Although there is no unified view among the policy makers and development experts on what represents and drives a Green Economy and what it means for the least developed and mountainous countries such as Nepal, the concept is however, very pertinent in the context of rapid climate change and unsustainable development that are the hallmark […]
Nepal is a country of rivers and mountains thus making it one of the rich countries in terms of water resources and hydroelectric potentials. However, sound management of water is more prevalent at local or informal level/sector compared to national level and sector. At local level, water use practices are found to be both climatically […]
Resilient Urban Infrastructure Building: Nepal is a country of hills, mountains, flood prone flatlands, and rivers which makes thousands of villages and towns naturally vulnerable. Increasing number of extreme weather events and climate change induced hazards and risks have exacerbated the vulnerability of these human settlements and associated livelihood and development infrastructure. Reducing the vulnerability […]
Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) is a relatively new but promising adaptation tool recommended by the parties of both the UNFCCC and CBD, especially for vulnerable countries and areas. EbA operates at ecosystem level and aims to increase resilience and decrease vulnerability of both the ecosystem dependent population and other biological communities by intervening in measures […]
There is a general agreement that Climate Change is impacting Nepal rather disproportionately compared to its location and size and miniscule contribution of the green house gases (GHG). However, given its location between two rapidly growing economies of India and China, Nepal cannot escape the rapidly increasing influence of climate variability and change. The rapidly […]