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Nepal

Nationally determined contribution (NDC) Analysis

Nepal - 2050

Summary
Reference to Women/Gender
Gender Tags
WVG
Submitted Language
English
Submitted Translation
No
Type of Support
Conditional
Unconditional
Monitoring and/or Implementation
Monitoring
Implementation
NDC Commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned
Yes
File Url
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Timeframe 
Now until 2050
Relevant Context 

LDC that is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and currently experiencing loss and damage.

Process for Developing NDC 

Nepal has prepared its NDC in the process of implementing the decisions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) through a broad-based stakeholder consultation processes.

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

Nepal has established coordination mechanisms at highest political level for necessary policy guidance and coordination and at local level for implementation on the ground. Establishment of Climate Change Council, Climate Change Coordination Committee and

Summary of Gender Reference 

In relation to the broadly relevant policy frameworks, it refers to the Nepal Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2014-2020). The Strategy recognizes legitimate rights of all Nepali people including indigenous people and local communities, women,

Nepal - 2050

Summary
Reference to Women/Gender
Context of Gender Reference
Adaptation
Mitigation
Gender Tags
B
GS
S
WVG
Submitted Language
English
Submitted Translation
No
Monitoring and/or Implementation
Implementation
NDC Commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Participatory Process for NDC Development Mentioned
Yes
File Url
Download NDC View NDC in Browser
Timeframe 
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2030, with an aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
Relevant Context 

Mountainous, land locked LDC that has contributed little to global warming but suffers greatly from it

Process for Developing NDC 

This NDC was developed through an inclusive, participatory process with a series of consultations at both the national and provincial level. There was a team of experts who reviewed overarching and sectoral policies, strategies, and programs, and coordina

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

Implementation activities will be integrated under the fiscal budget as various subsidy policies, projects, or programs. The targets are said to be aligned with Nepal’s current policies and plans. An actual mechanism is not listed, but it is stated

Summary of Gender Reference 

Nepal’s NDC considers gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) as a cross-cutting area, primarily as relates to adaptation-related thematic areas. Key GESI commitments include: By 2021, a GESI and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan and Clima

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Related Resources

Local Climate Solutions Towards 100% Renewables - Gender Matters

Online Event

Author 

  • INFORSE, SustainableEnergy (SE), Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (NFVE), Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA), Sustainable Environmental Development Watch (SusWatch)

Year 

2024

Country 

Citation 

INFORSE, SustainableEnergy (SE), Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (NFVE), Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological Development Association (INSEDA), Sustainable Environmental Development Watch (SusWatch). (2024). Local Climate Solutions Towards 100% Renewables - Gender Matters. UNFCCC COP29 Side Event.
Community-Centered Solutions Women’s Participation and Leadership

A Call from Indigenous Peoples: Weaving a Human Rights-based Approach in Loss and Damage

Online Event

Author 

  • IWGIA, AIPP, CSIPN, NEFIN and ONAMIAP

Year 

2023

Country 

Citation 

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Foundation (AIPP), Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples of the North (CSIPN), Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), and the Organización Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas Andinas y Amazónicas del Perú (ONAMIAP). (2023). A Call from Indigenous Peoples: Weaving a Human Rights-based Approach in Loss and Damage. UNFCCC COP28 Side Event.
Climate Finance Indigenous Peoples

Nepal: Rural and Indigenous Women Advocating for Gender Responsive Budgeting to Tackle Climate Catastrophe

Report Download

Author 

  • The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)

Year 

2022

Country 

Citation 

The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD). (2022). Nepal: Rural and Indigenous Women Advocating for Gender Responsive Budgeting to Tackle Climate Catastrophe. Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
Gender Budgeting Indigenous Peoples

The Climate-Gender-Conflict Nexus: Amplifying Women's Contributions at the Grassroots

Report Download

Author 

  • Dr. Jessica Smith, Lauren Olosky, and Jennifer Grosman Fernández (Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security)

Year 

2021

Country 

Citation 

Smith, D., Olosky, L., Grosman Fernández, J. (2021, January). The Climate-Gender-Conflict Nexus (Rep.). Retrieved https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/The-Climate-Gender-Conflict-Nexus.pdf
Conflict, Displacement, and/or Migration Grassroots Organizing

Boîte à Outils Pour Un Processus D’Elaboration et de Mise En Oeuvre de Plans Nationaux D’Adaptation (PNA) Qui Répond aux Questions de Genre

Other Download

Author 

  • Réseau mondial de PNA & CCNUCC.

