Case Study: Information Use in Nepal's National Adaptation Programme of Action

The document analyzes the development of Nepal's National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) in September 2010, focusing on how the Ministry of Environment navigated a lack of crucial evidence and information for climate change adaptation decision-making. It notes that these challenges occurred during a period of political transition, federal restructuring, and post-conflict peace processes, with climate change adding further stress through extreme events and weather variability.

• The Nepalese government faced a lack of essential evidence and information required for making decisions regarding climate change adaptation.
• Despite data gaps, the Ministry of Environment successfully developed the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) in September 2010 to identify immediate priorities.
• Climate change impacts, including extreme events and increased weather variability, have placed additional stress on Nepal's social and natural systems during a period of political transition and post-conflict recovery.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Case Study: Information Use in Nepal's National Adaptation Programme of Action. https://www.wri.org/research/case-study-information-use-nepals-national-adaptation-programme-action

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Case Study: Information Use in Nepal's National Adaptation Programme of Action. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/case-study-information-use-nepals-national-adaptation-programme-action.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendcase, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Case Study: Information Use in Nepal's National Adaptation Programme of Action}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/case-study-information-use-nepals-national-adaptation-programme-action}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }