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Readiness and Preparatory Support

Proposal

How to complete this document?

- A readiness guidebook (URL) is available to provide information on how to access funding under the

GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support programme. It should be consulted to assist in the

completion of this proposal template.

- This document should be completed by National Designated Authorities (NDAs) or focal points with

support from their delivery partners where relevant.

- Please be concise. If you need to include any additional information, please attach it to the

proposal.

- Information on the indicative list of activities eligible for readiness and preparatory support and the

process for the submission, review and approval of this proposal can be found on pages 11-13 of

the guidebook

Where to get support?

- If you are not sure how to complete this document, or require support, please send an e-mail to

[email protected]. We will aim to get back to you within 48 hours.

- You can also complete as much of this document as you can and then send it to

[email protected]. We will get back to you within 5 working days to discuss your submission

and the way forward.

Note: Environmental and Social Safeguards and Gender

Throughout this document, when answering questions and providing details, please make sure to pay

special attention to environmental, social and gender issues, in particular to the situation of

vulnerable populations, including women and men. Please be specific about proposed actions to

address these issues. Consult page 4 of the readiness guidebook for more information.



SECTION 1: SUMMARY

1. Country submitting the

proposal

Country name: Nepal

Name of institution (representing National Designated Authority or Focal Point): Ministry of

Finance

Name of official: Mr. Baikuntha Aryal Position: Joint-Secretary and GCF NDA

Telephone: +977-1-4211332 Email: [email protected]

Full Office address:

Ministry of Finance

Singhadurbar

Kathmandu, Nepal

2. Date of initial

submission 09/09/2016

3. Last date of

resubmission (if

applicable)

11/04/2017

4. Which entity will

implement the Readiness

and Preparatory Support

project? (Provide the

contact information if entity

is different from NDA/focal

point)

� National Designated Authority �Delivery partner � Accredited entity

Name of institution: United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

Name of official: Mozaharul Alam Position: Regional Climate Change Coordinator

Telephone: +6622882601 Email: [email protected]

Full Office address: UN Environment Asia and the Pacific Office, 2nd

Floor, UN Building, Rajdamnern

Nok Avenue, Bangkok, 10200, Thailand

5. Title of the Readiness

and Preparatory Support

Proposal

Building Capacity to Advance National Adaptation Plan Process in Nepal

6. Brief summary of the

request (500 words)

Please describe the current

status of NAP in country and

what the readiness support is

aiming to achieve

The conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has

agreed two primary objectives of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and/or process which are:

(a) To reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, by building adaptive capacity

and resilience;

(b) To facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation, in a coherent manner, into

relevant new and existing policies, programmes and activities, in particular development

planning processes and strategies, within all relevant sectors and at different levels, as

appropriate.

Whereas the reduction of vulnerability will be achieved through implementation of adaptation

programmes and projects emanating from the NAP as well as supported by other ongoing and

likely upcoming initiatives, the proposed readiness and preparatory support request will present

pathways for robust climate risk assessment, appraisal of adaptation interventions, financing

mechanism, and assessment and monitoring reduction of vulnerability through NAP process and

implementation strategies.

By its very nature, the NAP process facilitates integration of climate change adaptation into

existing development strategies, policies and programmes. The proposed readiness and

preparatory support request aims at achieving reduction of vulnerability and integration of climate

change adaptation into development planning process through:

a. Development and enhancement of 'country capacity' to promote climate change

adaptation (CCA) at systemic, institutional and individual levels; and help poor and

climate vulnerable communities in adapting to and building resilience to climate change

impacts;

b. Contribution to reduce climate vulnerability by integrating CCA into existing and new



policies, strategies and programmes;

c. Establishment and/strengthening of a system to generate and share knowledge,

experience, lessons learned, gaps and needs at international (NAP Expo, side-events

during COPs sessions and SBs meetings), national and sub-national levels to advance CCA

for the benefit of the poor people and restoration of ecosystem restoration; and

d. Development of a strategy to implement, monitor and communicate adaptation benefits

at different levels.

This readiness and preparatory support project aims to enhance institutional coordination

mechanism and put in place the capacity for informed decision-making which will lead to changing

the behaviour and mind-set of the Nepalese society and decision-makers in the government such

that climate change adaptation becomes a part of Nepal’s development strategy or plan by:

a. Strengthening institutional capacity of Government of Nepal (GoN) at local, regional and

national levels to advance the NAP process;

b. Strengthening system for developing and sharing climate risk and vulnerability

information at different levels;

c. Establishing funding strategy for implementation of National Adaptation Plan Processes

(NAP processes);

d. Strengthening capacity to monitor and review outcomes of the NAP process.

7. Total requested

amount and currency 2,935,350 USD

8. Anticipated duration 36 months

9. Is the country receiving

other Readiness and

Preparatory Support

related to the GCF?

Yes No

If yes, please attach the relevant scope of work, and briefly (100 words) describe the scope of

support provided by other institutions



SECTION 2: COUNTRY READINESS LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

Please complete the table below, which enables a country to assess its readiness for the GCF and set targets for strengthening its readiness, including proposed outputs and activities to

improve the country’s readiness. For further guidance on completing the table, please refer to the guidebook “Accessing the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme”.

COMPONENT, SUB-COMPONENTS and

OUTPUTS 1

BASELINE TARGET Activities/Inputs (Including key outputs or deliverables where applicable)

Component 1: Institutional Capacity for the NAP Process in Nepal

Sub-component/Outcome -1: National

and provincial government institutions

are capable of integrating Climate

Change Adaptation (CCA) into

development policy and plans

1/4 3/4

Output 1.1: National policy documents

and sectoral development plans identified

to facilitate integration of adaptation

options and to promote an integrated

approach to adaptation planning

including periodic reviews.

�0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 1.1.1 Strengthen the Multi-stakeholder Climate Change Initiative Coordination Committee (MCCICC)

mandate defining the tasks and responsibilities of the relevant stakeholders in overseeing the NAP

process by building on existing strategies and frameworks such as the Climate Change Policy, Forestry

Sector Policies and Strategies, Low Carbon Economic Development Strategy (draft), National

Adaptation Programme of Action, National Framework on Local Adaptation Plans for Action,

Environment Friendly Local Governance Framework, etc.

1.1.2 Analyse and develop reports for 9 cross-cutting and thematic areas by reviewing policies, strategies,

plans and programmes as also identified through NAPAs on: i) the vulnerability of each thematic and

cross-cutting area in the face of climate change and opportunities for adaptation based on updated

climate information; and ii) entry points for integrating adaptation to climate change into relevant

policies, strategies and plans and programmes.

1.1.3 Propose revisions to selected cross-cutting and thematic area policies, strategies and plans to

integrate adaptation to climate change.

1.1.4 Develop and institutionalize a strategy for the periodic review of cross-cutting and thematic area

policies, strategies and plans including the integration in an iterative manner of: i) updated climate

information; ii) lessons learned from the integration of climate change into these strategies and

plans; iii) lessons learned from the implementation of these policies, strategies and plans; and iv)

knowledge generated through the study and research programmes implemented under Component

1 The terms ‘Outcome’ and ‘Sub-component’ are used interchangeably in this proposal.



3.

1.1.5 Provide orientation and training for policy- and decision-makers and implementers from relevant

government institutions (e.g. MoAD, MoFSC, MoWCSS, MoEn, MoUD, MoHA, MoFALD, MoCTCA,

MoH, NPC etc.) on: i) current vulnerability of each sector; ii) recommended revisions to current

policies and institutions to integrate adaptation to climate change; and iii) the standardised approach

to implementing the NAP process.

Output 1.2: Workshop/training

procedures or manuals developed and

awareness raising events for public and

private sectors, CSOs, and local

communities on the NAP process

conducted.

�0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 1.2.1 Raise awareness of the private sector on the national priorities and climate scenarios, and on

investment opportunities to increase the resilience of businesses to climate change.

1.2.2 Develop and implement at least an awareness raising campaign in each province for local authorities,

CSOs and local communities on the national priorities for adaptation to climate change, climate

scenarios, and opportunities for integrating adaptation into local development planning process.

1.2.3 Develop a step-by-step procedure or a training manual, as appropriate, for integrating adaptation

priorities into local development planning.

1.2.4 Disseminate the procedure or manual to local stakeholders including province and district officers,

and CSOs.

Component 2: Climate Information Systems for Prioritising Adaptation Needs

Sub-component/Outcome -2:

Meteorological Offices and Sectoral

Ministries are able to use up to date

climate information for risk assessment

and appraisal of adaption interventions.

1/4 3/4

Output 2.1: Sustainable climate

information system (monitoring,

modelling, forecasting and dissemination)

to inform climate change adaptation,

including a long-term plan for operation

and maintenance, established.

�0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 2.1.1 Gap analysis and needs assessment for a fully operational and sustainable climate information system

in Nepal.

2.1.2 Develop GCF concept/s and associated documents for accessing project preparation facility toward

developing full funding proposal for the installation of a fully operational and sustainable climate

information system in Nepal based on the gap analysis and needs assessment (this is part of the

development of GCF concepts under Activity 3.2.4).

2.1.3 Develop a model for operation and maintenance of the climate information system in the long term.

2.1.4 Train staff from meteorological offices on using climate monitoring equipment and calibration, use of

multiple sources of climate data for developing of climate change scenarios, impact scenarios and



modelling.

2.1.5 Update climate scenarios with new data and information.

Output 2.2: System for cost-benefit

analysis and appraisal of priority

adaptation options established

�0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 2.2.1 Develop a system to appraise individual adaptation options, including economic, ecosystem, and

social costs and benefits for unintended impacts of adaptation measures in Nepal.

2.2.2 Define national criteria for prioritizing implementation based on development needs, climate

vulnerability, risks, existing plans and valuation of ecosystem goods and services generated through

study or research programme under Component 3.

Component 3: Funding Strategy for NAP Process including its Implementation

Sub-component/Outcome -3:

Government of Nepal endorses resource

mobilization strategy for medium and

long-term CCA investment including

private sector engagement.

1/6 4/6

Output 3.1: An assessment of the costs of

meeting integrated adaptation needs in

Nepal

�0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 3.1.1 Review reports produced on costing adaptation in Nepal – including inter alia the Climate &

Development Knowledge Network (CDKN 2013), Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change in

Key Sectors, and Asian Development Bank (ADB 2014) South Asia report – and identify information

gaps for a reliable estimation of costs for implementing climate change adaptation in the medium

and long term.

3.1.2 Undertake a detailed economic study to fill the information gaps and estimate the costs of

implementing the adaptation interventions included in the cross-cutting and thematic area policies,

strategies and plans updated under Component 1.

Output 3.2: Strategy for GoN to

effectively mobilise utilise funding

resources for adaptation and revise

existing funding mechanisms.

�0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 3.2.1 Identify potential new public, private, bilateral and multilateral sources of climate finance to address

the adaptation needs assessed under Component 2.

3.2.2 Develop an adaptation finance strategy to: i) access new identified sources of adaptation finance; ii)

review and strengthen the structure of the existing funding institutions; and iii) support effective

channelling of funds across sectors according to adaptation priorities identified in Component 1.

3.2.3 Develop workshop training toolkits and provide training to strengthen the capacity of relevant

government stakeholders to initiate the implementation of the adaptation finance strategy.

3.2.4 Develop 2-3 GCF concepts and associated documents for accessing project preparation facility toward

developing full funding proposal for the installation of a fully operational and sustainable climate

information system in Nepal based on the gap analysis and needs assessment undertaken in



Component 2, as well as for addressing other identified adaptation needs.

Output 3.3: Study or research

programmes to inform future investments

in adaptation across sectors

�0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 3.3.1 Conduct a study and research programme in collaboration with relevant organizations such as

NCCKMC, NAST, TUIoST, ICT Association of Nepal, DoIT of the Ministry of Science and Technology

and/or other government institutions to measure the effectiveness of past, present and future

adaptation interventions to inform long-term adaptation planning.

3.3.2 Identify previous and ongoing adaptation projects – including EbA and ecosystem restoration – in

Nepal, building on the work of NAPA-catalysed projects, to be included in a long-term research

programme.

3.3.3 Map responsibilities of key institutions in implementing, maintaining, monitoring relevant projects to

inform adaptation planning on the medium- and long-term, including strengthening of existing

research team/steering committee.

3.3.4 Develop business plans and financial models, working closely with the private-sector, to demonstrate

the financial value of ecosystem goods and services generated by EbA to local communities and

different sectors.

3.3.5 Design and implement a system for the dissemination of knowledge generated through the study and

research programme to a wide range of public institutions and sectors, and iteratively integrated into

policies and strategies through the periodic review process established in Component 1. This will

include the dissemination of initial results during the project lifespan.

Component 4: Monitoring, Reviewing and Reporting of the NAP Process in Nepal

Sub-component/Outcome -4: National

and Sectoral Planning Unit of the key

Ministries are capable of reviewing,

monitoring and communicating results

of the NAP process.

0/6 3/6

Output 4.1: A monitoring and reviewing

system established for the NAP process.

�0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 4.1.1 Develop a monitoring and reviewing system for the NAP process in Nepal including: i) milestones; ii)

performance indicators at national and local levels; iii) targets on the short-, medium- and long-term;

iv) outputs; v) monitoring and reviewing tools and templates; vi) assessment planning; and vii) and

follow-up actions.

4.1.2 Institutionalize the monitoring and reviewing system for the NAP process by building on the current

national M&E system of Nepal.

Output 4.2: Technical training of national �0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 4.2.1 Develop guidelines and tools for technical staff of relevant government institutions – including MoPE,



and local government representatives

and stakeholders to implement the

monitoring and reviewing system for the

NAP

MoFSC, NPC, and other thematic lead ministries and departments – to facilitate data collection,

analysis and dissemination of the results to monitor and review the NAP process over the long term.

4.2.2 Train technical staff of relevant government institutions – including MoPE, MoFSC, NPC, and other

thematic lead ministries and departments – on the use of these guidelines and tools to monitor and

review the NAP process following the system developed in Component 4.

4.2.3 Raise awareness of national and local government stakeholders – including decision-makers, and

province-, district- and sector-level officers – on the monitoring and reviewing system developed in

Component 4, and provide training to meet the performance targets.

Output 4.3: NAP progress reports and

communication material on NAP

formulation, implementation, funding

and monitoring to learn from the NAP

process in Nepal

�0 �1 �2 �0 �1 �2 4.3.1 Document and analyse the successes, failures and lessons learned from the formulation,

implementation, funding and monitoring of the NAP process and previous relevant initiatives aligned

with the NAP process in Nepal.

4.3.2 Disseminate information on the successes, failures and lessons learned related to the NAP process in

Nepal on national portals, NAP portals and other relevant networks including NAP GSPs and UNFCCC

platforms.

4.3.3 Implement a system for the documentation and analysis of the NAP process to be conducted on a

regular basis and beyond the project lifespan, and the results to be: i) disseminated to relevant

national stakeholders; ii) integrated into the monitoring and reviewing system for the NAP process;

and iii) disseminated on relevant portals.

4.3.4 Produce and disseminate video clips on the implementation of the NAP process in Nepal.

4.3.5 Present the progress of the NAP process in Nepal and during climate change related international

meetings.

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SECTION 3: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please explain how this grant will help deliver on the country’s NAP as identified above and build on institutions,

processes or existing work already underway in the country. Please provide a description of

a. Context

b. Baseline situation with regards to each output

c. Objectives, outcomes and impact

d. Stakeholders’ consultation

a. Context

Nepal has made good progress on dealing with climate change adaptation by developing and enacting climate change policy

including for adaptation, development and implementation of local level frameworks for integrating climate change adaptation

into development processes, tracking climate change budget, and experiences of implementing climate change projects.

However, National Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP) case studies publications, Climate Public Expenditure and

Institutional Review, and consultation with key actors including the climate change council revealed fragmented actions

including setting up project specific steering committees, advisory groups, task forces etc. depending on types of project that

relinquish their functions as the projects come to an end. Key reasons behind fragmentation are also lack of institutional

capacity to coordinate climate change interventions as well as an absence of systematic approach of collating results delivered

by individual projects. Absence of these key aspects hamper effective presentation of the overall picture as it relates to current

status of climate change adaptation, reduction of vulnerability and increase in resilience of vulnerable communities and

ecosystems in order to influence policy and decision makers.

