1. Needs of Strengthening
Capacity of Government
Institutions
Ngamindra Dahal
Workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change
Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management
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DPNET and NDMF
April 15 2010, Kathmandu
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2. Needs of Strengthening Capacity
of Govt I tit ti
f G t Institutions
ADB funded TA is On progress in MOE supporting
to mainstream CC and Env Magmt by:
• Studying and recommending an agreed-upon
structure and funding source for a more developed
MoE
• Integrating climate change curriculum into NASC
training and the training units of thematic ministries.
• Training and awareness raising at district levels on
how to strategically use development funds for CC
adaptation.

3. Importance of general CC
training to understand
The difference between climate change and general
Th diff b t li t h d l
environmental issues
Cultivate cross-cutting thinking, strategies and inter-
ministerial cooperation f addressing i
i i i l i for dd i impacts of f
climate change, i.e. health impacts are related to
agricultural impacts; we must understand the direct
and i di t impacts
d indirect i t
Role of central and local government in helping
communities adapt to climate change
Role and potential of development funds and their
strategic use in helping communities adapt to climate
change impacts, which will protect their livelihoods,
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social infrastructure, and health.

4. Importance of Training government
officials on CB VA
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Specific and unique CC challenges in each districts.
Local
L l governments, i d i their l l vulnerability
in doing h i local l bili
assessments, should be able to report:
◦ Historical summary of local disasters—the year,
y y ,
number of dead/injured/missing, cost of damages
◦ Prevailing disaster management approach—is there
one,
one is there dedicated staff and funds mandate of
funds,
the office specifically for disaster preparedness,
mitigation, response operations and recovery
◦ T d in disaster and profile of vulnerability
Trends d d fl f l bl
communities
◦ Efforts to address issues so far
◦ Good practices nationally and internationally

5. Issues to address
How to address these challenges through
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strategic development fund?
How to involve communities in the budget
process to ensure development funds are
being strategically allocated to address the
specific and unique climate change impacts
?
How to monitor effectiveness of
development funds in helping communities
adapt to climate change impacts ?