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Climate Change Adaptation Learning

Senior officials of State Government of India, namely Himanchal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Uttarakhand, and experts from India, Nepal and Pakistan, including ICIMOD experts participated in the event designed to share CCA experiences in Indian States with focus on State Action Plan on Climate Change

By Batu Uprety Jul 23, 2017

A Realization In 'Maskmandu'

Kathmandu has earned a dubious distinction as 'maskmandu' and 'dustmandu' for its heavily populated and equally polluted capital city. It took several years for the air quality of the city to degrade to its current level

By Batu Uprety Jul 04, 2017

The NAP for the Future

Nepal's approach of integrating global processes such as Sustainable Development Goals, Sendai framework on disaster risk reduction and New Urban Agenda (Habitat III) into the NAP process further draws the attention of the adaptation community.

By Batu Uprety Jun 24, 2017

For Our Environmental Future

This year, the World Environment Day (WED) will be celebrated on the theme of 'Connecting People to Nature' to further realize the importance of and appreciate the beauty of Nature, and work together to protect the Earth that we all share.

By Batu Uprety Jun 04, 2017

Adaptation in the Town

The LAPAs were talked much in some events. The LAPA was conceptualised in May 2009 during the inception workshop of the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) project and the Ministry of Population and Environment (MoPE), the UNFCCC focal poi

By Batu Uprety Feb 24, 2017

Advancing NAP Process

This NAP process is supported by UK-Aid, ACT/OPM and Practical Action. In November 2016, Nepal has accessed Green Climate Fund (GCF) resources to advance the NAP process, as a first country, and UNEP will perform as the GCF Delivery Partner for this

By Batu Uprety Jan 20, 2017

Climate Change: Operationalizing Concept

Finally Nepal secured over US$ 80 million for climate resilience programs to implement NAPA prioritized programs. One of the components of the country-specific Strategic Program on Climate Resilience (SPCR) was mainstreaming climate risk management i

By Batu Uprety Dec 16, 2016

Nepal At Marrakech Action CoP

This event was addressed by the Prime Minister of Tuvalu, Ministers for Environment of Benin and Madagascar, Co-Chair of the GCF, and representatives of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).The Executive Director of GCF announced the approval of its

By Batu Uprety Dec 03, 2016

Sharing adaptation initiatives at Marrakech

Mitigation and adaptation are well embedded in the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement. Nepal is greatly affected by the adverse impact of climate change but its contribution to total GHGs emission is only 0.027 percent. As a Party to the UNFCCC, Nepal has jo

By Batu Uprety Oct 01, 2016

NAP As In Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement urges each Party to engage in adaptation planning processes and implementation of adaptation actions, including the process to formulate and implement national adaptation plan (NA

By Batu Uprety Aug 11, 2016

Integrating sectors into NAP

By Batu Uprety Jul 08, 2016

Examining Climate Change Adaptation

Adaptation is the option left to the poor and climate vulnerable communities of Nepal.

By Batu Uprety Jun 02, 2016

Formulating NAP In Nepal

In Nepal, governmental and non-governmental organisations are implementing NAPA-prioritised adaptation actions. MoPE is implementing Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP), popularly known as LAPA project, in 14 most climate vulnerable distri

By Batu Uprety May 05, 2016

Making Development Sustainable

Based on two decades of my experience with EIA, and related lessons learned, gaps and needs, EIA report should be prepared as per its principle and by avoiding 'cut and paste' (a perennial problem in Nepal) and making the EIA report site-specific to

By Batu Uprety Mar 04, 2016

Paris Outcome On Climate Change Adaptation

The present challenge for countries like Nepal may be related to understand the provisions and implications of the elements of the Agreement at national level and process for ratification and effective implementation.

By Batu Uprety Jan 02, 2016

Paris Climate Conference: Left Opportunity to Save Ourselves

Paris climate change conference must deliver a 'Protocol' to develop a path to limit the global average temperature rise to below 1.50C, as compared to pre-industrial level, based on science and demand of climate vulnerable countries, in particular t

By Batu Uprety Nov 27, 2015

NAP: Opportunity To Explore Climate Avenues

Nearly two years back, the Government showed interest to engage in the NAP process with possible support from the NAP-GSP.

By Batu Uprety Sep 25, 2015

Quake And Climate Resilient Development

We need to adapt ourselves to such events – earthquake accelerated or climate-induced. Adaptation is our 'survival strategy' but we need information, knowledge and skills on how to adapt to such calamities.

By Batu Uprety May 08, 2015

EA: It Is A Tool, Not Trouble

In Nepal, project-level EA is carried out for the prescribed projects. Interestingly, proponents or developers consider it additional burden which might be related to the inadequate understanding of its importance or making this simple tool complicat

By Batu Uprety Feb 13, 2015

Climate Change: Two Years On LDC Group Chair

In the first stage, Nepal prepared and shared with Parties the initial national communication.

By Batu Uprety Jan 16, 2015

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