The proposed GCF readiness and preparatory project aims to sustainably strengthen country’s current capacity in identifying,

prioritising, planning and implementing medium- and long-term adaptation needs taking into account the UNFCCC decisions

1/CP.16 and 5/CP.17 and all elements of the NAP Technical Guidelines. The project is consequently aligned with a wide range of

Nepal’s policies, strategies and programmes to avoid duplication and foster sustainability of the progress already made. The

proposed project will utilize experiences and learning from, and will be fully aligned with, on-going efforts including the

following:

Nepal’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA): Realising the severe effects of climate change, urgency for helping

poor and climate vulnerable communities to adapt to such effects, and being a Party to the UN Framework Convention on

Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Government of Nepal prepared the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) in

September 2010 using the NAPA preparation guidelines decided in Marrakesh in 2001, with support from Global Environment

Facility (GEF)/Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF). The NAPA was prepared by mobilising thematic working groups. The NAPA

contains following 9 combined portfolios of projects to address most immediate and urgent adaptation needs of the climate

affected and vulnerable communities.

a. Promoting Community based Adaptation through Integrated Management of Agriculture, Water, Forest and

Biodiversity Sectors;

b. Building and Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of Vulnerable Communities through Improved System and Access to Service

Related to Agricultural Development;

c. Community Based Disaster Management for Facilitating Climate Adaptation;

d. Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Monitoring and Disaster Risk Reduction;

e. Forest and Ecosystem Management for Supporting Climate Led Adaptation Innovations;

f. Adapting to Climate Challenges in Public Health (management of ecosystems so that they do not breed vectors or

pathogens);

g. Ecosystem Management for Climate Adaptation;

h. Empowering Vulnerable Communities through Sustainable Management of Water Resource and Clean Energy Supply

(including groundwater);

i. Promoting Climate Smart Urban Settlement (including groundwater).


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Some of the NAPA prioritized adaptation programmes/projects are currently under implementation with LDCF , multilateral and

bilateral support. The Government is implementing, inter alia, Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP), popularly

known as LAPA (Local Adaptation Plan for Action) project, in 14 most climate vulnerable districts of Nepal, Strategic Programme

for Climate Resilience (SPCR) to strengthen institutions and build climate resilient infrastructure, GLOF and flood, and ecosystem-

based adaptation projects. Nepal's Climate Change Policy (2011) has provisioned for channelling at least 80 percent of the total

climate change fund to field level activities to also address adaptation needs of poor and climate vulnerable communities and

ecosystems and build adaptive capacity. A part of the NAPA framework, LAPA is a bottom-up approach to adaptation planning.

While NAPA focused on national level programmes, Nepal was the first LDC to introduce LAPA which moved the NAPA process

beyond national and regional to local levels. The National Framework on LAPA (2011) ensures direct participation of climate

vulnerable communities in identifying, prioritising, planning, implementing and monitoring of adaptation actions. The LAPA also

provides ample opportunities to integrate adaptation options into local to national planning processes. In 2013, the Government

of Nepal has introduced a dedicated climate change budget code to channel funding for climate change activities from the centre

to the local levels. Initial results of these initiatives, in particular the LAPA project, urge for scaling-up and expansion of adaptation

coverage with people's participation and through LAPA framework to protect people, property and their livelihoods, including

natural resources from climate change impacts.

Nepal's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC): Nepal submitted its INDC to the UNFCCC Secretariat in February

2016. Nepal has prioritised CCA and has categorically mentioned that: (i) Nepal has initiated NAP formulation process to address

future adaptation needs; and (ii) Nepal places CCA at the centre of its development plans and policies. Nepal's INDC also urges

for grant support to formulate and implement the NAP process, including ongoing NAPA and LAPA implementation. This signifies

Nepal's urgency and priority on NAP process.

Taking into consideration CCA only viable options to protect Nepali people from climate variability and change, , the Ministry of

Population and Environment (MoPE), which is also the UNFCCC focal point, officially launched the National Adaptation Plan

(NAP) formulation process in September 2015 within overall Cancun Adaptation Framework. Ministry has also adopted an

expedited process to prepare and implement the NAP. In May 2016, MoPE has engaged a NAP technical team to advance the NAP

formulation process. Nepal has adopted the following approaches in advancing the NAP:

a. Establishing working groups to coordinate multi-stakeholder thematic areas;

b. Utilising existing coordination mechanisms (as established during NAPA preparation e.g. Multi-stakeholder Climate

Change Initiative Coordination Committee (MCCICC) and Climate Change Council constituted before Copenhagen

Climate Change Conference in 2009);

c. Building capacity and enhancing understanding on CCA;

d. Building ownership and avoiding duplications on efforts;

e. Promoting multi-stakeholder participation;

f. Ensuring gender-sensitivity and inclusiveness (leaving no one behind in the NAP process);

g. Generating, utilising and sharing knowledge and good practices;

h. Adopting 'development first' with integration of adaptation actions;

i. Aligning with national policies and linking with recent initiatives (DRR and SDGs); and

j. Synergising ecosystem-based and community-based adaptations.

Following the launch of the NAP process in May 2016, the Government of Nepal decided to prepare the NAP through Thematic

Working Groups (TWG), which proved very helpful during the NAPA process but discontinue its function as Technical Working

Groups were tied to project funding and never been institutionalized. Under the current NAP work, the Government of Nepal has

established 7 TWGs and 2 Cross-cutting Working Groups. Some of the Working Groups (WGs) are built upon the existing ones

established for the NAPA process. During the NAPA implementation, 5 TWGs were established. Gender and livelihood issues

were addressed without forming working groups, which have now been formalised as the 2 separate cross-cutting working

groups. The launch of the NAP process effectively builds on the efforts that were already under way during the NAPA preparation

and implementation and reinforces them with 2 additional TWGs (for gender and livelihood issues). During consultation with

Ministry of Population and Environment, it became clear that current efforts will not able to institutionalize these working

groups. Institutional coordination mechanism, once effectively mainstreamed, will able to steer Nepal away from project-based

TWGs and become as a part of adaptation planning component of national development. A functioning funding mechanism


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strategy should cement this endeavour.

Each thematic and cross-cutting work group will follow the approach stated above to advance the NAP formulation process. The

proposed seven TWGs are on: (i) agriculture and food security (nutrition); (ii) climate-induced disasters; (iii) forests and

biodiversity; (iv) health (and water and sanitation); (v) tourism, natural and cultural heritage; (vi) urban settlement and

infrastructure; and (vii) water resources and energy. Two cross-cutting working groups are on: (i) gender and social inclusion; and

(ii) livelihood and governance. During the NAPA preparation, all TWGs except tourism, natural and cultural heritage were

established.

Each TWG is composed of representatives from relevant government institutions, associations of the local governments,

international and national NGOs, federations and networks, academia, research organisations, private sector, professional

societies, indigenous communities, women, media and youth. It is planned to provide updates, where necessary and appropriate,

to constitutional bodies such as National Women Commission, and parliamentary committees such as the Environment

Conservation Committee. This inclusive approach will contribute in developing country capacity, enhancing ownership and

ensuring inclusiveness and transparency.

The role of each TWG will be to conduct activities covering all 4 elements of the NAP Technical Guidelines. Each TWGwill be led

by the relevant ministry in charge of the relevant sector and will support the working group in preparation of stocktaking report,

capacity gap assessment, stakeholder analysis etc. These reports will be discussed, agreed upon and owned by the concerned

TWG. For example, Thematic Lead of the Agriculture and Food Security TWG will prepare the stocktaking report. The TWG

coordinator will organise TWG meeting and Thematic Lead will present the stocktaking report. Once the TWG members agree on

the stocktaking report, the following step such as capacity gap assessment will start. Each TWG will be coordinated by the

concerned Ministry based on the Business Allocation Rules (2015). During implementation of NAP prioritized adaptation options,

Nepal considers to follow the LAPA process which means local people/target communities will be engaged in identifying and

prioritizing adaptation options, designing, planning and implementing those actions.

Composition and roles of the TWGs

The Ministry of Population and Environment launched the NAP process in May 2016 and requested the 9 line ministries to form

and coordinate the 7 Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) and 2 cross-cutting working groups (CWGs) as outlined above. The TWGs

and CWGs are led by relevant Ministries as described above and are composed of representatives of government organisations,

local governments, NGOs, CSOs, academia, indigenous communities, media, private sector etc. as the lead Ministry considers

important. The number of TWG/CWG members varies from one to the other. For example, the Ministry of Forests and Soil

Conservation has formed 32 members Forests and Biodiversity TWG. This was intended to ensure inclusion of several federations

and NGOs working in forests and biodiversity. In another case, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has formed an

18-member Tourism, Natural and Cultural Heritage TWG. As this TWG has more private sector representatives, the Ministry is in

the process of including additional members.

The Ministry of Energy has formed a 17-member Water and Energy TWG. The Ministry of Urban Development has formed a 12-

member Urban Settlement and Infrastructure TWG. This indicates that there will be variation in the membership of various TWGs

or CWGs depending on the nature of the working groups and involved organisations in that theme or sector.

As NAP is a country-driven process, TWGs are sector or theme-driven. The Ministry of Population and Environment (MoPE),

leading the NAP, has not prescribed an ‘ideal’ formation of TWG or CWG. It is therefore, the prerogative of the concerned ministry

on how they intend to make the TWG/CWG more comprehensive, transparent and inclusive. The concerned ministries have

decided that the coordinator of each TWG/CWG may invite additional institutions as and when necessary, to make the NAP

process more transparent and inclusive. Nepal will formulate the NAP through extensive, consultative, transparent, and inclusive

approach as a part of the country-driven-ness of the process. Nepal’s approach is to integrate adaptation into existing and/or new

policies, strategies and programmes, and promote adaptation planning right from the local to national levels. For this, Nepal

considers the working group approach imperative for building capacity and ensuring inclusiveness, as informed by the NAPA

preparation experiences.

TWGs andCWGs will be involved in each step of the NAP process. Nepal's NAP process also ensures capacity building and

enhancement through 'learning-by-doing approach'. The NAP process is an opportunity to inform all stakeholders such as

parliamentarians and constitutional bodies such as National Women Commission about adaptation planning and NAP. In Nepal's

case, TWG members will be engaged in discussion and agreement on the following.

Element A: Laying the ground work


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• Stocktaking report

• Stakeholder's mapping and actors profile

• Capacity gaps, needs and barrier analysis report

• Development priorities and climate sensitivity report

• NAP road map (reviewed and refined) with detail Work Plan, if required

Element B: Preparatory work

• Past and future climate change scenario report (sectoral and overall national)

• Vulnerability and Risk assessment report (national and theme-based)

• Compilation of climate change adaptation options

• Prioritisation of adaptation options for medium and long-term

• Climate-resilient development visioning report

• NAP DOCUMENT

• Report on integration of adaptation into development

Element C: Implementation strategies

• NAP implementation strategic framework

Element D: Reporting, monitoring and review

• Framework for monitoring, evaluation and review of NAP with indicators

Each TWG/CWG will be engaged in all the steps of producing these reports, in addition to the substantial work related to the

project components, such as in assessing capacity and identifying capacity gaps and needs, providing inputs for vulnerability and

risk assessments, identifying and prioritising adaptation options, and integrating adaptation options into existing and new

policies, programmes and budget, communicating NAP related information in that theme, formulating NAP implementation

strategy, and developing M/E framework, and reporting etc.

The TWG/CWG will convene frequently. At the beginning, workshops may also be organised to inform the TWG/CWG members

about the importance of the NAP process. For example, a demand-driven workshop was organised for TWG on Tourism, Natural

and Cultural Heritage to inform its members of importance of adaptation for Nepal, adaptation planning, and NAP formulation

process. Other TWGs/CWGs may also need such workshops and in other areas.

Each TWG/CWG coordinator will organise their meetings and coordinate activities related to that TWG/CWG and agree on all

reports that will be drafted by the concerned Thematic Leads. The frequency of TWG meetings will be decided by the Group’s

Coordinator. The Ministry of Population and Environment encourages each TWG/CWG coordinator to organise meetings, agree

and finalise documents and ensure integration of adaptation into existing and/or new policies and programmes.

As a country-driven and medium and long-term process, and as part of the ‘leave no one behind’ approach, Nepal has planned to

involve a wide group of stakeholders for major activities of the NAP process. For example, vulnerability assessments will be further

discussed with stakeholders, including women’s groups, at national and sub-national levels. Stakeholders will also be consulted

widely in identifying and prioritising adaptation options. Once draft NAP document is ready, it will be consulted with multi-

stakeholders at national and sub-national levels.

Taking into consideration the UNFCCC decision 5/CP.17 on initial guidelines, and all 4 elements of the NAP Technical Guidelines

elaborated by the LDC Expert Group (LEG), Nepal has detailed out activities to advance the NAP process. The process and

outcome documents will be prepared and made public during the NAP process. The NAP will also include NAP implementation

strategic framework, and framework for monitoring, evaluation and review of NAP with indicators to accommodate Elements C

and D of the initial guidelines. Nepal believes that its NAP will guide future course of actions on climate change adaptation to

address medium- and long-term adaptation needs.

Nepal's NAP formulation process has received initial support from Action on Climate Today (ACT), a UK-Aid funded initiative. It

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of low carbon economic development strategy in 2015. Nepal will use the experiences and lessons learned during the

implementation of, at least, the following NAPA priority and climate resilience programmes and projects funded through various

multilateral, bilateral and private sector organizations:

a. Nepal Climate Change Support Programme

b. Community-based flood risk and GLOF risk reduction programme

c. Reducing vulnerability and increasing adaptive capacity in agriculture sector

d. Ecosystem-based adaptation Programme (EbA)

e. Strategic/Pilot Programme on Climate Resilience

f. Building climate resilient watersheds in mountainous ecoregions

g. Building resilience to climate related hazards

h. Mainstreaming climate change risk management in development

i. Building climate resilient communities (private sector)

j. Enhancing capacity, knowledge and technology support to build climate resilience of vulnerable developing countries

k. Hariyo Ban Project with adaptation component

l. Adaptation for Small Holders in Hilly Areas (ASHA) Project

m. Building adaptation to climate change in health through climate-resilient water and sanitation (WASH)

In addition, two projects will be implemented soon. They are:

a. Catalysing ecosystem restoration in degraded forests of Nepal (LDCF)

b. Adapting to climate induced threats (food) in Karnali region

The above list of climate change projects provides good evidence and experiences of good practices and learning or/and failure.

With initial support received from Action on Climate Today (ACT), UK-Aid Nepal has started interacting with the project officials to

observe and learn from good practices including collecting data and information on climate change adaptation and resilience.

Adaptation is Nepal's priority and a 'survival strategy for poor and vulnerable communities'. Nepal underscores funding as the

'key limiting factor' for NAP process. Although Parties to the UNFCCC made the decision and urged the Global Environment

Facility (GEF) to support LDCs in formulating the NAP through the LDCF, it has not materialized due to shortage of funding in this

voluntary fund under the GEF. In addition, the COP 21 at Paris further requests the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to expedite support

for the least developed countries and other developing country Parties for the formulation and implementation of NAPs,

consistent with decisions 1/CP.16 and 5/CP.17, and for the subsequent implementation of policies, projects and programmes

identified by them (decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 47). In response to these decisions, GCF Board at its 13th

meeting from 28 to 30

June 2016 at Songdo, Republic of Korea decided to expedite its support for the NAPs and implementation of projects identified in

NAPs (Decision B.13/09). The Board 'decides that, given the urgent need to support and expedite the formulation and

implementation of national adaptation plans and other adaptation planning processes, the Executive Director can approve up to

USD 3 million per country through the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme modalities, in order to support the

formulation of national adaptation plans and/or other national adaptation planning processes based on his/her assessment of

country circumstances and needs, and taking into consideration the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

national adaptation plan technical guidelines and the importance of coordination and complementarity with other national

adaptation plan related initiatives and support. The National Designated Authority (NDA)/focal point can request up to US $ 3

million under the Readiness Programme for advancement of the NAP process.

The Ministry of Finance of Nepal (NDA to the GCF) has designated the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

on 31 January 2016 to support Nepal as delivery partner for the Readiness Support Programme with focus on NAP process2.

Hence, UN Environment will function as the GCF Delivery Partner for this project.

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Nepal prepared a needs assessment and concept proposal on 'capacity building to advance NAP process in Nepal' for GCF support

in March 2016 and submitted to the GCF through UN Environment. This proposal has been formatted with the original concept

and this proposal has been prepared to access funding from GCF to advance the NAP process in line with the recent decision of

the GCF Board (decision B.13/09).

b. Baseline situation

Nepal has one of the highest population densities of all LDCs. Unemployment and poverty are ubiquitous across the country, with

more than 70% of the population living on less than US $2 per day. Nepalese, therefore, rely heavily on natural resources for their

livelihoods. As a result, ecosystem degradation is the most consistent threat to the population and to the Nepalese economy.

