Sector:

Environment and Climate Change

Areas of Intervention:

Climate Change Risk Management in Development Planning

Problem Situation Addressed:

Climate change risks management is not formally integrated into development planning at the national, sectoral, district, and village levels (primarily due to lack of institutional capacity for climate change risk management and poor coordination amongst the concerned agencies)

Program Budget         

Grant: 7.163 million USD

Program Period:

June 2011 – Sept 2016

Program Location:

Nationwide (with 8 case study districts)

8 Case Study Districts:

Achham, Banke, Chitwan, Dolakha, Kathmandu, Mugu, Myagdi, Panchthar

Program Focus:

• CC Vulnerability Assessment
• Policy Support and Sector Guidelines
• Climate Resilient Curriculum
• Knowledge Management
• CCP Management Information System

Target Entity Focus:

Infrastructure Assets

Target Beneficiary:

Government Agencies and Local Communities

Executing Agencies:

• Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE)

Collaborating Agencies:

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Reserves, Department of Urban Development and Building Construction, Department of Irrigation, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, Department of Water Induced Disaster Prevention, Department of Local Infrastructure and Agriculture Roads

Development Partner:

• CIF
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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