A new report by Neil Bird of ODI and Claire Monkhouse and Katharine Booth of CDKN examines how to support the successful integration of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) into national development planning. The adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 signalled a major transition in...

Assessing the future impacts of climate change on the hydroelectricity sector in Nepal is a challenge because of the country’s complex climate and hydrology, as well as the large changes in elevation that occur from low plains up to the high mountains. Projections of future...

Adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector and related sectors is a major challenge for Nepal. The majority of the population still depends on highly climate-sensitive agriculture. In recent years, long drought spells during the monsoon season and increased temperatures and unseasonal heavy rains...

This toolkit helps key audiences understand how to fulfill the Green Climate Fund’s requirements when developing a fully-fledged funding proposal. Responding to climate change challenges requires collective action from all countries, governments, cities, communities, businesses and private citizens. With US$10.3 billion currently pledged, the Green...

This working paper focuses on understanding the concept of ‘bankability’ in support of the development of quality ‘bankable’ project proposals – to assist countries’ access to international climate finance. The Green Climate Fund is currently the largest multilateral climate fund, and climate change and development...

Out of 2.7 million hectares of agricultural land in Nepal, only 1.3 Mha have irrigation facilities. The majority of irrigation systems are small and medium-scale. Agriculture is a mainstay of the economy of Nepal, providing about 33% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and supporting...

This new report explores the potential of seven innovative climate finance options to meet the financing needs of the Adaptation Fund. It concludes that if implemented in a collective manner, these can provide a steady and predictable stream of finance for the Fund. However, the...

The session “Integrated Watershed Management for Climate Change Adaptation and  Disaster Risk Reductiton” was organized during the 5th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 19 October 2016. The session showcased regional experiences and lessons learned from the application of integrated watershed...

The session “Vertical Integration: Lessons from Local Level Adaptation Planning” was organized during the 5th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 19 October 2016. The session shared the experiences and lessons learned from existing practices in planning and implementing adaptation at the local...

“Adapting and Living below 2oC: bridging gaps in policies and practices” call for harnessing more local involvement in integrated adaptation planning, providing access to relevant sources of financing and technologies, provisioning coherent capacity building, involving private sector, and tapping knowledge networks including the Asia Pacific...