Unsustainable use of wood, soil and water resources, and the consequent degradation of natural ecosystems in Nepal is

jeopardizing the livelihoods of rural communities and ultimately the Nepalese economy as a whole. The Government of Nepal

(GoN) therefore, in recent years has implemented many measures, with donor funding to ensure climate change adaptation is at

the forefront in development planning, including Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP), also known as LAPA (Local

Adaptation Plan for Action); strategic programme for climate resilience (SPCR); and the National Adaptation Programme of Action

(NAPA). However, these have come as immediate and/or short-term responses and largely project-based adaptation actions. The

National Adaptation Plan presents a unique opportunity for Nepal to systematically integrate climate change adaptation into

existing policies, strategies and plans and steer Nepal from project-based adaptation to an integrated programmatic approach to

build resilience in the long run. It will also shift focus from immediate and short-term intervention and investment to medium and

long term investment to support transformative changes. It will also help country to put in place a system to monitor and evaluate

results of adaptation actions as well as status of integration of climate change into development planning.

A small, mountainous and land-locked least developed country, Nepal is most vulnerable to climate change. People living both in

the highlands and lowlands are greatly affected by climate variability and climate-induced disasters. Weather variability

associated with rising temperature and changing pattern of precipitation and drought is expected to have adverse impacts on

livelihoods of nearly 30 million people.

Nepal has experienced an average maximum annual temperature increase of 0.060°C. Greater warming has been observed at

higher elevations in the northern part of the country. All-Nepal maximum temperature has increased by 1.8°C between 1975 and

2005, with high-altitude area showing an annual increase of 0.12°C during the dry season and lower altitude areas experiencing a

rise of 0.06°C. Days and nights are becoming warmer. Cool days and cool nights are becoming less frequent. Under various climate

change scenarios, mean annual temperatures are projected to increase between 1.3-3.8°C by the 2060s and 1.8-5.8°C by the

2090s (INDC, 2016) ..

Impact of climate change is vivid in the Nepal Himalayas. The total estimated ice reserve between 1977 and 2010 has decreased

by 29 percent (129 km3) and number of glacier lakes has increased by 11 percent and glaciers recede on an average by 38 km

2 per

year. Increased size of glaciers will likely increase GLOFs. About 21 glacier lakes are already posing threat. Climate change has

greater variability in stream flow, and climate-induced disasters such as floods, landslides and GLOFs pose significant risk to

hydropower and irrigation facilities, other infrastructures and human settlements, including human life. The number of human

casualties was higher in 2014 (487 persons) than in 2013 (460 persons) due to floods, landslides and other disasters.

Under this scenario, climate change has impacted major economic and social sectors such as agriculture, water resources, forests

and biodiversity, health and drinking water, and livelihood opportunities. However, scale of impact varies from lowland to

highland and from east to west. The western part of the country is more prone to climate change. Accelerated adverse effects of

climate change on the poor and climate vulnerable people, natural resources and development infrastructure calls to undertake

urgent actions in Nepal to help people to adapt to, and build resilience to such effects.

The 2013 study on Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change in Key Sectors (agriculture, hydropower and water-induced

disasters) has estimated direct cost (loss of income) of current climate variability and extreme events equivalent to an annual 1.5

to 2 percent of GDP and much higher in extreme years, rising up to 5 percent of the GDP by 2070. Economic costs of climate

change for these three sectors would be equivalent to 2-3% of GDP by the mid-century. Other economic sectors are also adversely

affected and challenged by climate change impacts. The 2015 earthquake (occurred on 25 April) claimed the lives of nearly 9,000

people and about 0.8 million people lost their home and property. Earthquake and climate-induced disasters have further

accelerated climate risks and vulnerabilities, inter alia, to food, water, sanitation and ecological securities. It has increased cost for

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change.

Poor, climate vulnerable and earthquake affected people and productive ecosystems are greatly impacted by climate change

phenomenon. Unless immediate actions are taken immediately, about one-third (affected by earthquake and climate-induced

disasters) of the total population will be greatly affected from the accelerated adverse impacts of climate change. Nepal is

continuously facing additional adaptation burden. It urgently requires huge investments in building adaptive capacity and

resilience to climate change impacts. Adaptation being the 'lifeline for survival' of majority of poor people, it calls for urgent

action to identifying and prioritising medium- and long-term adaptation options to reduce climate vulnerability and protect

people, property and natural resources by integrating climate change adaptation (CCA) into relevant new and existing policies,

programmes and activities.

Maplecroft (2010) has rated Nepal as the fourth most climate vulnerable country despite its very negligible contribution to global

greenhouse gas (GHG) emission (only 0.027 percent to the total global GHGs emissions). Nepal's rural mountain communities

have limited livelihood options, low adaptive capacity due to limited education and information, poor access to needy services,

and inequitable access to productive assets. People also lack knowledge and information on appropriate adaptation options and

strategies. Based on climate vulnerability and capacity analysis, and participatory social research, changing weather patterns in

rural mountain areas have significantly challenged the livelihoods of the community, experiencing resource degradation, food

scarcity, lack of basic services, and increasing social inequalities. Poor households are more vulnerable to climate variability. The

changing climate is an additional burden to the poor people in the mountains and lowlands who are already living in poverty.

Furthermore, a 2011 report from the World Bank, ‘Vulnerability, Risk Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change’ for Nepal

projects mean annual temperatures to increase by 1.3 to 3.8 degrees Celsius by 2060s and 1.8 to 5.8 degrees Celsius by 2090s.

Similarly, winters are projected to be drier and monsoon summers wetter, with three-fold increase in monsoon rainfall. Glacial

retreat with the increased temperatures and the subsequent Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) will exacerbate the impacts

already felt by the most vulnerable communities3.

Despite the efforts put in place through the projects listed above in section C1 to build Nepals’ adaptive capacity in the face of

such extreme challenges from climate change impacts, Nepal’s capacity to implement integrated climate change adaptation is

challenged by multiple factors. These factors include: i) limited access to well-organised knowledge to inform climate-resilient

planning processes; ii) limited financial and technical capacities to implement policies, strategies and plans that integrate climate

change; iii) absence of the required institutional structures to coordinate and fund cross-sectoral and sectoral planning; and iv)

limited institutional structures and technical capacity to initiate a functional, cross-sectoral and iterative NAP process. The

problem that this project will address is that the national response to climate change and variability in Nepal is currently project-

based with interventions that respond to localised adaptation needs. Consequently, it is expected that the vulnerability of Nepal’s

population and socio economic development to the negative effects of climate change will increase in the future. One of the

drivers of the country’s vulnerability to climate change is the limited capacity of local and national institutions to integrate climate

change into social and economic development in a coherent and systematic manner.

The preferred intervention therefore is to strengthen the technical and institutional capacity in Nepal to: i) systematically provide

climate risk and vulnerability knowledge and information for informed decision making and integrating climate change adaptation

into existing policies, strategies and plans as well as planning processes at both national and local levels; ii) institutional structure

and climate finance mechanism to shift focus from immediate and short-term intervention and investment to medium and long

term adaptation interventions and investment to support transformative changes, and iii) put in place a system to monitor and

evaluate results of adaptation interventions as well as status of integration of climate change into development planning . The

strengthened capacity will increase the resilience of the country to the effects of climate change in the medium- to long-term and

support sustainable development. Importantly, the project will build on initiatives that are aligned with the NAP process including

the LAPA, NAPA and NAPA-catalysed projects.

The key barriers to the implementation of the proposed project solutions are as follows:

a. Capacity: The Government of Nepal (GoN) recognises the need to mainstream considerations of climate change

adaptation into cross-sectoral and sectoral policies, strategies and plans at national and local scales. However,

government departments such as the Department of Environment have only recently become operational and

coordination mechanisms such as the Multi-sectoral Climate Change Initiative Coordination Committee (MCCICC) need

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to be revitalised to attain desired outputs. As a result, there are gaps in technical and institutional capacity within

Nepal’s government to integrate climate change into policies, strategies and plans. The MCCICC is a progressive step

towards more coherent adaptation planning, with its mandate to function as a national platform for enabling regular

dialogue and consultations on policies, plans, projects, activities and finance for climate change4. However, the technical

capacity and availability of skilled staff within the Ministry of Population and Environment (MoPE) and other relevant

national institutions is not yet sufficient to fulfil the complex function of integrating climate change priorities into cross-

sectoral and sectoral development planning. This barrier will mainly be addressed by Component 1 of the proposed

project.

b. Policy and finance: At present, many cross-sectoral and sectoral policies, strategies and plans do not include explicit

consideration of building resilience to climate change. As a result of this limited integration of climate change into

cross-sectoral planning, the sustainability of Nepal’s socio-economic development is threatened. Additionally, Nepal has

not yet fully made use of the existing opportunities to access international and national climate financing. Therefore,

the funds allocated to adaptation to climate change in Nepal are not commensurate to the needs for adaptation. The

country is in need of a robust strategy for funding adaptation in medium and long term. This barrier will be addressed

under Component 3.

c. Climate change information and knowledge: The availability and quality of climate data and information is inadequate

and often not reliable for the design and implementation of an integrated approach to climate change adaptation

interventions. Challenges also exist due to step reliefs of the country (lowland to highlands), scarcity of stations

including time-series data in certain areas, lack of skilled human resource to collate and analyse available data and

information, and lack of use of models to downscaling climate change impact areas. These challenges were also noted

during the preparation of NAPA (2010), LAPA (2011) and Climate Change Policy (2011). This concern is included in the

policy but its inadequate implementation has proved to be a challenge to meet the growing demand for necessary data

and information for modelling to understand climate change trend and future climate scenario. Inadequate hydro-met

stations in representative areas (landscape variability) and lack of such stations at higher altitude (at north and south

facing slopes from east to west) is additional and most prominent challenge in Nepal and it has forced a reliance on

peoples' perception and field observation on climate data and its impacts that are highly subjective. However, people

have experienced increased temperature, landslides, torrential rains and floods which are claiming lives (human and

livestock) and property each year and have challenged ecosystem functioning. In addition, there are still considerable

gaps in the use of climate information, which frequently results in a superficial inclusion of such information in national

planning processes. The current climate monitoring system requires technical strengthening, including: i) capacity-

building of technical staff; and ii) a strategy for sustained operation and maintenance. Furthermore, knowledge on the

most appropriate methods for adaptation across sectors – e.g. EbA interventions – is also often insufficient for long-

term land use planning. This is partly a result of the limited availability of data to inform integrated adaptation. One of

the factors for this data gap is the absence of mechanisms for collection, analysis and sharing of data on the

effectiveness of climate change adaptation in Nepal. As a result, there is a limited understanding and awareness among

the government and general public of future climate change scenarios, vulnerability and risk assessments, and

adaptation opportunities. This barrier will be addressed under Component 2.

The proposed project will address the above-mentioned barriers and challenges by supporting the efforts of the GoN to integrate

adaptation to climate change into its economic development in a systematic manner. UN Environment will provide expertise and

technical support to the Government of Nepal in integrating adaptation options into existing and new policies, strategies, and

programmes (one of the objectives of NAP as mentioned in NAP Technical Guidelines). Nepal's approach is that TWG will provide

technical inputs on what adaptation options are to integrate into existing and new policies and programmes and each TWG

coordinator will have leading role in the government policy formulation process and contribute in integrating adaptation options

as and when possible. This will ensure ownership of integration of adaptation options by national and sectoral ministries and

technical agencies.

The project is divided into the following four components: i) technical and institutional capacity for the NAP process in Nepal; ii)

climate information system for prioritising adaptation needs; iii) funding strategy for the NAP process; and iv) monitoring,

reviewing and knowledge sharing to learn from the NAP process in Nepal.

This project will build on several initiatives and projects under implementation namely the NAPA and LAPA implementation

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project; BMUB funded GCF Readiness Programme; Integrating Agriculture into NAP project; PPCR – Building climate resilient

watersheds in mountainous ecoregions, Building resilience to climate related hazards, Mainstreaming Climate Risk Management

in development and Building Climate Resilient Communities through Private Sector Participations; Hariyo Ban Project and Multi-

stakeholder forestry programme; Mountain EbA; Community Based Flood risk and GLOF risk reduction programme.

From the implementation of these projects Nepal has documented experience, knowledge and lessons learned on climate change

adaptation in the recent years to promote 'evidence-based' adaptation undertakings. This practice, which has previously been

undertaken as immediate and sporadic short term measures, could be best utilized to formulate the NAP for the longer term in

the spirit of the 2010 Cancun Adaptation Framework, and build on preparation and implementation of the NAPA, LAPA and other

climate change initiatives such as climate resilience programme (PPCR – Pilot Programme on Climate Resilience).

With this in perspective, Nepal has initiated the process to prepare a NAP through country-driven, inclusive and multi-stakeholder

engagement, and fully transparent process, with the aim of mobilizing finance for advancing the NAP process, hence this proposal

to the GCF.

The National Designated Authority (NDA) of Nepal to Green Climate Fund (GCF) has requested UN Environment to support Nepal

and act as a delivery partner to access GCF readiness and preparatory support for building capacity to advance national

adaptation plan process. This request from the Government of Nepal falls within the approved PoW Outputs 2016-2017 of UN

Environment specifically output number 4 “Technical support provided to countries to address UNFCCC adaptation planning and

reporting requirements” under expected accomplishment EA(a). Please also note that UN Environment and UNDP are jointly

implementing National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) both for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and

Other Developing Countries with financial support from the LDCF under the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This provides

enhanced knowledge about the NAP process and specifically the support required under different areas for countries to advance

their National Adaptation Plan Process as well as a wealth of technical expertise among NAP-GSP partners that can be tapped

into.

c. Objectives, outcomes and impacts

The main objective of this project is to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of Nepal’s government at both national

and local level to advance the NAP process. This will be done in the spirit of the decision 5/CP.17 and in line with UNFCCC NAP

Technical Guidelines developed by the LDC Expert Group. All four elements of the NAP process which include laying the

groundwork, preparatory elements, implementation strategies; and reporting, monitoring and review will be fully considered

during the NAP process and implementation of NAP prioritized adaptation options. See Figure 1below for more detail on the

elements of the NAP process.


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Figure 1: Potential key elements and steps within a national adaptation plan process as outlined in the NAP initial and

technical guidelines. Source: AC/2016/13

Outcomes of the project

This project will identify and use multiple ways to integrate climate change adaptation (CCA) options into new and existing

national policies, strategies, plans and programmes of the key climate-sensitive and economic development sectors and

institutionalize CCA as a 'development strategy' for Nepal as Nepali people have no alternative to survive from climate change

effects and impacts. Outcomes (also referred to as the sub-components of the project) from this project are as follows:

a. National and provincial government institutions are capable of integrating CCA into development policy and plans

b. Meteorological Offices and Sectoral Ministries are able to use up to date climate information for risk assessment and

appraisal of adaption interventions

c. Government of Nepal endorses resource mobilization strategy for medium and long-term CCA investment including

private sector engagement

d. National and Sectoral Planning Unit of the key Ministries are capable of reviewing, monitoring and communicating

results of the NAP process.

The above stated outcomes will be supported by several outputs which will be delivered during implementation of this NAP

readiness and preparatory proposal including types of outputs stated in the LEG technical guideline for NAP For example, under

Element A (laying the groundwork), four reports for each working groups will be prepared. They are on: (i) stocktaking; (ii)

stockholder mapping and actor's profile; (iii) capacity gaps, needs and barrier analysis; and (iv) development priorities and climate

sensitivities. At the end of the completion of this element, the NAP roadmap will be revised based on lesson learned. The Element


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B (preparatory work) is the 'backbone' of the NAP process. Nepal considers the importance of accomplishing the tasks under this

element so as to make an implementable NAP with enhanced country ownership. Nepal also considers the need for 'good

amount of time' to understand the process and outcomes in this step. As a part of the Element B, Nepal will develop (i) past

(trend) and future climate change scenario; (ii) vulnerability and risk assessments5; (iii) compilation of climate change adaptation

options; (iv) prioritization of adaptation options for medium- and long-term with their economic appraisal; (v) climate-resilient

development vision; and (vi) a NAP document. A sustainable NAP coordination mechanism is sought to be strengthened. Once

the NAP is in place, an approach for integrating adaptation into existing and new national and sectoral development policies,

plans and programmes will be developed. A NAP implementation strategic framework will be developed in the spirit of the

Element C, and a framework for monitoring, evaluation and review of NAP with indicators will be developed as a part of the NAP

to promote implementation of prioritised adaptation options, institutionalized monitoring and evaluation, and documentation

and adaptation communication for sharing good and failure practices with the international, regional and national and

subnational adaptation communities. One of the outcomes of this project is to develop a funding strategy for NAP

implementation.

