NEPAL’S NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN (NAP) PROCESS: REFLECTING ON LESSONS LEARNED AND THE WAY FORWARD

Nepal is currently in the formulation phase of its National Adaptation Plan (NAP), utilizing an integrated, multidisciplinary approach across seven thematic areas and two cross-cutting issues. The process emphasizes inclusivity, stakeholder engagement, and scientific rigor, building upon previous frameworks like the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) and Local Adaptation Plans for Action (LAPA). Key challenges include aligning the NAP with ongoing government restructuring and ensuring meaningful participation of marginalized groups. Future priorities focus on engaging provincial and local governments, developing a formal NAP framework, synthesizing local vulnerability data, and creating a comprehensive financing strategy to transition from planning to implementation.

• Nepal has adopted a unique, integrated approach to its NAP process, organizing work around seven thematic areas and two cross-cutting issues rather than by individual ministries. This structure is designed to facilitate "multidisciplinary dialogue and analysis throughout the process to date."
• The NAP process is grounded in a commitment to inclusivity, specifically aiming to "leave no one behind" by involving marginalized communities, indigenous groups, youth, women, and people with disabilities. Gender equality and social inclusion are treated as both a standalone theme and a cross-cutting issue.
• Nepal has invested in technical and scientific data to ensure the NAP is "informed," including climate trend analysis from 1971 to 2014 and future scenarios for 2030 and 2050, as well as a vulnerability and risk assessment framework.
• The ongoing restructuring of the Nepali government presents a significant challenge and opportunity, requiring the NAP process to evolve its institutional arrangements and create "strategic linkages between national and sub-national adaptation planning."
• A critical priority for the next phase is the engagement of provincial and local governments to ensure the NAP reflects sub-national realities and that adaptation is integrated into the systems of newly formed sub-national authorities.
• Nepal aims to synthesize a vast amount of existing local-level vulnerability data, including information from Local Adaptation Plans for Action (LAPAs), to ensure decision-making is informed by local perspectives without duplicating previous efforts.
• The government identifies the need for a formal financing strategy to sustain the NAP beyond formulation, which involves estimating implementation costs and identifying gaps to be filled by domestic budgets, international public finance, and private sector investment.
• Climate hazards in Nepal are predominantly water-related, with over 80 per cent of property loss attributed to floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).

APA

Dazé, A., Terton, A., Paudel, B., Bahadur, A., & Acharya, S. (2018). NEPAL’S NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN (NAP) PROCESS: REFLECTING ON LESSONS LEARNED AND THE WAY FORWARD. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/napgn-en-2018-nepal-nap-process.pdf

Chicago

Dazé, Angie, Anika Terton, Basanta Paudel, Aditya Bahadur, and Sunil Acharya. NEPAL’S NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN (NAP) PROCESS: REFLECTING ON LESSONS LEARNED AND THE WAY FORWARD. NAP Global Network, 2018. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/napgn-en-2018-nepal-nap-process.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{daz2018nepals, author = {Dazé, Angie and Terton, Anika and Paudel, Basanta and Bahadur, Aditya and Acharya, Sunil}, title = {{NEPAL’S NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN (NAP) PROCESS: REFLECTING ON LESSONS LEARNED AND THE WAY FORWARD}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2018}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/napgn-en-2018-nepal-nap-process.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }