Sector profile
Governance in Nepal
Public sector reform, local governance, civic engagement, rule of law, and accountability.
Linked SDGs: SDG 16
Projects
tracked in this sector
Organisations
working in governance
Committed
across reported budgets
Districts
touched
Top organisations
- 01 11United Nations Development ProgrammeUN
- 02 2SwedenINGO
- 03 0Helvetas NepalINGO
- 04 0World Bank GroupUnknown
- 05 0Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)INGO
- 06 0UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)Government
- 07 0European Union in NepalBilateral
- 08 0Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)INGO
- 09 0OXFAM in NepalINGO
- 10 0UN Women NepalUN
Largest projects
UNDP/UNCDF Climate Change Finance 2023-2027 - UNCDF Climate Change Finance 2023-2027
Overall goal: Impact: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu are building inclusive climate resilient communities and local economies and are transitioning towards low carbon development pathways. Medium term outcome: Climate governance is strengthened in a gender responsive manner and additional climate finance is leveraged at the national, sectoral and sub-national levels in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Outcome 1: Public sector at national, sectoral and local levels has enhanced capacities for effective planning of climate finance. Outcome 2:Climate Change is mainstreamed into national/ local governments' planning and budgeting systems and lead to allocations/investments. Outcome 3: Country frameworks and systems established and/or strengthened for increased access to climate finance (public, private, domestic, international). Outcome 4: Enhanced inclusiveness, transparency and accountability of climate finance. Outcome 5: Strengthened regional cooperation to enable climate finance reforms in the region.
UNDP/UNCDF Climate Change Finance 2023-2027 - UNDP Climate Change Finance 2023-2027
Overall goal: Impact: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu are building inclusive climate resilient communities and local economies and are transitioning towards low carbon development pathways. Medium term outcome: Climate governance is strengthened in a gender responsive manner and additional climate finance is leveraged at the national, sectoral and sub-national levels in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. Outcome 1: Public sector at national, sectoral and local levels has enhanced capacities for effective planning of climate finance. Outcome 2:Climate Change is mainstreamed into national/ local governments' planning and budgeting systems and lead to allocations/investments. Outcome 3: Country frameworks and systems established and/or strengthened for increased access to climate finance (public, private, domestic, international). Outcome 4: Enhanced inclusiveness, transparency and accountability of climate finance. Outcome 5: Strengthened regional cooperation to enable climate finance reforms in the region.
MYWP NIM Provincial and Local Governance Strengthening Programme - Technical Assistance r
Provincial and Local Governance Strengthening Programme (PLSGP) for the institutional and organizational capacities of Provincial and Local Governments (PLGs) to deliver inclusive basic services (BSD) which benefit all people, especially women, the most vulnerable and marginalized, and for the federal government to develop and implement necessary laws and policies to strengthen inter-governmental relationships. The Government of Nepal and UNDP Nepal cost-shared portfolio will deploy a collaborat
Understanding climate risks through an intersectional approach
Building resilience to climate change and natural hazards requires socially inclusive action. There is increasing recognition in the climate adaptation space, both in research and policy deliberations, that an intersectional approach is needed to reach the most vulnerable people. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change observes, risks vary across people within societies depending on intersecting inequalities and context-specific factors such as culture, gender, religion, ability, disability and ethnicity. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change also demonstrates an emphasis on intersectional approaches as countries move towards the global goal on adaptation. Applying intersectional approaches in practice, however, remains less clear. The project will develop country case studies that explore how to apply an intersectional approach to climate adaptation and resilience. Each partner will also collaborate with two or three equity organizations focusing on the rights of women, people with disabilities, younger or older people, or other underrepresented groups who will be engaged in design, data collection and analysis and dissemination. The aim of this work is to generate evidence-based recommendations for adaptation practitioners and policymakers that can inform relevant processes and policies and ensure that climate action works for everyone. This project is part of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience initiative (CLARE) jointly designed, funded and run by IDRC and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. CLARE is an ambitious five-year initiative to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards across Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
Grant: H2020: Migration R&D ‘‘Leaving something behind’ - Migration governance and agricultural & rural change in ‘home’ communities: comparative experience from Europe, Asia and Africa’ — ‘AGRUMIG’ (Bilateral)
A $527,437 Bilateral grant from EC-European Commission to IWMI for H2020: Migration R&D ‘‘Leaving something behind’ - Migration governance and agricultural & rural change in ‘home’ communities: comparative experience from Europe, Asia and Africa’ — ‘AGRUMIG’
Climate action financing through women and social enterprises (CaFiN)
Climate change affects people and economies across the world, but the impact is nowhere more pronounced than in marginalized communities in low-income countries like Nepal. Even within the impacted population, women are significantly more vulnerable than men because of an absence of economic independence and pre-existing social settings that leave them deprived of essential rights. On the other hand, climate-positive micro-enterprises in rural areas not only help address the climate change problem, but also provide opportunities for economic empowerment for women, thereby enhancing the resilience of such societies to the impacts of climate change. However, a major hurdle faced by such entities is access to finance. With inadequate scale, insufficient access to resources, unevolved business models, uncertain markets and absence of credit history, these micro-enterprises are considered ineligible for finance by traditional institutions. This project is aimed at developing a research-informed template for identifying constraints and impediments faced by women-led or women-benefiting enterprises in sustainable forestry in Nepal, and identifying meaningful appropriate pathways for access to finance for such enterprises. The research will also highlight the need for specific project preparation, including appropriate capacity building, for such enterprises, which will be utilized to design a funded project preparation facility that could potentially culminate in fundraising for select enterprises.
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