Impacts

This project will have multi-fold impacts in integrating CCA into national to local level planning processes in different economic

and social development sectors. The key impacts are expected as follows:

a. Vulnerability of key economic sectors and people are addressed and climate resilient development promoted in Nepal

by capacitating national and provincial government institutions;

b. Enhance effective use of climate change adaptation finance for vulnerable population, sectors and regions by bringing

synergies and avoided duplication of efforts through coordination among key ministries and partnership with private

sectors.

d. Stakeholders’ consultation

Nepal's Business Allocation Rules has made ministries responsible for specific area of work such as planning and budgeting,

infrastructure development, social and economic development etc. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for accessing and

channelling funding to different ministries, and hence the Government has designated this Ministry as the NDA for GCF. The NDA

has issued a no-objection letter on 31 January 2016 to UN Environment to function as the Delivery Partner to the NAP process.

The MoPE works in close cooperation with the NDA and progress, challenges and barriers are timely and frequently

communicated to the NDA based on national practice.

In major initiatives like the NAP, Nepal has a culture of engaging multi-stakeholders to inform and ensure their participation,

including the climate vulnerable communities and women. Each thematic and cross-cutting working group ensures participation

of civil society organizations, local governments, academe and research, and private sector. Representation of minorities,

marginalized and disadvantaged groups will be ensured during consultation at different geographical areas at national and sub-

national levels. Nepal's NAP process underscores the importance of 'leaving no one behind'. Multi-stakeholders will be engaged in

working groups or reference or expert groups as appropriate. During the NAP process, efforts will be made to communicate to the

political parties and parliamentary committees on environment and thematic areas affected by climate change. Interest groups

and vulnerable communities will be given ample opportunities to raise their needs, ideas and concerns that will help to make

Nepal’s NAP inclusive. This NAP project will promote the culture of multi-stakeholders’ engagement.

Nepal has already embarked on multi-stakeholder consultations at the district level (Nepal has 75 districts, 5 development regions

and potentially 7 provinces). In the spirit of the new Constitution of Nepal (2015), new federal structures, legal provisions on

‘right to information and in-country communication facilities’ and general practice of informing and engaging multi-stakeholders

(institutions and individuals) in the policy and plan formulation, MoPE has planned to organize several consultations to collect

information on climate change impacts, adaptation practices, and local needs as building blocks for the NAP process. This process

will further ensure transparency, inclusiveness, wider acceptance and ownership in making NAP gender-responsive and promote

involvement of indigenous communities and most climate vulnerable people.

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Please also see the TWG composition description in the Context section above.

SECTION 4: PROJECT/PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

Describe the main activities and the planned measures of the project/programme according to each of its

components.

The following activities have been planned to implement to meet the above objectives and outcomes.

Sub-Component/Outcome 1: National and provincial government institutions are capable of integrating CCA into development

policy and plans

Output 1.1: National policy documents and sectoral development plans identified to facilitate integration of adaptation

options and to promote an integrated approach to adaptation planning including periodic reviews.

1.1.1 Strengthen the MCCICC mandate defining the tasks and responsibilities of the relevant stakeholders in overseeing the

NAP process by building on existing strategies and frameworks such as the Climate Change Policy, Forestry Sector

Policies and Strategies, Low Carbon Economic Development Strategy (draft), National Adaptation Programme of Action,

National Framework on Local Adaptation Plans for Action, Environment Friendly Local Governance Framework, etc.

1.1.2 Analyse and develop reports for 9 cross-cutting and thematic areas by reviewing policies, strategies, plans and

programmes as also identified through NAPAs on: i) the vulnerability of each thematic and cross-cutting areas in the

face of climate change and opportunities for adaptation based on updated climate information; and ii) entry points for

integrating adaptation to climate change into relevant policies, strategies and plans and programmes.

1.1.3 Propose revisions to selected cross-cutting and thematic area policies, strategies and plans to integrate adaptation to

climate change.

1.1.4 Develop and institutionalize a strategy for the periodic review of cross-cutting and thematic area policies, strategies and

plans including the integration in an iterative manner of: i) updated climate information; ii) lessons learned from the

integration of climate change into these strategies and plans; iii) lessons learned from the implementation of these

policies, strategies and plans; and iv) knowledge generated through the study and research programmes implemented

under Component 3.

1.1.5 Provide orientation and training for policy- and decision-makers and implementers from relevant government

institutions (e.g. MoAD, MoFSC, MoWCSS, MoEn, MoUD, MoHA, MoFALD, MoCTCA, MoH, NPC etc.) on: i) current

vulnerability of each sector; ii) recommended revisions to current policies and institutions to integrate adaptation to

climate change; and iii) the standardised approach to implementing the NAP process.

Output 1.2: Workshop/training procedures or manuals developed and awareness raising events for public and private sectors,

CSOs, and local communities on the NAP process conducted.

1.2.1 Raise awareness of the private sector on the national priorities and climate scenario, and on investment opportunities

to increase the resilience of businesses to climate change.

1.2.2 Develop and implement at least one awareness raising campaign in each province for local authorities, CSOs and local

communities on the national priorities for adaptation to climate change, climate scenarios, and opportunities for

integrating adaptation into local development planning process.

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development planning.

1.2.4 Disseminate the procedure or a manual to local stakeholders including development region or province and district

officers, and CSOs6.

Sub-Component/Outcome 2: Meteorological Offices and Sectoral Ministries are able to use up to date climate information for

risk assessment and appraisal of adaption interventions

Output 2.1 Sustainable climate information system (monitoring, modelling, forecasting and dissemination) to inform climate

change adaptation, including a long-term plan for operation and maintenance, established

2.1.1 Gap analysis and needs assessment for a fully operational and sustainable climate information system in Nepal.

2.1.2 Develop GCF concept/s and associated documents for accessing project preparation facility toward developing full

funding proposal for the installation of a fully operational and sustainable climate information system in Nepal based on

the gap analysis and needs assessment (this is part of the development of GCF concepts under Activity 3.2.4).

2.1.3 Develop a model for operation and maintenance of the climate information system in the long term.

2.1.4 Train staff from meteorological offices on using the climate monitoring equipment, using multiple sources of climate

data, and the development of climate change scenarios, impact scenarios and modelling.

2.1.5 Update climate scenarios with new data and information.

Output 2.2: System for cost-benefit analysis and appraisal of priority adaptation options established

2.2.1 Develop a system to appraise individual adaptation options, including economic, ecosystem, and social costs and

benefits for unintended impacts of adaptation measures in Nepal.

2.2.2 Define national criteria for prioritizing implementation based on development needs, climate vulnerability, risks,

existing plans and valuation of ecosystem goods and services generated through study or research programme under

Component 3.

Sub-Component/Outcome 3: Government of Nepal endorses resource mobilization strategy for medium and long-term CCA

investment including private sector engagement.

Output 3.1: An assessment of the costs of meeting integrated adaptation needs in Nepal

3.1.1 Review reports produced on costing adaptation in Nepal – including inter alia the Climate & Development Knowledge

Network (CDKN 2013) Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change in Key Sectors, and Asian Development Bank

(ADB 2014) South Asia report – and identify information gaps for a reliable estimation of costs for implementing climate

change adaptation in the medium and long term.

3.1.2 Undertake a detailed economic study to fill the information gaps and estimate the costs of implementing the

adaptation interventions included in the cross-cutting and thematic area policies, strategies and plans updated under

Component 1.

Output 3.2: Strategy for GoN to effectively mobilise utilise funding resources for adaptation and revise existing funding

mechanisms.

3.2.1 Identify potential new public, private, bilateral and multilateral sources of climate finance to address the adaptation

needs assessed under Component 2.

3.2.2 Develop an adaptation finance strategy to: i) access new identified sources of adaptation finance; ii) review and

strengthen the structure of the existing funding institutions; and iii) support effective channelling of funds across

sectors according to adaptation priorities identified in Component 1.

3.2.3 Develop workshop training toolkits and provide training to strengthen the capacity of relevant government

stakeholders to initiate the implementation of the adaptation finance strategy.

3.2.4 Develop 2-3 GCF concepts and associated documents for accessing project preparation facility toward developing full

funding proposal for the installation of a fully operational and sustainable climate information system in Nepal based on

the gap analysis and needs assessment undertaken in Component 2, as well as for addressing other identified

6 Including workshop/ training on writing proposals for interventions that promote integrated adaptation to climate change.


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adaptation needs.

Output 3.3: Study or research programmes to inform future investments in adaptation across sectors

3.3.1 Conduct a study and research programme in collaboration with relevant organizations such as NCCKMC, NAST, TUIoST,

ICT Association of Nepal, DoIT of the Ministry of Science and Technology and/or other government institutions to

measure the effectiveness of past, present and future adaptation interventions to inform long-term adaptation

planning.

3.3.2 Identify previous and ongoing adaptation projects – including EbA and ecosystem restoration – in Nepal, building on the

work of NAPA-catalysed projects, to be included in a long-term research programme.

3.3.3 Map responsibilities of key institutions in implementing, maintaining, monitoring relevant projects to inform adaptation

planning on the medium- and long-term, including strengthening of existing research team/steering committee.

3.3.4 Develop business plans and financial models, working closely with the private-sector, to demonstrate the financial value

of ecosystem goods and services generated by EbA to local communities and different sectors.

3.3.5 Design and implement a system for the dissemination of knowledge generated through the study and research

programme to a wide range of public institutions and sectors, and iteratively integrated into policies and strategies

through the periodic review process established in Component 1. This will include the dissemination of initial results

during the project lifespan

Sub-Component/Outcome 4: National and Sectoral Planning Unit of the key Ministries are capable of reviewing, monitoring

and communicating results of the NAP process.

Output 4.1: A monitoring and reviewing system established for the NAP process.

4.1.1 Develop a monitoring and reviewing system for the NAP process in Nepal including: i) milestones; ii) performance

indicators at national and local levels; iii) targets on the short-, medium- and long-term; iv) outputs; v) monitoring and

reviewing tools and templates; vi) assessment planning; and vii) and follow-up actions.

4.1.2 Institutionalize the monitoring and reviewing system for the NAP process by building on the current national M&E

system of Nepal.

Output 4.2: Technical training of national and local government representatives and stakeholders to implement the monitoring

and reviewing system for the NAP

4.2.1 Develop guidelines and tools for technical staff of relevant government institutions – including MoPE, MoFSC, NPC, and

other thematic lead ministries and departments – to facilitate data collection, analysis and dissemination of the results

to monitor and review the NAP process over the long term.

4.2.2 Train technical staff of relevant government institutions – including MoPE, MoFSC, NPC, and other thematic lead

ministries and departments – on the use of these guidelines and tools to monitor and review the NAP process following

the system developed in Component 4.

4.2.3 Raise awareness of national and local government stakeholders – including decision-makers, and province-, district- and

sector-level officers – on the monitoring and reviewing system developed in Component 4, and provide training to meet

the performance targets.

Output 4.3: NAP progress reports and communication material on NAP formulation, implementation, funding and monitoring

to learn from the NAP process in Nepal

4.3.1 Document and analyse the successes, failures and lessons learned from the formulation, implementation, funding and

monitoring of the NAP process and previous relevant initiatives aligned with the NAP process in Nepal.

4.3.2 Disseminate information on the successes, failures and lessons learned related to the NAP process in Nepal on national

portals, NAP portals and other relevant networks including NAP GSPs and UNFCCC platforms.

4.3.3 Implement a system for the documentation and analysis of the NAP process to be conducted on a regular basis and

beyond the project lifespan, and the results to be: i) disseminated to relevant national stakeholders; ii) integrated into

the monitoring and reviewing system for the NAP process; and iii) disseminated on relevant portals.

4.3.4 Produce and disseminate video clips on the implementation of the NAP process in Nepal.

4.3.5 Present the progress of the NAP process in Nepal and during climate change related international meetings.


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Nepal's NAP process follows the maximum utilization of existing processes, practices and coordination mechanism, and

experiences and lesson learned from NAPA preparation and implementation with improvements, if necessary. Nepal considers

the NAP process an additional opportunity to enhance capacity by 'learning by doing' and interactive working group approaches.

The proposed activities are tuned to meet the key objective of a sustainable and holistic mechanism and process to address

climate change adaptation in the long term, in other words, a NAP. Each activity proposed commensurate the outputs and

outcomes related to the NAP process, and strategy formulation for NAP implementation, reviewing, monitoring and reporting of

NAP-prioritised adaptation actions, including 'adaptation communication' as included in the Paris Agreement, 2015. This process

will equally contribute to generate and manage knowledge to share 'adaptation learning' with adaptation communities and

policy-makers, funding agencies, climate change negotiators at international, regional and national levels and sub-national level

where appropriate.


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SECTION 5: BUDGET, PROCUREMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND DISBURSEMENT

The following table provides annualised budget against each output under main cost categories and detailed have been presented in the costed log-frame in annex I (a). Implementation

schedule is also provided as Annex IV below

GCF Sub-component/Outcome and

Outputs

FT30 class Class of expenditure Year 1 (USD) Year 2 (USD) Year 3 (USD) TOTAL

1. National and provincial government institutions are capable of integrating CCA into development policy and plans.

1.1 National policy documents and

sectoral development plans identified

to facilitate integration of adaptation

options and to promote an integrated

approach to adaptation planning

including periodic reviews.

10 Staff and other personnel costs 59,500 37,500 97,000

120 Contractual services 16,500 31,500 48,000

140 Transfers and grants issued to Implementing Partner (IP) 40,000 40,000

TOTAL for Output 1.1 76,000 109,000 185,000

1.2 Workshop/training procedures or

manuals developed and awareness

raising events for public and private

sectors, CSOs, and local communities

on the NAP process conducted.



160 Travel 2,625 15,875 18,500

TOTAL for Output 1.2 42,475 163,025 205,500

TOTAL for Component 1 118,475 272,025 390,500

2. Meteorological Offices and Sectoral Ministries are able to use up to date climate information for risk assessment and appraisal of adaption interventions.

2.1 Sustainable climate information

system (monitoring, modelling,

forecasting and dissemination) to

inform climate change adaptation,

including a long-term plan for operation

and maintenance, established.

10 Staff and other personnel costs 27,500 57,500 7,500 92,500

120 Contractual services 3,000 259,000 115,000 377,000

140 Transfers and grants issued to Implementing Partner (IP) 15,000 30,000 45,000

160 Travel 5,625 66,875 72,500

TOTAL for Output 2.1 51,125 413,375 122,500 587,000


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2.2 System for cost-benefit analysis and

appraisal of priority adaptation options

established



160 Travel 1,500 1,500 3,000

TOTAL for Output 2.2 24,500 45,500 70,000

TOTAL for Component 2 75,625 458,875 122,500 657,000

3. Government of Nepal endorses resource mobilization strategy for medium and long-term CCA investment including private sector engagement.

3.1 An assessment of the costs of

meeting integrated adaptation needs in

Nepal



TOTAL for Output 3.1 41,500 23,000 64,500

3.2 Strategy for GoN to effectively

mobilise, utilise funding resources for

adaptation and revise existing funding

mechanisms.



140 Transfers and grants issued to Implementing Partner (IP) 80,000 40,000 120,000

160 Travel 6,500 10,500 17,000

TOTAL for Output 3.2 194,000 152,500 346,500

3.3 Study or research programmes to

inform future investments in

adaptation across sectors


120 Contractual services 64,000 64,000


160 Travel 4,500 30,000 34,500

TOTAL for Output 3.3 53,000 325,000 378,000


4. National and Sectoral Planning Unit of the key Ministries are capable of reviewing, monitoring and communicating results of the NAP process.

4.1 A monitoring and reviewing system

established for the NAP process.




