The report primarily addresses transport decarbonization, focusing on strategies, policies, and technological advancements aimed at reducing carbon emissions from the transportation sector in Nepal. It provides insights into sustainable mobility solutions, including electric vehicles, alternative fuels, and efficient transport systems, to support a greener and more resilient future.
The 6th National Conference on Locally Led Climate Adaptation, hosted by the Climate and Development Dialogue (C&D Dialogue), took place in Bardibas, Madhesh Province, Nepal, on September 23-24, 2024. The conference brought together various stakeholders, including governmental officials, local communities, and climate experts, to discuss innovative methods and approaches to address climate change through local adaptation strategies. The event included field visits showcasing rainwater harvesting, solar energy systems, and nature-based solutions for flood resilience and sustainable land management, emphasizing the pressing need for climate action in the province.
Prakriti Resources Center (PRC), in collaboration with Dhaatri Trust, Non-Timber Forest Product-Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP), and Both ENDS, organized the ‘Climate Finance Capacity Strengthening Workshop’ from 27 October to 29 October 2024 at Park Village Resort, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop aimed to strengthen the capacity of partner organizations of the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA) in Asia to run advocacy programs effectively. It emphasized knowledge sharing and building to empower the different advocacy movements for climate finance led by the participants in their respective countries for gender-just climate solutions.
20 participants from different CSOs in India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, the Netherlands and the Philippines attended the workshop, providing an intense and intimate setting for the seminar to share and build knowledge together.
This annual report marks the culmination of PRC’s three-year strategic period 2021-2023 and the beginning of strategic planning for 2024-2028. Therefore, without confining only to last year, it covers the last three years. This report is intended to communicate to PRC partners, allies and stakeholders, including donors, and the public, offering insights into PRC’s achievements and learning, and mobilization of resources. The report is also an attempt to build transparency, accountability, and trust, while also prepare the ground for future planning.
Climate and Development Dialogue (C&D Dialogue) organized the ‘National Conference on Climate and Development: Climate Justice – Resilient Development’ on November 27, 2023, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The primary objective of the conference was to collaboratively articulate the demand for the integration of climate agendas into the 16th Plan.
A workshop on “Addressing Loss and Damage” on 1st September 2023 with the objective to share local, national, and global insights emerging around Loss and Damage and stimulate forward-looking policy conversations to assist Nepal in getting better prepared for climate-induced disasters. A diverse group of 28 participants, with 7 females, engaged in the discussion.
This is a regional learning and sharing workshop on Gender in GCF-funded projects in South Asian Countries held on 26th June, 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop aimed to foster a regional discourse about the ongoing GCF-funded projects by having national and international representatives of the projects, researchers and experts discuss their countries’ undertakings and experiences and review how gender needs to be integrated into the ongoing climate solutions.
This is the conference report on Gender-Just Climate Solutions: Building Urban and Rural Women’s Resilience to Climate Change organized by Climate and Development Dialogue on 28 December 2022 at Lalitpur. The event saw diverse and meaningful participation and attempted to build momentum among women, women groups, development organizations, and governmental institutions.
This is the proceeding report of the International Conference on 100% RE organized by Prakriti Resources Centre (PRC) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Nepal along with the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) from 18–19 December 2022 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The conference aimed to share regional and international knowledge on the interrelationship between renewable energy and climate change and learn about implementing RE policies, plans, and projects.
This report is the outcomes of the National Conference on Localization of Climate Actions: Bridging National Climate Change Policy and second NDC targets with local government plans and programs. This event was organized on 22 December 2021 in Lalitpur in order to scale up climate adaptation and mitigation actions at the local level and enhance the role of local governments in implementing those actions.
Recognizing and building on the knowledge through the “doing” of the practitioners, C&D Dialogue organized a conference on National Conference of Practitioners on Climate Change: Linking Practices to Policy on November 22, 2019 in Kathmandu. The conference reflected on good practices in climate change work and thereby sought to influence policy and practice in Nepal and expand this knowledge internationally as well
The project review and learning report is an outcome of the project ‘Increasing Women’s Influence in Local Governance for Gender and Climate Smart Plans and Programmes’ implemented by PRC. We would like to put on record our gratitude to Both Ends and GAGGA for their grant assistance for the project, and the women’s groups, whose commitment and effort led to the sucess of this project.