Year 

2019

Country 

Citation 

Réseau mondial de PNA & CCNUCC. (2019). Boîte à outils pour un processus d’élaboration et de mise en œuvre de plans nationaux d’adaptation (PNA) qui répond aux questions de genre. Dazé, A., et Church, C. (auteurs principaux). Winnipeg : Institut international du développement durable. Récupéré de www.napglobalnetwork.org
NAPs and NAPAs Training

Gender in National Adaptation Planning and Implementation

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • Practical Action

Year 

2019

Country 

Citation 

Practical Action. (2019). Gender in National Adaptation Planning and Implementation (responding to the call for submission from the Adaptation Committee on how to mainstream gender considerations into national adaptation planning and implementation) UNFCCC submission in Response to the Mandate Included in the workplan of the Adaptation Committee for the years 2019-2021.
Policy

Juego de herramientas para un proceso de formulación e implementación de planes nacionales de adaptación (PNAD) con perspectiva de género

Other Download

Author 

  • Red Global del PNAD y CMNUCC.

Year 

2019

Country 

Citation 

Red Global del PNAD y CMNUCC (2019). Juego de herramientas para un proceso de formulación e implementación de Planes Nacionales de Adaptación (PNAD) con perspectiva de género. Dazé, A. y Church, C. (autores principales). Winnipeg: Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible.
NAPs and NAPAs Training

Toolkit for a Gender-Responsive Process to Formulate and Implement National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)

Toolkit Download

Author 

  • NAP Global Network & UNFCCC

Year 

2019

Country 

Citation 

NAP Global Network & UNFCCC. (2019). Toolkit for a gender-responsive process to formulate and implement National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). Dazé, A., and Church, C. (lead authors). Winnipeg: International Institute for Sustainable Development. Retrieved from www.napglobalnetwork.org
NAPs and NAPAs Training

Inclusion of Gender Issue in REDD+: Experiences from REDD+ Pilot Implementation in Nepal

Journal Article Download

Author 

  • Trishna Singh Bhandari, Niroj Timalsina , Basant Pant , Hari Krishna Laudari, Sushma Bhattarai, Radha Wagle , Sindhu Prasad Dhungana , Bhaskar Singh Karky

Year 

2018

Country 

Citation 

Bhandari, T. S., Timalsina, N., Pant, B., Laudari, H. K., Bhattarai, S., Wagle, R., ... & Karky, B. S. (2018). Inclusion of Gender Issue in REDD+: Experiences from REDD+ Pilot Implementation in Nepal. Journal of Forest and Livelihood, 17, 1.
Forestry, including REDD+

Empower Generation: Combatting Gender Inequality and Energy Poverty through Women-Led Social Businesses

Webpage

Author 

  • Women and Gender Constituency

Year 

2017

Country 

Citation 

Women and Gender Constituency. (2017). Empower Generation: Combatting Gender Inequality and Energy Poverty through Women-Led Social Businesses. http://womengenderclimate.org/gjc_solutions/empower-generation-combatting-gender-inequality-and-energy-poverty-through-women-led-social-businesses/.
Energy Women’s Participation and Leadership

Gender Integration in REDD+ and ERPD in Nepal - Assessment Report & Gender Action Plan

Report Download

Author 

  • Srijana Shrestha (REDD-IC), Rama Ale Magar (HIMAWANTI), Shreya Thakali (WOCAN), Dibya Devi Gurung (WOCAN) and Jeannette Gurung (WOCAN)

Year 

2017

Country 

Citation 

Shrestha, S., Magar, R. A., Thakali, S., Gurung, D. D., & Gurung, J. (2017). Gender Integration in REDD+ and ERPD in Nepal: Assessment Report and Gender Action Plan (Publication). Kathmandu, Nepal: Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management; For Forest Partnership Facility/World Bank.
Forestry, including REDD+ Gender Analysis & Assessment

Submission by Nepal on possible elements of the Gender Action Plan (GAP) under the Lima Work Programme on Gender to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Mandate 21/CP.22, paragraph 30)

UNFCCC Submission Download

Author 

  • Nepal

Year 

2017

Country 

Citation 

Nepal. (2017). Submission by Nepal on possible elements of the Gender Action Plan (GAP) under the Lima Work Programme on Gender to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. UNFCCC Submission Mandate 21/CP.22, paragraph 30.
Policy

Aider les femmes agricultrices à vivre le changement climatique: cinq recommandations politiques

Policy Brief Download

Author 

  • Sophia Huyer, Jennifer Twyman, Manon Koningstein, Jacqueline Ashby, and Sonja Vermeulen.

Year 

2015

Country 

Citation 

Huyer S, Twyman J, Koningstein M, Ashby J, Vermeulen S. 2015. Aider les femmes agricultrices à vivre le changement climatique: cinq recommandations politiques. CCAFS Policy Brief no. 10. Copenhague, Danemark: Programme de recherche du CGIAR sur le changement climatique, l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire (CCAFS). Disponible en ligne à: www.ccafs.cgiar.org
Agriculture & Land Policy
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