160 Travel 2,500 2,500 5,000

TOTAL for Output 4.1 73,250 36,250 109,500


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4.2 Technical training of national and

local government representatives and

stakeholders to implement the

monitoring and reviewing system for

the NAP


120 Contractual services 92,000 92,000

160 Travel 1,000 17,000 18,000

TOTAL for Output 4.2 18,000 217,000 235,000

4.3 NAP progress reports and

communication material on NAP

formulation, implementation, funding

and monitoring to learn from the NAP

process in Nepal




160 Travel 10,000 10,000 10,000 30,000

TOTAL for Output 4.3 76,500 33,500 56,000 166,000


5. Monitoring and Evaluation

5.1. Mid Term Evaluation (MTR)

5.2. Terminal Evaluation (TR)


TOTAL for Component 5 18,000 25,000 43,000

National Level Project Management

Unit (PMU)


135 Equipment, vehicles and furniture 10,000 10,000

160 Travel 1,000 1,000 1,000 3,000

Operating Expenditure 2,500 2,500 2,500 7,500

TOTAL for National Level PMC 99,500 89,500 89,500 278,500

Delivery Partner Fee (10%) 42,310 152,365 72,175 266,850

GRAND TOTAL 465,410 1,676,015 793,925 2,935,350


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Procurement plan For goods or services to be procured/hired, list the items to be procured/hired (including consultants), the estimated cost of each

item, and the procedure to be used (i.e. direct procurement, open tender, shopping, other and related thresholds). Please include

the procurement plan for at least the first tranche of disbursement requested below.

Overall financial management and procurement of goods and services under this readiness and preparatory support proposal will

be guided by UN Environment’s regulations, rules, policies and procedures as well as its programme manual for nationally

implemented project modalities. Further, procurement of goods and services will follow the general principles stated under

clause 7 of Framework Readiness and Preparatory Support Grant Agreement (Framework Agreement) between Green Climate

Fund (GCF) and UN Environment. UN Environment will comply with its obligation under clause 7 (a) of the Framework Agreement,

which states “The procurement of Goods and Services for Approved Readiness Support Proposals, whether by the Delivery

Partner or by a third party, shall be done in accordance with the rules, policies and procedures of the Delivery Partner.”

For this readiness and preparatory support proposal, procurement of services of technical international and national consultants

will be directly managed by UN Environment, in consultation with the Ministry of Population and Environment (MoPE) and GCF’s

National Designated Authority (NDA) of Nepal, the Ministry of Finance. Further UN Environment will engage MoPE as a third party

to procure goods and services in delivering activities at national level as they relate to meetings, workshops, etc.

The types of procurement and process to be followed for this readiness and preparatory support project is presented below:

Procurement

Item

Monetary

Threshold

Procurement

Type

General Characteristics

of Goods and Services to

be Sourced

Goods and

Services

specific to GCF

Proposal

Procurement

Process

Time Frame

Goods and

Services

(Commercial

Vendors)

< US$

10,000

Low Value

Procurement

1. Readily available off-

the-shelf goods with

standard specifications,

available from several

sources of supply within

the country.

2. Goods must not be

covered by Blanket

Purchase Order (BPO) or

Systems Contract,

neither in stock nor in

procurement pipeline.

3. LVP is not for

international purchases

678,500 USD in

total for

Meeting

Packages,

translation,

printing, office

supplies and

Travel costs

Three informal

quotations

must be

obtained with

relevant

information

(price,

quantity,

delivery, time,

etc.) via email,

fax etc. using

the best value

for money

approach

1 day to 1

week

Goods and

Services

(Commercial

Vendors)

US$10,000 > Request for

Quotations

Basic, standard goods or

simple services with

clear specifications

767,000 USD

for Website

development,

filming,

upgrading of

climate

information

system,

twinning

arrangement

and

vulnerability

assessments

1. Vendors can

submit bids via

email to a

centralized

email address

2. Evaluation

criteria are

pass/fail basis

only and a

vendor needs

to pass all

criteria to be

considered

1 week to 2

months


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Services of

International

and local

experts

(Consultants/

individual

contractors)

N/A Recruitment A consultant is an

individual who is a

recognized authority or

specialist in a specific

field, engaged by the

United Nations under a

temporary contract in an

advisory or consultative

capacity to the

Secretariat. A consultant

must have special skills

or knowledge not

normally possessed by

the regular staff of the

Organization

1,223,000 USD

in total for

International

and local

Experts

1. Formulation

of ToR and job

vacancy

announcement

for a minimum

of 7 days.

2. Desk review

of Applications

followed by

shortlisting.

3. Interview of

shortlisted

applicants

followed by

selection by

the Hiring

Manager

Usually 4-6

weeks

Total Budget excluding

project Management

Costs

USD

2,668,500

Detailed Procurement Plan

Procurement Type Procurement Item Amount (in USD) Procurement

Timeframe

Low Value Procurement of

Goods and Services

Contractual Services 459,500 Y1Q1-Y3Q4

Travel 201,500 Y1Q1-Y3Q4

Equipment, vehicles and furniture 10,000

Operating Expenditure 7,500 Y1Q1-Y1Q4

Request for Quotations of

Goods and Services

Contractual services 400,000 Y2Q1-Y2Q4

Transfers and grants issued to Implementing

Partner (IP)

367,000 Y1Q1-Y1Q4

Recruitment of Services of

International and Local

Experts

International experts 275,000 Y1Q1-Y3Q4

National Experts 690,000 Y1Q1-Y3Q4

National Officer (UN Environment) 258,000 Y1Q1-Y3Q4

TOTAL 2,668,500

Disbursement schedule Specify the proposed schedule for requesting disbursements from the GCF, including amounts and periodicity. For amounts

requested, keep to multiples of USD 5,000, and for periodicity, specify whether it’s quarterly, bi-annually or annually only.

UN Environment as the Delivery Partner for this Readiness and Preparatory Support Proposal will submit a request to GCF for

disbursement of grant following approval of R&P Support Proposal. The disbursement request will be signed by the authorised

representative of the UN Environment and will include details of the bank account into which the grant will be deposited. UN

Environment, the Delivery Partner for this R&P Support Proposal for Nepal, will administer the grant disbursed by the GCF in

accordance with UN Environment’s financial rules, regulation and procedures including maintenance of records of grant,

disbursements and expenditure.

UN Environment will allocate disbursed grant for procuring goods and services required to implement activities of the approved


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Readiness and Preparatory Support Proposal and will follow procedures and guidelines stated under clause 5 (Use of Grant

Proceeds by the Delivery Partner) of Framework Readiness and Preparatory Support Grant Agreement between GCF and UN

Environment.

Disbursement schedule will follow the indicative yearly budget provided in the beginning of Section 5 and in accordance with the

procurement plan (costed logframe) presented in Annex I.

Additional information This box provides an opportunity to include further explanations related to the budget, procurement plan and disbursement

schedule, including any details on the assumptions to justify costs presented in the budget.


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SECTION 6: IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION

Please attach an “implementation map” or describe how funds will be managed by the NDA/FP or delivery partner If the entity implementing the readiness support is not an accredited entity of the GCF, please complete the Financial Management

Capacity Assessment (FMCA) questionnaire (URL) and submit it with this proposal.

Overall responsibility of implementation of activities including activities to be carried out by third party as well as timely delivery of

outputs and achievement of intended results of this readiness and preparatory support proposal lies with UN Environment as the

Delivery Partner. Further, as the delivery partner for this readiness and preparatory support project, UN Environment through its

Asia and the Pacific Office will be responsible for overall coordination, oversight of the implementation of activities and evaluation

of the project, which will be done in coordination with the Project Steering Committee (PSC) and the national Project Manager

(PM). UN Environment will be also responsible for preparing progress reports, monitoring and evaluation reports including a Mid-

term Review and a Terminal Evaluation. A UNEP Programme Officer (PO) will be responsible for project supervision to ensure

consistency with GCF and UN Environment policies and procedures. The PO will formally participate in the following: a) Annual

Project Steering Committee (PSC) meetings; b) the mid-term review and final evaluation; c) the clearance of Progress Reports; and

d) the technical review of project deliverables.

UN Environment will engage the Ministry of Population and Environment (MoPE) as the main national level partner (third party) to

support national level coordination and implementation of activities proposed under this readiness and preparatory support

proposal. This will ensure appropriate participation of national level actors and stakeholders, effective use of resources as well as

ownership of different outputs to be delivered under this project. Engagement of MoPE will be governed by UN Environment’s

programme manual (2016) for implementation of project activities at national level. MoPE will assign a dedicated project manager

who will support the implementation of national level activities, monitoring the progress using indicators and updating the log-

frame on a quarterly basis, with support from the local technical assistant and UNEP Programme Officer, for review by senior

management at MoPE and UNEP.

To avoid duplication of efforts and increase effectiveness and coherence, the Multi-stakeholder Climate Change Initiative

Coordination Committee (MCCICC) established by the Government during NAPA formulation will serve as the PSC for this project.

The MCCICC is chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Population and Environment, and is represented by senior government

officers of the concerned ministries (development ministries sensitive to climate change impacts), associations of local bodies

(district development committee, municipality and village development committee associations), non-governmental organizations

(national and international), academic and research institutions, community-based organizations and independent experts.

Furthermore, this broad-based MCCICC is also represented by inter-governmental body, key donors and development partners

supporting and working on climate change in general, and adaptation in particular. The PSC will primarily serve to provide project

oversight and advisory support, including: a) overseeing project implementation; and b) reviewing annual workplans. The PSC will

meet at least twice a year – with ad hoc meetings held as and when necessary – to discuss the project's main performance

indicators and provide strategic guidance. A representative of UN Environment will also sit in the PSC.

In addition to this, a Technical Committee will be constituted under the chairmanship of the UNFCCC focal point/person for Nepal

to provide technical guidance and ensure communication and reporting on the NAP process with national and international

adaptation communities.

A Project Management Unit will be established for day to day management of the project. The following positions are budgeted

under the PMC budget:

• National Project Coordinator (full-time)

• National M&E and gender officer (full-time)

• National Administration & Finance officer (full-time)

• General Support Staff/Office Assistant (full-time)

The PMU will coordinate activities between the project’s DP, EE and various partners to oversee the implementation of the

project’s activities, reports, including approval of any changes to the project’s targets, activities or timelines. In addition to the

above, two part-time international consultants are budgeted as part of PMU Cost to carry out a mid-term review and terminal

evaluation of the programme. Finally, a part-time international consultant working as Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) will provide

technical backstopping and support to all components of the project. As this is a technical position, this is not budgeted under


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PMC. Hence a full time international Project Manager will not be recruited by the project as the international assistance will be

more on the technical side.

Procurement procedures of the whole project will follow UN Environment’s procurement and contracting procedures, and will be

supported by the National Administration & Finance officer. The thematic and cross-cutting working groups are another form to

coordinate and reach-out the multi-stakeholders for their inputs. In order to ensure stakeholder engagement in the NAP process,

several institutions are already accommodated in the working groups. Stakeholders are grouped into service providers,

beneficiaries, enablers and advocates. Some organizations may play 'double role' due to their nature, working areas and priorities.

For example, indigenous communities may function as beneficiaries and advocates, and media may function as enablers and

advocates. The working groups are, in general, represented from relevant governmental institutions, local bodies (associations),

professional societies, federations and networks, women, youth, indigenous communities, media, non-governmental

organizations, and private sector. However, the UNFCCC focal point will inform and communicate the progress made on NAP

process (of this project) to the relevant constitutional bodies such as women commission, and parliamentary committees. The

donors and development partners will also be communicated timely and frequently also to seek their inputs and priorities as well.

For knowledge generation and sharing, this proposed project will benefit from Nepal Climate Change Knowledge Management

Centre (NCCKMC) established in 2010 as an outcome of the NAPA project under the Nepal Academy for Science and Technology

(NAST). This Centre is also engaged in facilitating research and development on climate change. The NAP process is expected to

greatly benefit from receiving data and information and communicating NAP outputs through Centre's network.

As mentioned above, this project will be coordinated and led by the UNFCCC focal point – the Ministry of Population and

Environment (MoPE) which is also the secretariats of the CCC, CCCC and MCCICC. Hence, the secretariat is expected to

report/communicate the progress and outcomes of this project to the Council and Committee, led at political level, for

coordination, support and guidance, as and when necessary.

As the selected Delivery Partner for this project, UN Environment through its Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) will

provide the overall oversight functions of this project and provide necessary services to the Government of Nepal in an expedited

manner. In particular, in consultation of the NAP coordinating body, UN Environment will ensure that project activities adhere to

those listed in the project document, provide technical advisory services to the coordinating body and other parts of the project

execution team. UN Environment will additionally provide for services pertaining to acquisition of goods and services related to

this project, following UN Environment procurement and contracting procedures.

The NAP implementation modality is as follows:


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This box provides an opportunity to include any important information you wish to bring to the attention of the GCF Secretariat,

but did not have an opportunity to provide in the sections above.

Value added for GCF Involvement

The GCF is the operational entity to the UNFCCC and Paris agreement and a major funding source for the LDCs to implement

future dedicated adaptation options to protect people and ecosystem resources from the adverse impacts of climate change. The

Marrakech Accord in 2001 provided LDCs an opportunity to access funding from LDCF for NAPA preparation and implementation.

Nepal prepared NAPA with seed funding (US$ 0.2 million) from the LDCF and additional funding supports from UK Aid/DFID (US $

0.875 million) and Danish Government (US$ 0.2 million) in 2008-2010. This funding provided Nepal to expedite NAPA preparation,

build country capacity, engage stakeholders and establish knowledge management centre (NCCKMC). Some of the NAPA

prioritized adaptation projects are now under implementation.

Parties to the UNFCCC decided to request the LDCF to fund NAP formulation activities but none of the LDCs have received funding

from LDCF as of May 2016. Parties also decided to request the GCF to provide funds for NAP formulation and implementation. The

GCF has already allocated 50 percent of its total funding for adaptation and its 50 percent to LDCs, SIDs and Africa. With this in

perspective, the Government of Nepal has decided to access funding from GCF taking into consideration COP decisions and

funding availability with CGF. The GCF Board Decision (B.13/09) has further convinced Nepal to access GCF resources for NAP

preparation and implementation.

Nepal has initiated NAP process in May 2016 with initial seed funding from UK Aid through ACT (Action on Climate Today)

initiative. Now, NAP technical team is in place and has developed 'common understandings' on the NAP process through national

consultative processes. This NAP process is expected to be terminated due to limited resources. Hence, Nepal urgently requires

additional funding to expedite the NAP process in line with decisions 1/CP.16, 5/CP.17 and COPs' other decisions and Article 7 of

the Paris Agreement.

From 2013 onwards, Nepal made every effort to explore funding from multiple sources for NAP process but two and half years

was spent without any progress. Being a LDC and as per the Party's decision to support LDCs, and considering recent decision of

GCF to support the NAP process, Nepal believes that GCF resources will contribute to prepare NAP and implement NAP-prioritised

adaptation options. This will greatly contribute to engage poor and climate vulnerable communities in preparation of NAP and

implementation of NAP-prioritised adaptation options through her indigenous LAPA framework. This will also greatly contribute to

build adaptive capacity and resilience of both climate vulnerable people and ecosystems. Furthermore, Nepal will benefit from

adaptation initiatives and experiences of the GCF.

Nepal has no alternative financial resources for NAP. Existing funding for NAP process sufficiently limits use of science in climate

scenario development, risk and vulnerability assessment, wider stakeholder consultation and engagement in the NAP process and

limits activities related to national adaptation planning process and integration of adaptation into existing and new policies,

strategies and programmes. Hence, GCF resource is urgently needed and required to keep the national momentum of NAP

process and help people to understand and build their adaptive capacity.

Exit Strategy

The project’s exit strategy is based on the integration of climate change adaptation into existing government plans and activities

beyond the life of the project through integration of climate change adaptation into ongoing planning at local, regional and

national levels.

As stated above, the conditions are right for effective adaptation planning in Nepal. The proposed project aims to holistically

strengthen the capacity of existing structures and systems to function effectively beyond the duration of the project. All the

support envisaged in this proposal will be undertaken with a view to sustainably build technical and institutional capacity such as

trainings and workshops, research grant focusing on collection and dissemination of climate information in Nepal, partnerships

with academic and technical institutions, focusing on a study to inform future climate investments, an M&E framework for

adaptation interventions, and finally integration of adaptation in various development and sector strategies and plans. These are

expected to ensure sustainable functioning of the NAP process, in the long run.

In each activity under the project, documents will be prepared though meaningful engagement of stakeholders for inputs and

comments which will contribute to inform the stakeholders on the state of NAP process as well as will ensure their input and

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Once the NAP document is approved by the Government (normally by the Cabinet), relevant ministries, departments, NGOs and

private will be engaged in developing adaptation programmes and projects, accessing funding and implementing programmes and

projects. This will ensure their continued engagement in the process of the implementation of the NAP and future cycles of it.

