Promoting transformative and climate resilient agriculture for sustainable livelihoods and food security in Nepal (CRA)

The project aims to support 603,000 people in six districts of the Koshi River Basin to transition from climate-vulnerable subsistence farming to sustainable, market-driven systems. It focuses on scaling up climate-resilient agriculture (CRA) practices, enhancing agrometeorological and market advisory services, and establishing local value chain networks. With a total indicative cost of USD 43.1 million, the project targets vulnerable groups, particularly women, to improve food security and livelihoods in the face of increasing temperature trends and precipitation variability.

• The project targets 603,000 direct beneficiaries (51% women) across 115,000 households, covering approximately 53,000 hectares of agricultural, livestock, and fishery production areas.
• The Koshi River Basin (KRB) faces significant climate risks, including a statistically significant positive trend in maximum and minimum temperatures from 1971 to 2014, and a combined threat of dry-season water scarcity and monsoon flooding.
• Climate change is projected to cause altitudinal shifts that will reduce the suitability of key crops in the KRB, specifically macadamia and juglans, as well as coffee and banana across Nepal.
• The project identifies five primary barriers to climate resilience in the KRB: lack of information on climate risks, limited access to financial services, weak market infrastructure, limited institutional capacity within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD), and poor targeting of marginalized groups.
• The project is structured into three components: scaling up climate-resilient farming practices (40% budget), strengthening climate and market foresight services (49% budget), and creating an enabling environment for market-driven agriculture (11% budget).
• Proposed interventions include the use of stress-tolerant varieties, improved water conservation, the establishment of automated weather stations, and the creation of a forecast-based financing (FBF) scheme for early warning and action.
• The project will be implemented in six specific districts: Udayapur, Saptari, Sunsari, Sindhuli, Ramechhap, and Dolakha, selected based on their high exposure to climate risks and agricultural potential.
• The total indicative project cost is USD 43.1 million, with USD 34.6 million (80%) requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund and USD 8.5 million (20%) provided as co-financing from the Government of Nepal.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). Promoting transformative and climate resilient agriculture for sustainable livelihoods and food security in Nepal (CRA). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/24550-promoting-transformative-and-climate-resilient-agriculture-sustainable-livelihoods-and-food.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Promoting transformative and climate resilient agriculture for sustainable livelihoods and food security in Nepal (CRA). 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/24550-promoting-transformative-and-climate-resilient-agriculture-sustainable-livelihoods-and-food.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020promoting, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Promoting transformative and climate resilient agriculture for sustainable livelihoods and food security in Nepal (CRA)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = may, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/24550-promoting-transformative-and-climate-resilient-agriculture-sustainable-livelihoods-and-food.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }