National Adaptation Plan The Role of Land Rights Land use Map of Nepal

Nepal Has Proposed Some Adaptation Strategies Agriculture (Land use) Water Resources (Energy) Forests and Biodiversity (Tourism) Health Integrating sectors/plans/policies to climate change concerns Commitment to MDG, CDM, ILO 169 and REDD GoN aims to maintain 40% of land under forests

Agriculture (Land use)

Water Resources (Energy)

Forests and Biodiversity (Tourism)

Health

Integrating sectors/plans/policies to climate change concerns

Commitment to MDG, CDM, ILO 169 and REDD

GoN aims to maintain 40% of land under forests

How to Strengthen Adaptation? Handing over National Forests to Communities Land Reform in Private Land Improving Natural Resources Governance Access to Quality Information and Impacts Enhancing community capacity to adapt Increasing Resiliency

Handing over National Forests to Communities

Land Reform in Private Land

Improving Natural Resources Governance

Access to Quality Information and Impacts

Enhancing community capacity to adapt

Increasing Resiliency

Forest Tenure Reform Communities have Access, Use and Management Rights over forests More than 35% of National Forests Handed over to about 40% of HHs Inclusive and Equitable Representation, and Benefit Sharing Generate $10 million per year Working with the WB on FCPF (REDD Readiness Plan Preparation)

Communities have Access, Use and Management Rights over forests

More than 35% of National Forests Handed over to about 40% of HHs

Inclusive and Equitable Representation, and Benefit Sharing

Generate $10 million per year

Working with the WB on FCPF (REDD Readiness Plan Preparation)

Forest Tenure............Cont.. Sustainable Forest Management Communities can spend the income on Livelihood, Education, Infrastructure etc Forest Products and Services Provide Resiliency and flexibility CF meetings provide forum for information sharing on vulnerabilities and their adaptation Options

Sustainable Forest Management

Communities can spend the income on Livelihood, Education, Infrastructure etc

Forest Products and Services Provide Resiliency and flexibility

CF meetings provide forum for information sharing on vulnerabilities and their adaptation Options

Natural Resource Governance CF, Leasehold Forests and Buffer Zone Management by communities and Income generation Government as Facilitator, and Communities as Resource Manager De facto and De jure Rights of Communities over forests overlap Authority and Liability Defined

CF, Leasehold Forests and Buffer Zone Management by communities and Income generation

Government as Facilitator, and Communities as Resource Manager

De facto and De jure Rights of Communities over forests overlap

Authority and Liability Defined

Increasing Resiliency Developing methodologies and tools to adapt to Fragility, Marginality, and Vulnerability Increasing options on livelihood (migration ,resettlement, changing cropping patters/spp., off-farm income). Capturing the potentials of multiple forest products and services

Developing methodologies and tools to adapt to Fragility, Marginality, and Vulnerability

Increasing options on livelihood (migration ,resettlement, changing cropping patters/spp., off-farm income).

Capturing the potentials of multiple forest products and services

Increase Resiliency....Cont.. Increase the organizational flexibility and resiliency of right holders at multiple levels through networking and social capital Improve ecological resiliency through stand and landscape level forest management (corridors, connectivity, patch dynamics, hydrological cycle, nutrient recycling)

Increase the organizational flexibility and resiliency of right holders at multiple levels through networking and social capital

Improve ecological resiliency through stand and landscape level forest management (corridors, connectivity, patch dynamics, hydrological cycle, nutrient recycling)

Enhancing Community Capacity Making aware about equal rights of users over forests, products and services Enhance their negotiation capacity Enhance capacity to organize themselves and manage forests and funds Ensuring equitable and inclusive decision making and benefit Sharing

Making aware about equal rights of users over forests, products and services

Enhance their negotiation capacity

Enhance capacity to organize themselves and manage forests and funds

Ensuring equitable and inclusive decision making and benefit Sharing

Access to Information and Impact Provision of information to communities Identification of vulnerable sites Using indigenous knowledge on copping strategies Disseminating information on community rights over the resources Aware them about Forest services (CDM and REDD mechanism), and the payment

Provision of information to communities

Identification of vulnerable sites

Using indigenous knowledge on copping strategies

Disseminating information on community rights over the resources

Aware them about Forest services (CDM and REDD mechanism), and the payment

Other Options Present three years development plan focuses on development of marginal areas and communities Governance from centralized to Federal Structure Present budget emphasizes the rights of socially excluded groups over resources (allocation of resource to senior citizens, education, health and marginal areas and groups) Focus on hydro-electricity generation, but the rights and role of local people ? Land reform and distribution of surplus land REDD, deep Red and pink Red

Present three years development plan focuses on development of marginal areas and communities

Governance from centralized to Federal Structure

Present budget emphasizes the rights of socially excluded groups over resources (allocation of resource to senior citizens, education, health and marginal areas and groups)

Focus on hydro-electricity generation, but the rights and role of local people ?

Land reform and distribution of surplus land

REDD, deep Red and pink Red