Furthermore, with the critical components focusing on development of capacity of stakeholders in mainstreaming adaptation into

development plans and strategies; and financing strategy, including identification of potential new sources of climate finance, as

well as valuating ecosystem goods and services to ensure commercial viability of such investments, the project will promote a

paradigm shift across Nepalese government and society such that decision makers in the government and non-traditional donors

like the private sector invest in adaptation.

Considering the increasing threats and impacts of climate change, Nepal has limited choice to go beyond adaptation. This has been

realized at the highest political level, policy-making, administrative and implementation levels. A small section of the community in

rural and urban areas is now engaged in finding ways to build adaptive capacity and resilience. This is also clearly and adequately

reflected in Nepal's development policies and programmes, and institutional structure. The Government has a dedicated Climate

Change Management Division in the Ministry of Population and Environment with 9 permanent officers, and Environmental

Impact Adaptation Section in the Department of Environment with 4 dedicated permanent officers. Similarly, relevant ministries

and departments are engaged in strengthening institutions to promote climate change adaptation activities.

As the NAP process will be advanced by ensuring multi-stakeholders engagement and an adaptation integration procedure will be

developed and implemented as a part of this project, it will encourage continuation of addressing CCA through multiple windows

such as policy and programme intervention, awareness raising, reward of best practices (a process to provide climate change

award on the occasion of World Environment Day, June 5 is established), and exhibitions.

This project is expected to enhance understanding on 'urgency' to move towards CCA to address medium- and long-term

adaptation needs and help poor people to 'live with adverse impacts of climate change'. Existing partnership between the

Government of Nepal and UN Environment on adaptation portfolio also provides ample opportunities to ensure sustainability of

the project outcomes. Recently, implementation of an ecosystem-based adaptation programme (a global flagship programme) is

completed with UN Environment support. UN Environment is supporting LDCF-funded 'catalysing ecosystem restoration for

climate resilient natural capital and rural livelihoods in degraded forests and rangelands of Nepal'. A project on 'ecosystem-based

adaptation for climate-resilient development in the Kathmandu Valley' is technically approved by the GEF and is expected to be

funded soon. UN Environment will function as GCF Implementing Agency for this project. A PMU will be established to coordinate

and support these adaptation projects within MoPE. This Unit is expected to promote and ensure sustainability for not only NAP

process and its outcomes but also to support develop future 'adaptation programmes' for Nepal.

The Government of Nepal is committed to make the outcomes of this NAP process sustainable and will ensure sustainability for

longer term adaptation benefits.

Potential for knowledge and learning

The project has a dedicated component on knowledge aspects hence lesson learnt and knowledge products generated from the

project will be collected and shared with other LDCs and interested 'adaptation communities' through different means including

global and regional networks and knowledge platforms such as Global Adaptation Network, Asia Pacific Adaptation Network,

South-South Cooperation Forum and Platform etc. In addition, Nepal NAP team will use the COPs and SBs meeting through side-

events, exhibition, NAP Expo, flyers, posters, websites etc. This sharing will also contribute to learn from other similar initiatives.

Nepal has also planned to share her NAP through the 'NAP Central' of the UNFCCC. The long term research on adaptation in Nepal,

which is part of the component 4 will also be documented and its results will be disseminated with other NAP teams.


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SECTION 7: ARRANGEMENTS FOR MONITORING, REPORTING AND EVALUATION

Please provide project/programme specific institutional setting and implementation arrangements for monitoring

and reporting and evaluation. Please indicate how the interim/mid-term and final evaluations will be organized,

including the timing.

As described above, the Ministry of Population and Environment – UNFCCC focal point – is the lead agency for NAP and associated

capacity building/enhancement of the relevant multi-stakeholders of climate change adaptation. The Climate Finance

Management Section of the Climate Change Management Division in the Ministry is coordinating and leading the NAP process. In

addition, concerned ministries will lead the themes and send information updates to the MoPE for a single Adaptation Plan. This

approach of working group mobilization was successfully and effectively practiced in the NAPA preparation process in 2009-2010.

The same approach has been followed with improvements and by ensuring engagement of additional stakeholders.

A number of documents will be prepared and shared with stakeholders. The project will prepare a practical and user-friendly

action plan with monitoring indicators. The in-built monitoring process will be adopted and MoPE will be engaged in monitoring.

The thematic leads will report back the progress to the NAP coordinator and MoPE. The NAP technical team will compile the

monitoring progress report every 4 months and report to the concerned agencies while UN Environment will report monitoring

progress to the GCF as per its standard practice.

The M&E and gender officer, in coordination with the national project coordinator and the international technical advisor, will be

in charge of monitoring the indicators and updating the log-frame on an annual basis, for review by senior management at MOPE,

MOF and UN Environment, with support from the administration and finance officer.

Given the proposed project duration of 36 months, it is proposed to submit the reports as follows:

Interim report (months 1-12): to be submitted by end of Month 13

Mid-term review report (covering months 1-18): to be submitted by the end of Month 19

Interim report (months 13-24): to be submitted by the end of Month 25;

Final report (months 25-36): to be submitted by end of Month 37; along with a terminal evaluation report.

A mid-term review will be undertaken approximately half way through the implementation of this project and an independent final

evaluation will be conducted at the end of this 3-year project by the UN Environment Evaluation Office. Interim and final progress

reports will be submitted to the GCF within one month of completion of the reporting period indicated above.

An implementation action plan with monitoring indicators will be developed, discussed at the working groups, Technical

Committee and MCCICC and finalised. The thematic leads will ensure self-monitoring which will be compiled and verified by the

NAP coordinator and MoPE. The outcome documents will be shared with relevant stakeholders and UN Environment will be

engaged in communicating the progress monitoring and outcomes. Furthermore, UN Environment Evaluation Office will conduct

final evaluations by mobilizing independent consultant/consulting firm.


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ANNEX I – Costed Logframe

Outcome Indicative Outputs Indicative activities Explanation of different cost categories Cost categories notes

Component 1: Technical and institutional capacity for the NAP process in Nepal

Sub-

component/Out

come 1:

National and

provincial

government

institutions are

capable of

integrating CCA

into

development

policy and plans

US $ 390,500

1.1. National policy

documents and

sectoral

development plans

identified to

facilitate integration

of adaptation

options and to

promote an

integrated approach

to adaptation

planning including

periodic reviews.

US $ 185,000

1.1.1. Strengthen the MCCICC mandate

defining the tasks and responsibilities

of the relevant stakeholders in

overseeing the NAP process by

building on existing strategies and

frameworks such as the Climate

Change Policy, Forestry Sector

Policies and Strategies, Low Carbon

Economic Development Strategy

(draft), National Adaptation

Programme of Action, National

Framework on Local Adaptation Plans

for Action, Environment Friendly

Local Governance Framework, etc.

• Local consultant (national climate & socio-

economic expert) to strengthen MCCICC

mandate (25 days including desk review of all

documents, building on existing mandates,

strategies and frameworks mentioned and

detailing key roles and responsibilities with

regards to the NAP)

• 2 meetings (one brainstorming workshop and

one validation workshop of MCCICC mandate

• International policy & CC expert to support

national expert in finalizing document

• LC: 25 days @

$300/day

• 2 x day meeting =

$4,000

• IC: 8 days @ $500/day

1.1.2. Analyse and develop reports for 9

cross-cutting and thematic areas by

reviewing policies, strategies, plans

and programmes as also identified

through NAPAs on: i) the vulnerability

of each thematic and cross-cutting

area in the face of climate change

and opportunities for adaptation

based on updated climate

information; and ii) entry points for

integrating adaptation to climate

change into relevant policies,

strategies and plans and

programmes.

• Local consultant to produce as deliverables: 9 x

report for each cross-cutting and thematic areas

reviewing relevant documents.

o For 1 report: 5 days

o Total = 45 days

o 45 days to include editing and graphic

design of reports

• Include international consultancy support

(international policy & CC expert and

international CTA) to provide technical

assistance to develop e.g. more detailed

vulnerability analyses based on available

information on regional climate models etc.

• LC: 45 days @

$300/day

• IC: 15 days @ $500/day

• Meetings:

o 9 x (1/2 day) meetings

to present/validate the

report to each TWG for

feedback and

finalization and 1 day

final presentation of

reports to TWGs =

$7,500


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1.1.3. Propose revisions to selected cross-

cutting and thematic area policies,

strategies and plans to integrate

adaptation to climate change.

• Local consultant time – National Policy and

Legal Expert

• International consultant support to integrate CC

(International Policy and Legal Expert)

• Validation workshop to agree on proposed

revisions

• Meetings with technical experts

• LC: 80 days @

$300/day

• IC: 15 days @ $500/day

• 1 day validation meet-

ing = $2,500

• 10 meetings with

technical and policy

experts = $2,500

1.1.4. Develop and institutionalize a

strategy for the periodic review of

cross-cutting and thematic area

policies, strategies and plans

including the integration in an

iterative manner of: i) updated

climate information; ii) lessons

learned from the integration of

climate change into these strategies

and plans; iii) lessons learned from

the implementation of these policies,

strategies and plans; and iv)

knowledge generated through the

study and research programmes

implemented under Component 3.

• Deliverable: (i) a strategy for the periodic review

of cross-cutting and thematic area policies,

strategies and plans; (ii) its institutionalization

o (i) Development of strategy: local

consultant

o (ii) Institutionalization: at least 1

workshop (budgeted for 3 for whole

activity)

• LC: 60 days @

$300/day

• 3 x 1 day meet-

ings/validation work-

shop = $7,500


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1.1.5. Provide orientation and training for

policy- and decision-makers and

implementers from relevant

government institutions (e.g. MoAD,

MoFSC, MoWCSS, MoEn, MoUD,

MoHA, MoFALD, MoCTCA, MoH, NPC

etc.) on: i) current vulnerability of

each sector; ii) recommended

revisions to current policies and

institutions to integrate adaptation to

climate change; and iii) the

standardised approach to

implementing the NAP process.

• South-South knowledge exchange visit

• Local consultant: design of orientation and

training for policy- and decision-makers (include

time for meeting with key bodies on what they

want from the training)

• Hiring of venue & meeting package 3-5 day

training in Kathmandu

• 1 week knowledge

exchange visit of Govt.

of Nepal officials to and

training on integration

of CC into national

planning: contractual

services: $40,000

• Local consultant as

trainer and facilitator:

50 days @ $300/day

• training workshop: $

20,000

• Printing: $4,000


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1.2 Workshop/training

procedures or

manuals developed

and awareness

raising events for

public and private

sectors, CSOs, and

local communities on

the NAP process

conducted.

US $ 205,500

1.2.1 Raise awareness of the private sector

on the national priorities and climate

scenarios, and on investment

opportunities to increase the

resilience of businesses to climate

change.

• Local consultant (adaptation expert) to help

with sourcing information and meeting with

private sector reps. Also to produce briefing

notes for each of the most vulnerable sectors.

• International consultant (Adaptation expert and

International CTA): Study on the key

vulnerabilities of the key sectors (agriculture,

industrial activity, energy/hydropower,

tourism…) represented in the Nepal private

sector to CC following most recent IPCC and

SNC, and any other sources of information (e.g.

more regional level modelling work). Develop

factsheets as promotional material to be used in

awareness raising campaigns. Also include study

on investment opportunities to increase

resilience of business to CC.

• 1 day awareness-raising event for private sector

representatives (e.g. in collaboration with Nepal

Chamber for Commerce etc.)

• LC: 80 days @

$300/day

• International consult-

ant – 20 days @

$500/day

• Meeting with con-

cerned sectors’ repre-

sentatives and 1 day

workshop/event for

presentation - $7,000

• Printing - $2,000

• Travel - $3,000


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1.2.2 Develop and implement at least one

awareness raising campaign in each

province for local authorities, CSOs

and local communities on the

national priorities for adaptation to

climate change, climate scenarios,

and opportunities for integrating

adaptation into local development

planning process.

• Nepal has 7 federal provinces as of 20 Sept 2015

under the new constitution hence 7 awareness

raising campaigns are needed

• 7 x annual awareness raising campaigns (1 per

year) including:

o Radio shows

o Publish magazine articles

o Plays, songs

o Event in each of the 7 provinces

•

• LC: 33,000 for design-

ing and supporting

these awareness-

raising campaigns in

Years 1 to 3

• Meeting/workshop:

30,000 for running

these awareness-

raising campaigns in

Years 1 to 3

•

• Travel - $10,500 over 3

years

• Printing $9,000

1.2.3 Develop a step-by-step procedure or

a training manual, as appropriate, for

integrating adaptation priorities into

local development planning.

• Develop training manual (English and Nepali)

• 1 x launch event and consultation

• 1 day validation and launch

• Local consultant (Adaptation expert and training

expert)

• Translation

• International consultant – international CTA

• $22,500 local consult-

ant – 75 days @

$300/day

• $5,000 international

consultant – 10 days @

500

• $12,500 for consulta-

tion and validation

workshops and meet-

ings

• $4,000 for translation


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1.2.4 Disseminate the procedure or manual

to local stakeholders including

province and district officers, and

CSOs.

• 7 x ½ day launch of the manual in each

province?

• Local consultant (Adaptation expert and training

expert), meeting hire, travel

• $ 18,000 for 3 years for

launch and dissemina-

tion

• $5,000 travel

• $10,000 venue hire

(workshops)

Component 2: Climate information systems for prioritising adaptation needs.

Sub-

component/Out

come 2:

Meteorological

Offices and

Sectoral

Ministries are

able to use up

to date climate

information for

risk assessment

and appraisal of

adaption

interventions.

US $ 657,000

2.1 Sustainable climate

information system

(monitoring, modelling,

forecasting and

dissemination) to inform

climate change

adaptation, including a

long-term plan for

operation and

maintenance, established.

US $ 587,000

2.1.1 Gap analysis and needs assessment

for a fully operational and sustainable

climate information system in Nepal.

• Training needs analysis by external contractor

• Travel

• $30,000 for assessment

• $5,000 travel

2.1.2 Develop GCF concept/s and

associated documents for accessing

project preparation facility toward

developing full funding proposal for

the installation of a fully operational

and sustainable climate information

system in Nepal based on the gap

analysis and needs assessment (this is

part of the development of GCF

concepts under Activity 3.2.4).

• See Activity 3.2.4 – no budgets allocated here

2.1.3 Develop a model for operation and

maintenance of the climate

information system in the long term.

• International consultant – Hydrometeorology

expert

• $40,000 – international

consultant

• Meetings - $15,000

• Local consultant -

$30,000

• Travel- $12,500

• Printing- $6,000

• Translation - $6,000


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2.1.4 Train staff from meteorological

offices on using climate monitoring

equipment and calibration, use of

multiple sources of climate data for

developing of climate change

scenarios, impact scenarios and

modelling.

• External training courses could be considered

• Twinning arrangement with partnering

institutions can be considered, where

representatives from the institutions will

provide training in Nepal to 250 persons from 7

Thematic Working Groups and 2 cross-cutting

Working groups over the course of the project

on vulnerability and risk assessment and/or

current vulnerability, training/orientation on

prioritisation criteria. Additionally, focused

training over the course of the project to be

provided to support staff of the Department of

Hydrology and Meteorology (40 persons)

involved in the use of climate monitoring

equipment, analysis of multiple sources of

climate data and development and

interpretation of climate scenarios and

modelling. General training on climate

scenarios and modelling will also be provided to

staff involved in monitoring and evaluating

effectiveness of adaptation interventions

towards reduction of vulnerability in Nepal

(under Outcome 4)

• Exposure visits for core group of sectoral

ministries and NAP Team (max 10 persons) to

countries such as Bangladesh, Thailand or

Philippines

• National consultant to support planning

• High travel in case the courses are out of Nepal

• Local consultant: 75

days @ $300/day

• Training courses, twin-

ning arrangements at

US$300,0007


• Travel – $55,000

• Meetings - $45,000

7 These figures are based on UN Environment’s experiences from most recent projects in countries with similar outputs.


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2.1.5 Update climate scenarios with new

data and information.

• Lump sump contractual services with relevant

agency

• Contractual service:

15,000

2.2 System for cost-

benefit analysis and

appraisal of priority

adaptation options

established

US $ 70,000

2.2.1 Develop a system to appraise

individual adaptation options,

including economic, ecosystem, and

social costs and benefits for

unintended impacts of adaptation

measures in Nepal.

• CBA of adaptation measures & multi-criteria

analysis

• Local & international consultant – CBA and

finance experts & international CTA

•

• International: 40 days

@$500

• Local: 55 days @

$300/day

• Workshops - $9,500

• Travel = $3,000

2.2.2 Define national criteria for prioritizing

implementation based on

development needs, climate

vulnerability, risks, existing plans and

valuation of ecosystem goods and

services generated through study or

research programme under

Component 3.

