in more than 200 schools/health clinics;Develop industry standard for ‘clean’ brick production and enable over half of the brick kilns (at least 400) to adopt more efficient technologies;Improve design of future CC programming & beyond through generation of world class evidence

Organization

FCDO Nepal

Budget

— · not reported

Timeline

Oct 6, 2016 → Jun 29, 2026

Coverage

Nepal