Nepal has taken several adaptation actions in response to climate change, guided by national policies and plans. Key actors implementing adaptation include government ministries and local governments working with NGOs and communities. Priority needs addressed are agriculture, water resources, disasters, forests, health, and urban infrastructure. The National Adaptation Program of Action guides implementation of community-level Local Adaptation Plans of Action to build resilience. Programs promote climate literacy, alternative energy, and community-based adaptation in areas like agriculture, though documentation of results needs improvement. Opportunities include strong policies and mainstreaming with other initiatives, while capacity and funding challenges remain.

1. Adaption Actions in Nepal
Bed Raj Phuyel
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
Kathmandu, Nepal

2. Base
• Climate Change Policy, 2011
• National Adaptation Program of Action
(NAPA) to Climate Change, 2010
• Climate Change Vulnerability Mapping in
Nepal, 2010
• National Framework on Local Adaptation
(LAPA) Plans for Action, 2011
• Status of Climate Change in Nepal, 2011

3. Actors
 Government Sector:
– MoSTE:
• Climate Change Division
– Climate Change Section
– Sustainable Development and Adaptation Section
• Department of Environment
– Climate Change Adaption Section
– Ministry of FA and Local Development:
LAPA, EFLG under LGCDP
– Line Ministries e.g. MoHS, MoE etc.
 I/NGOs, CBOs
 Private Sector: CSR

4. Key Adaptation Needs
1.Agriculture and Food Security
2.Water Resources and Energy
3.Climate Induced Disasters
4.Forests and Biodiversity
5.Public Health
6.Urban Settlements and Infrastructure

5. NAPA
Identified 9 Priority Areas :

6. Districts' Vulnerability Ranking

7. NAPA Implementation Framework

8. Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA)
• Community Adaptation Plan of Action (CAPA)
• Bottom-up, Inclusive, Responsive & Flexible –
Four guiding principles
• Lead by Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local
Development (MoFALD) -MoSTE
• 14 Districts/ 69 VDCS have prepared LAPA .
• Environmental initiatives have been included
in DDC Minimum Criteria and performance
evaluation (MC/PM)

9. LAPA Process
Source:LAPA, 2011

10. Ray, R.B. (Retrieved:http://www.slideshare.net/rudraraya/steps-of-local-
adaptation-plan-of-action-lapa-process-in-community-levelrudra-bahadur-
raya)

11. Programs
NCCSP
Objective:
Capacity Development
Gov: MoSTE, MoFALD
Non-government (NGOs,
CBOs, private sector )
to implement the Nepal's
Climate Change Policy (2011)
and execute the most urgent
and immediate adaptation
actions in order to increase
the resilience of the climate
vulnerable, and poor people
of Nepal.

12. Programs in General
• Promotional: Climate Literacy!
• Bio-Village Promotion
• Tunnel Farming
• Alternative energy Promotion (Bio Gas, Solar
lights)
• Community Forestry

14. Implementation Overview
• Programs are being implemented but not
documented well. (CC budget code can be
useful)
• Regular programs at local levels should require
CC sensitization.

15. Opportunities
• Good Policy Framework
• Defined Roles of Agencies
• Integration: Linkage with other programs (e.g.
LGCDP)
• Conducive Policy Circle
• Increasing CC Awareness

16. Challenges
• Capacity Development Issue
• Funding the Adaptation Plans