• 1 x day workshop to gather ideas

• Local consultant to define criteria for prioritizing

implementation

• 1 x day validation meeting

• Workshops - $7000

• Local consultant – 30

days @$300/day

• International

consultant – 10 days

@$500/day

Component 3: Funding strategy for NAP process including its implementation

Sub-

component/Out

come 3:

Government of

Nepal endorses

resource

mobilization

strategy for

medium and

long-term CCA

investment

including

3.1 An assessment of the

costs of meeting

integrated adaptation

needs in Nepal

US $ 64,500

3.1.1 Review reports produced on costing

adaptation in Nepal – including inter

alia the Climate & Development

Knowledge Network (CDKN 2013)

Economic Impact Assessment of

Climate Change in Key Sectors, and

Asian Development Bank (ADB 2014)

South Asia report – and identify

information gaps for a reliable

estimation of costs for implementing

climate change adaptation in the

medium and long term.

• Local consultant

• International consultant

• Local consultant - 75

days @$300/day


ant – 10 days @

$500/day


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private sector

engagement.

US $ 789,000

3.1.2 Undertake a detailed economic study

to fill the information gaps and

estimate the costs of implementing

the adaptation interventions included

in the cross-cutting and thematic

area policies, strategies and plans

updated under Component 1.

• 50 days’ local consultant

• 5 separate 1-day meetings with each sector to

gain information on the costs of adaptation

interventions


days @ $300/day


ant – 20 days @

$500/day

• Workshops - $10,000


3.2. Strategy for GoN to

effectively mobilise,

utilise funding resources

for adaptation and revise

existing funding

mechanisms.

US $ 346,500

3.2.1 Identify potential new public, private,

bilateral and multilateral sources of

climate finance to address the

adaptation needs assessed under

Component 2.

• 50 days local consultant – desk review

• international consultant – public and private

finance & adaptation expert


days @ $300/day


ant – 20 days @

$500/day

• Workshops –$ 7,500

• Travel - $3,000

3.2.2 Develop an adaptation finance

strategy to: i) access new identified

sources of adaptation finance; ii)

review and strengthen the structure

of the existing funding institutions;

and iii) support effective channelling

of funds across sectors according to

adaptation priorities identified in

Component 1.

• 1 day consultation workshop

• 1 day validation workshop

• 50 days’ local consultant time

• 25 days international climate finance expert and

international CTA to advice on how to

strengthen structure of existing funding

institutions to receive funds?

• Project development expert to provide training

on development of bankable proposals for

accessing funding.

• $15,000 for workshops


days @ $300/day


ant – 20 days @

$500/day

• Travel - $3,000

• Contractual Services –

project development

experts $120K



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3.2.3 Develop workshop training toolkits

and provide training to strengthen

the capacity of relevant government

stakeholders to initiate the

implementation of the adaptation

finance strategy.

• 1 week training workshop for about 15-20

policymakers

• Develop training toolkits for adaptation finance

– 100 days’ local consultant, 20 days

international consultant

• Printing of toolkits for workshop

• 1 week training -

$20,000

• Local consultant: 80

days @ $300/day


ant:10 days @

$500/day


• Travel - $6,000

3.2.4 Develop 2-3 GCF concepts and

associated documents for accessing

project preparation facility toward

developing full funding proposal for

the installation of a fully operational

and sustainable climate information

system in Nepal based on the gap

analysis and needs assessment

undertaken in Component 2, as well

as for addressing other identified

adaptation needs.

• International consultant (adaptation expert and

international CTA) for development of concepts and

associated documents

• Consultation workshops for data gathering = $5000

• Travel

• National consultant to support proposal


ant $25,000

• Local consultant –

$33,000

• Consultation work-

shops for data gather-

ing = $10,000

• Travel - $5,000

3.3 Study or research

programmes to inform

future investments in

adaptation across sectors

US $ 378,000

3.3.1 Conduct a study and research

programme in collaboration with

relevant organizations such as

NCCKMC, NAST, TUIoST, ICT

Association of Nepal, DoIT of the

Ministry of Science and Technology

and/or other government institutions

to measure the effectiveness of past,

present and future adaptation

interventions to inform long-term

adaptation planning.

• local consultant time to design research

programme

• Research grants to MSc or BSc students in

respective govt institutions working on

adaptation

• Travel to sites where adaptation interventions

have been conducted for research purposes as

well as with govt delegation

• Meetings & workshops to present study and

research programme, present and discuss

findings of adaptation interventions and their

applicability to inform long term planning


days @ $300/day


ant – 30 days @

$500/day

• Travel – $20,000

• Workshops/meetings:

$20,000

• Research grants of

$100,000


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3.3.2 Identify previous and ongoing

adaptation projects – including EbA

and ecosystem restoration – in Nepal,

building on the work of NAPA-

catalysed projects, to be included in a

long-term research programme.

• local consultant time to identify previous and

ongoing adaptation projects, meeting with PMs

if needed


days @ $300/day


ant – 10 days @ $500

• Travel - $4,500

3.3.3 Map responsibilities of key

institutions in implementing,

maintaining, monitoring relevant

projects to inform adaptation

planning on the medium- and long-

term, including strengthening of

existing research team/steering

committee.

• Institutional assessment: meetings with key

institutions, involvement in relevant projects,

desk review, write-up

• Amending TOR to strengthen existing research

team


days @ $300/day

• Workshops (validation,

meetings) - $10,000

• International

consultant – 10 days @

$500/day

3.3.4 Develop business plans and financial

models, working closely with the

private-sector, to demonstrate the

financial value of ecosystem goods

and services generated by EbA to

local communities and different

sectors.

• International consultant w experience in

valuation of ecosystem goods and services and

development of financial models

• Local consultant as facilitator

• Travel & DSA

• Consultation workshops


ant - 30 days @

$500/day

• Travel - $10,000

• Meetings/workshops -

$11,000


days @ $300/day

• Translation of plans -

$5,000


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3.3.5 Design and implement a system for

the dissemination of knowledge

generated through the study and

research programme to a wide range

of public institutions and sectors, and

iteratively integrated into policies

and strategies through the periodic

review process established in

Component 1. This will include the

dissemination of initial results during

the project lifespan.

• Develop knowledge dissemination system

including:

• Meetings

• Web portal

• Production of policy briefs & other material to

disseminate results during project lifespan

• Local consultant


days @ $300/day =

$16,000

• Meetings to dissemi-

nate knowledge and

raise awareness –

$15,000

• Contractual services –

set up web portal -

$15K

• Printing costs – $3,000

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Sub-

component/Out

come 4:

National and

Sectoral

Planning Unit of

the key

Ministries are

capable of

reviewing,

monitoring and

communicating

results of the

NAP process.

US $ 510,500

4.1 A monitoring and

reviewing system

established for the NAP

process.

US $ 147,000

4.1.1 Develop a monitoring and reviewing

system for the NAP process in Nepal

including: i) milestones; ii)

performance indicators at national

and local levels; iii) targets on the

short-, medium- and long-term; iv)

outputs; v) monitoring and reviewing

tools and templates; vi) assessment

planning; and vii) and follow-up

actions.

• Consultation meetings with different sectors

• 1 day validation meeting

• Take stock of baseline situation with regards to

current national level sectoral M&E in Nepal –

what currently exists and how can this be built

on? Investigate whether there are any plans for

a national level Vulnerability Index to be

developed.

• Capacity assessment for staff on how to use

M&E

• Consultations &

meetings to take

stock of baseline:

$30,000

o Validation

meeting:

$5,000

• Local consultant:

120 days @

$300/day

• International con-

sultant to support

monitoring & re-

view system for

M&E – 20 days @

$500/day

• IT support to de-

velop a digitized

M&E portal -

$20,000

• Travel - $5,000


•

4.1.2 Institutionalize the monitoring and

reviewing system for the NAP process

by building on the current national

M&E system of Nepal.

• 1 day validation workshop

• Facilitator – 3 days

• Meetings & work-

shops = $15,000

• Local consultants -

$22,500


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4.2 Technical training of

national and local

government

representatives and

stakeholders to

implement the

monitoring and reviewing

system for the NAP

US $ 197,500

4.2.1 Develop guidelines and tools for

technical staff of relevant

government institutions – including

MoPE, MoFSC, NPC, and other

thematic lead ministries and

departments – to facilitate data

collection, analysis and dissemination

of the results to monitor and review

the NAP process over the long term.

• Develop guidelines and toolkits: local consultant

• 3 x day validation workshop

• Printing of material


120 days @

$300/day

• International con-

sultant – 20 days

$500/day

• Meet-

ing/workshop:

$10,000


• Travel $3,000

4.2.2 Train technical staff of relevant

government institutions – including

MoPE, MoFSC, NPC, and other

thematic lead ministries and

departments – on the use of these

guidelines and tools to monitor and

review the NAP process following the

system developed in Component 4.

• Trainer: 5 days to design and 5 days to deliver

training

• Meeting package for 5 day workshop

• Training workshop

- $25,000

• Travel - $8,000



50 days @

$300/day

• IC: 11 days @

$500/day

4.2.3 Raise awareness of national and local

government stakeholders – including

decision-makers, and development

region or province-, district- and

sector-level officers – on the

monitoring and reviewing system

developed in Component 4, and

provide training to meet the

performance targets.

• Promotional material to explain M&E system

targeted different audiences e.g. national vs

local government stakeholders

• 5 day training and awareness raising

• Printing of materials


120 days @

$300/day

• Meetings -

$25,000

• Travel to districts-

$7,000



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4.3 NAP progress reports

and communication

material on NAP

formulation,

implementation, funding

and monitoring to learn

from the NAP process in

Nepal

US $ 166,000

4.3.1 Document and analyse the successes,

failures and lessons learned from the

formulation, implementation,

funding and monitoring of the NAP

process and previous relevant

initiatives aligned with the NAP

process in Nepal.

• Meetings with PMs and policymakers

• local consultant & meetings

• 75 days @

$300/day

• Meetings -

$15,000


4.3.2 Disseminate information on the

successes, failures and lessons

learned related to the NAP process in

Nepal on national portals, NAP

portals and other relevant networks

including NAP GSPs and UNFCCC

platforms.

• Develop communication products: 5 days

international consultant (graphics, design,

language) and 25 days local consultant

• LC: 25 days @

$300/day

• IC: 5 days @

$500/day

4.3.3 Implement a system for the

documentation and analysis of the

NAP process to be conducted on a

regular basis and beyond the project

lifespan, and the results to be: i)

disseminated to relevant national

stakeholders; ii) integrated into the

monitoring and reviewing system for

the NAP process; and iii)

disseminated on relevant portals.

• Design a system of online documentation,

newsletter, designate the funding source for

ensuring this past project implementation

• Contractual ser-

vices - $12,000

• Meetings -

$13,000

• Local consultant -

$18,000

4.3.4 Produce and disseminate video clips

on the implementation of the NAP

process in Nepal.

• Contract graphic design agency • $15,000 for

contractual

services


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4.3.5 Present the progress of the NAP

process in Nepal and during climate

change related international

meetings.

• Travel for 1 rep from government to travel to 6

international events (SBIs or COPs)

• Arrange debriefing about NAP discussion and

decisions at international level

• Travel – $30,000

• Printing costs -

$9,000

• Translation -

$9,000

• Meeting – $7,500

Mid-point and

Terminal

Evaluation

US $ 43,000

• Mid-term review consultant

• Terminal Evaluation consultant

• Consultant/Firm

• Consultant/Firm

• US$ 18,000

• US$ 25,000

National Level Project Management Unit (PMU) Cost

US $ 278,500

• Project coordinator (full-time)

• M&E and gender officer

• Finance and admin officer

• General Support Staff/Office Assistant

•

• Office supplies & IT equipment

• Travel

• PSC meetings

• Printing costs

• US$ 105,000

• US$ 66,000

• US$ 51,000

• US$ 36,000

• US$ 10,000

• US$ 3,000

• US$ 3,000

• US$ 4,500


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ANNEX II – Additional reasoning and documentation

a. Paradigm shift and replication potential

The proposed paradigm shift in this proposal is to change the behaviour and mind-set of the Nepalese society and

decision-makers in the government such that climate change adaptation becomes a part of Nepal’s development

strategy or plan. In Nepal, NAP is considered as a comprehensive process to mainstream adaptation into development

planning and implementation. The NAP has also an objective of facilitating the integration of CCA, in a coherent manner,

into relevant new and existing policies, programmes and activities, in particular development planning processes and

strategies, within all relevant sectors and at different levels. Nepal's NAP has planned to mainstream CCA into several

sectors such as agriculture, food security (nutrition), forests, biodiversity, water resources, energy, health, sanitation,

urban settlements, infrastructure, tourism and natural and cultural heritage and climate-induced disasters. The

livelihood and governance, and gender and social inclusion, two cross-cutting areas, will also attempt to integrate CCA

in different thematic areas, and find ways as stand-alone for adaptation integration. The NAP process will also build

adaptive capacity and resilience. Hence, this project ensures mainstreaming of adaptation into all climate-related and

sensitive development sectors, effectively making it a norm rather than an afterthought. The NAP will furthermore

consist of prioritized adaptation interventions in line with Nepal’s development plans that aim to build resilience and

reduce vulnerability of the Nepalese people and promote greater investment from both the traditional and non-

traditional investors.

b. Contribution to creation of an enabling environment

As described in the proposal above, Nepal has decided to formulate the NAP through working group approach (7

thematic and 2 cross-cutting working groups), building on the TWGs that were created during formulation and

implementation of NAPAs. The government has decided to ensure multi-stakeholder participation in these

working groups. In order to ensure better representation and approach of 'leaving no one behind', stakeholders

are preliminary grouped into service providers, beneficiaries, enablers and advocates. Each working group will

include representation, as appropriate, from relevant governmental institutions, association of local bodies,

professional societies, federations and networks, women and youth, indigenous communities, media, non-

governmental organizations, and private sector. Development partners, present in Nepal, will be communicated

at appropriate time to seek their inputs during the NAP process. The UNFCCC focal point has also planned to

inform and communicate the progress made on NAP process (of this project) to the relevant constitutional

bodies, and parliamentary committees to ensure wider participation and seek political guidance to make the

NAP – 'a process owned by all Nepali people' to ensure implementation of NAP-prioritised adaptation actions in

the medium- and long-term.

The forest and biodiversity working group for example has good representation from NGOs, federations and

networks, and tourism working group has more private sector representation than other sectors. Hence, working

groups will ensure effective participation of appropriate private and public sectors during adaptation planning

and its implementation.

c. Contribution to regulatory framework and policies

As mentioned above, Nepal has embarked on internalizing adaptation planning after NAPA preparation in September

2010. The NAPA resulted to the establishment of Climate Change Section in 2008 and Climate Change Management

Division in the Ministry of Population and Environment, and Climate Change Coordination Committee at political level,

and MCCICC as a coordinating body at the functional level. This also contributed to establish Environmental Impact

Adaptation Section in the Department of Environment to expedite implementation of adaptation actions/options.


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The NAPA also contributed to prepare and implement Climate Change Policy in 2011 which promotes adaptation and

low carbon economic development activities in Nepal. With this in perspective, this project is expected to contribute to

revisit Climate Change Policy and other development policies by the end of NAP process. This project will directly

contribute to national policies and programmes to make them climate-friendly or adaptation-responsive. Hence, this

project will have multi-fold opportunities to influence and strengthen national and local adaptation policies and

programmes during NAP formulation and implementation of NAP-prioritised adaptation options.

d. Environmental, social and economic co-benefits, including gender-sensitive development impact

Nepal's NAP process addresses all social and economic development sectors to make them climate-resilient and

adaptation-responsive. It approaches to adopt 'development first' with integration of adaptation actions and considers

'adaptation as survival strategy for poor and climate vulnerable communities'. Hence, adaptation options will

supplement the development efforts aimed at reducing poverty and building resilience.

Similarly, NAP process accords high priority for inclusiveness to accommodate the concerns of disadvantaged

communities, indigenous and traditional groups, disables, women, youth etc. It ensures gender-sensitive approach

during NAP formulation, and will adopt a policy to ensure implementation of 'gender-responsive adaptation options'. It

is already practiced in implementation of NAPA-prioritised adaptation projects and it is possible. A separate cross-

cutting working group on Gender and Social Inclusion will perform

this task.

e. Vulnerability of country and beneficiary groups

Nepal is most climate vulnerable mountainous and land-locked LDC.

Nepal is experiencing adverse effects of climate change in key

economic and social sectors as production is declining due to

increased frequency of climate-induced disasters such as GLOFs,

landslides and floods. The UNFCCC has also considered LDCs the

most climate vulnerable countries. About 21 percent of the total

population is officially categorized as the 'poor people' and climate

change has directly affected them and their livelihoods. Hence,

there is a high level of exposure to climate risks.

Analysis of 30 years of observed temperature of Nepal has shown maximum temperature increasing at alarming rate.

The average warming in annual temperature between 1977 and 2000 was 0.060C. The warming is found more

pronounced in higher altitude with an annual increase of 0.120C during the dry season. Precipitation projections show

no change in western Nepal and up to 5-10 percent increase in eastern Nepal for winter season. During the summer

months, precipitations are projected to increase for the whole country in the range of 15 to 20 percent.

Climate model projections for Nepal indicate a rise in annual mean temperature by an average of 1.2°C by 2030, 1.7°C

by 2050 and 3°C by 2100 compared to a pre-2000 baseline. As a result, agro-ecological zones will shift upwards

altitudinally, as is already being experienced in Nepal. Currently, rainfall patterns have become erratic and a decreasing

annual trend has been noted primarily in the mid-western region during the critical agricultural period of June-August.

Conversely, increasing intensity of summer monsoon rain events are causing flash floods, erosion and landslides. The

rapid retreat of glaciers is leading to the formation of new glacial lakes with potential for catastrophic outbursts. Shifts

in precipitation patterns, longer droughts, frequent severe floods and deficit in the recharge of groundwater are

limiting production and declining productivity of economic sectors and infrastructures further vulnerable to climate

change. In a nutshell, over 80 percent of the total population is exposed to climate risk and vulnerable to climate

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The NAPA project conducted a nationwide vulnerability assessment through Transect Exercise Appraisals and an

analysis of socio-economic attributes of vulnerabilities. The assessment was carried out by overlaying climate

risk/exposure maps, sensitivity maps, and adaptive capacity maps following the vulnerability assessment framework of

the IPCC. The study used data on the spatial distribution of various climate-related risks/exposure in 75 districts. Based

on this assessment, the most climate vulnerable districts were identified. This study ranked 26 districts as highly climate

vulnerable. About one-fifth of the total districts were ranked low vulnerable to climate change. Nepal's low level of

development and complex topography also render her vulnerable to climate change due to low coping or adaptive

capacity. This has also limited to make the development climate-resilient.

In 2010, more than 1.9 million people were estimated highly climate vulnerable and additional 10 million were

increasingly at risk. Poor people are vulnerable due to loss of physical capital (damage to shelter and infrastructure),

human capital (malnutrition and diseases), social capital (displacement of communities), natural capital (loss of

productivity in forestry and agriculture) and financial capital (more disasters and lower income). Degradation of

livelihoods by climate change will thus leave poor people with less of the assets they need to withstand shocks and

stresses.

Implementation of NAPA prioritized adaptation actions has addressed poor and climate vulnerable communities of far

and mid-west Nepal which has benefitted nearly 0.5 million people living at remote areas of Nepal. Recent projects

have focused to build adaptive capacity of the poor and climate vulnerable communities with high level of gender-

sensitivity.

Nepal's development priority is to reduce poverty and poor people are the target beneficiaries of most of the

development initiatives. This project aims to reduce climate vulnerability by building on NAPA experiences. Reduction

in climate vulnerability will help to maintain and/or increase production and productivity of major economic sectors

such as agriculture and livestock, forests, irrigation and hydropower sectors and contribute for national income.

f. Need for strengthening institutional capacity (financial, economic, social and institutional needs)

Nepal is among the poorest countries in the world. Despite drop in the poverty level to 23.8 percent from 42.0 percent

between FY 1995/96 and FY 2012/13, wide differences still exist between urban and rural areas, different geographical

regions, and groups. The Gini-coefficient of 0.328, an indicator used for measuring income inequality, shows that the

gap between the rich and the poor is still very wide.

Economic condition is greatly affected by poor physical connectivity, and reliability and access to clean energy. As also

mentioned above, the 2013 economic assessment has estimated direct cost of current climate variability and extreme

events equivalent to 1.5 to 2 percent of current GDP/year (approximately USD 270-360 million/year in 2013 prices) and

much higher in extreme years. This clearly indicates high economic loss from climate change, and Nepal is in greater

dilemma on how to address it as she has no contribution to rapid change in the climate system.

Nepal is home to diverse socio-cultural structure, hosting 125 ethnic castes and 123 languages. Each culture is rich in its

history and possesses immense potential for future, and mutual respect and recognition. Social condition is now being

gradually rectified through the change in country’s constitutional, legal and political system as well as in people’s

behaviour. Currently, inclusion and equity have been the key words shaping Nepal’s State restructuring agenda for

political and socio-economic transformation. Nepal's decades-long armed conflict has come to an end through

comprehensive peace accord. Nepal has also experiences in implementing programmes and projects in difficult political

situation and social harmony.

The MoPE, established in September 1995, is comparatively a young ministry. The Department of Environment was

established in 2012. These central level institutions have divisions and section to look after climate change adaptation.

Furthermore, ministries and departments are located in the capital and are considered the policy-making institutions.


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Environmental institutions are not established at district, municipality and village levels. However, environmental and

CCA activities are under implementation by competent government organisations and NGOs.

Realising it, MoPE – the UNFCCC focal point – is engaged in developing policies and programmes in sufficient

consultation with relevant institutions, access and provide funding for the programmes and projects for

implementation by relevant ministries and departments. This has been successful in implementing NAPA prioritized

adaptation actions. The MoPE secured funding from LDCF, and multilateral and bilateral supports and field level

adaptation projects are implemented by the District Offices of the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development,

Ministry of Agriculture Development, and Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, including the Department of

Hydrology and Meteorology in cased of GLOF project. This approach has been very effective to engage multi-sectors in

providing adaptation services to the poor and climate vulnerable communities. The Government will replicate this

implementation modality while implementing NAP prioritized adaptation programmes, projects and activities.

The MoPE will execute this Project and no additional institutions are required. Existing institutions and coordination

mechanisms will be fully utilized during NAP process. They will be capacitated and strengthened when necessary.

During NAP implementation, capacity enhancement and institutional strengthening will continue to be an important

element of funding for adaptation options/actions.

g. Existence of national coordination mechanism that creates coherence with existing development and climate

change plans and policies

As mentioned above, Nepal has established dedicated climate change coordination mechanisms at political and

administrative levels during NAPA preparation and implementation to ensure better coordination at appropriate levels.

The Climate Change Council chaired by the Right Honourable Prime Minister, and Climate Change Coordination

Committee chaired by the Honourable Minister for Population and Environment effectively coordinate at political level.

The MCCICC chaired by the Secretary of the Ministry of Population and Environment ensures multi-stakeholders

coordination on climate change programmes and projects and avoids duplication of efforts. The Programme/Project-

specific Steering Committees and Technical Committees or Activity Coordination Committees are established as and

when necessary.

In addition, the National Planning Commission is fully engaged in integrating climate change in general and adaptation

in particular into national development planning. The Commission jointly with the Ministry of Finance developed a

dedicated climate change 'budget code' to channel climate finance for field level activities. Hence, there is no dearth of

coordination mechanisms, and this Project has approached to best utilize the existing mechanisms. A Technical

Committee will be formed under the chair of the UNFCCC focal person and Joint-Secretary and Head of Climate Change

Management Division, MoPE, to provide technical backstopping to the NAP process, as and when necessary.

h. Application of best practices

Parties to the UNFCCC at its 16th

session at Cancun decided to establish a process to enable LDC Parties to formulate

and implement NAPs, building upon their experience in preparing and implementing NAPAs, as a means of identifying

medium- and long-term adaptation needs and developing and implementing strategies and programmes to address

those needs (decision 1/CP.16, para 15). This decision calls for utilizing the experiences of NAPA preparation and

implementation.

Nepal prepared NAPA in September 2010, and developed a LAPA Framework to implement adaptation actions in most

climate vulnerable areas. Hence, Nepal intends to use the good and failure practices, as documented during

implementation of NAPA prioritized adaptation actions through LAPA framework in several village development

committees and municipalities. In addition, Nepal is also implementing climate resilient programmes to make the


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development and infrastructures climate-resilient. Experiences and lessons learned from government-implemented

climate adaptation and resilience programmes and NGOs supported research and action programmes will provide a

basis to identify and prioritise adaptation options for NAP. In addition, emphasis will be given to prioritise actions that

help the poor and climate vulnerable communities to adapt to, and build resilience to climate change. As knowledge

documentation is one of the key activities of the NAP process, emphasis will be accorded to document and utilize any

innovations or good practices that support to address medium- and long-term adaptation needs of the Nepali people

and ecosystems.

i. Environmental, social assessments, including gender considerations

This Project is related to building capacity and advancing National Adaptation Plan Process and it will not impose

additional pressure on environmental and social resources. Hence, there is no need for conducting environmental and

social impact assessment to identify, predict and evaluate environmental impacts and propose corresponding measures

to avoid, mitigate or compensate the significant adverse environmental and social impacts. Hence, there is neither a

need for a separate environmental and social management plan nor to comply with Funds' environmental and social

safeguard standards.

The NAP process sufficiently ensures gender participation and a separate cross-cutting working group on gender and

social inclusion will be formed to make Nepal's NAP gender-sensitive and responsive. This working group will contribute

to integrate gender issues into other thematic areas, and also work as a stand-alone working group to identify and

prioritise adaptation options for the medium and long-term.

j. Risk assessment summary

The Government of Nepal has decided to formulate the NAP by mobilizing the working groups (thematic and cross-

cutting). The Joint-Secretary of the concerned Ministry is proposed to coordinate the relevant working group. For

example, the thematic working group on forests and biodiversity will be coordinated by the Joint-Secretary (Technical)

of the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation. Similarly, Joint-Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Children and

Social Welfare will coordinate the cross-cutting working group on gender and social inclusion.

Timely response, leadership, commitment and active engagement of the concerned ministry and designated Joint-

Secretary (leading the thematic or cross-cutting working group) is very essential to discharge the functions of the

working group and produce timely a NAP document using decision 5/CP.17 and NAP Technical Guidelines. However,

the Joint-Secretary might consider it as 'additional burden'. This is considered the major risk that might delay the

process. If any one of the nine working groups delays in coordinating the concerned working group, it will likely affect

the whole process and will reduce synergistic benefits. In order to mitigate it, concerned ministries are already

informed and encouraged to designate deputy coordinator to perform all tasks on behalf of the coordinator and ensure

timely reporting. The MoPE will provide a thematic lead (subject specialist) to facilitate the coordination process and to

prepare necessary documents so that the working group could concentrate in reviewing documents, provide strategic

inputs and guidance, and brief at appropriate policy-making levels on the NAP outcomes. In addition, MoPE as a focal

ministry for climate change will provide logistical (technical and financial) supports for the smooth functioning of the

working groups.

Another risk is associated with the availability of quality scientific data on climate so as to analyse the past trend and

future climate scenario. This is unavoidable but data and information of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology

and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has been initially planned to overcome this

situation. Initial discussion confirms that MoPE will receive technical support from ICIMOD in scenario development.

It is likely that weak institutional capacity and inadequate knowledge-based human resources will delay NAP process,

and fund allocation and disbursement to timely complete the task. This project aims to enhance capacity at institutional

and individual levels to manage the risk and deliver the services timely and effectively. The MoPE has realized the need


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and urgency of the NAP process to address 'medium- and long-term' adaptation needs, and it has already started the

NAP process. In a nutshell, assumed risks will be addressed timely.

Funding is the 'critical limiting factor' for keeping the NAP process ongoing and its timely completion. Timely funding

and disbursement will minimize this risk.


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Annex III – Letters from GoN


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Annex IV – Timetable of Project Implementation

(Q stands for Quarter i.e. 3 months)

Activities Timeline

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Component 1. Technical and institutional

capacity for the NAP process in Nepal

Activity 1.1.1

Strengthen the MCCICC mandate defining the

tasks and responsibilities of the relevant

stakeholders in overseeing the NAP process by

building on existing strategies and frameworks

such as the Climate Change Policy, Forestry

Sector Policies and Strategies, Low Carbon

Economic Development Strategy (draft), National

Adaptation Programme of Action, National

Framework on Local Adaptation Plans for Action,

Environment Friendly Local Governance

Framework, etc.

Activity 1.1.2

Analyse and develop reports for 9 cross-cutting

and thematic areas by reviewing policies,

strategies, plans and programmes as also

identified through NAPAs, strategies and plans

on: i) the vulnerability of each thematic and

cross-cutting areas in the face of climate change

and opportunities for adaptation based on

updated climate information; and ii) entry points

for integrating adaptation to climate change into

relevant policies, strategies and plans and

programmes these.

Activity 1.1.3

Propose revisions to selected cross-cutting and

thematic area policies, strategies and plans to

integrate adaptation to climate change.

Activity 1.1.4

Develop and institutionalise a strategy for the

periodic review of cross-cutting and thematic

area policies, strategies and plans including the

integration in an iterative manner of: i) updated

climate information; ii) lessons learned from the

integration of climate change into these

strategies and plans; iii) lessons learned from the

implementation of these policies, strategies and

plans; and iv) knowledge generated through the

study and research programmes implemented

under Component 3.

Activity 1.1.5


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Provide orientation and training for policy- and

decision-makers and implementers from relevant

government institutions (e.g. MoAD, MoFSC,

MoWCSS, MoEn, MoUD, MoPHA, , MoFALD, PIT,

MoCTCA, MoH, NPC, etc.) on: i) current

vulnerability of each sector; ii) recommended

revisions to current policies and institutions to

integrate adaptation to climate change; and iii)

the standardised approach to implementing the

NAP process.

Activity 1.2.1

Raise awareness of the private sector on the

national priorities and climate scenario, and on

investment opportunities to increase the

resilience of businesses to climate change.

Activity 1.2.2

Develop and implement at least one awareness

raising campaign in each province for local

authorities, CSOs and local communities on the

national priorities for adaptation to climate

change, climate scenarios, and opportunities for

integrating adaptation into local development

planning process.

Activity 1.2.3

Develop a step-by-step procedure or a training

manual, as appropriate for integrating adaptation

priorities into local development planning.

Activity 1.2.4

Disseminate the procedure or manual to local

stakeholders including province and district

officers, and CSOs

Component 2. Climate information system

developed and strengthened

Activity 2.1.1

Gap analysis and needs assessment for a fully

operational and sustainable climate information

system in Nepal

Activity 2.1.2

Develop GCF concept/s and associated

documents for accessing project preparation

facility toward developing full funding proposal

for the installation of a fully operational and

sustainable climate information system in Nepal

based on the gap analysis and needs assessment

(this is part of the development of GCF concepts

under Activity 3.2.4).

Activity 2.1.3

Develop a model for operation and maintenance

of the climate information system in the long

term.

Activity 2.1.4


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Train staff from meteorological offices on using

the climate monitoring equipment, using multiple

sources of climate data, and the development of

climate change scenarios, impact scenarios and

modelling.

Activity 2.1.5

Update climate scenarios with new data and

information

Activity 2.2.1

Develop a system to appraise individual

adaptation options, including economic,

ecosystem, and social costs and benefits for

unintended impacts of adaptation measures in

Nepal.

Activity 2.2.2

2.2.2 Define national criteria for prioritizing

implementation based on development needs,

climate vulnerability, risks, existing plans and

valuation of ecosystem goods and services

generated through study or research programme

under Component 3

Component 3. Funding strategy for the NAP

process including for its implementation

Activity 3.1.1

Review reports produced on costing adaptation

in Nepal – including inter alia the Climate &

Development Knowledge Network (CDKN 2013)

Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change

in Key Sectors, and Asian Development Bank

(ADB 2014) South Asia report – and identify

information gaps for a reliable estimation of costs

for implementing climate change adaptation in

the medium and long term.

Activity 3.1.2.

Undertake a detailed economic study to fill the

information gaps and estimate the costs of

implementing the adaptation interventions

included in the cross-cutting and thematic area

policies, strategies and plans updated under

Component 1.

Activity 3.2.1

Identify potential new public, private, bilateral

and multilateral sources of climate finance to

address the adaptation needs assessed under

Component 2.

Activity 3.2.2

Develop an adaptation finance strategy to: i)

access new identified sources of adaptation

finance; ii) review and strengthen the structure of

the existing funding institutions; and iii) support

effective channelling of funds across sectors

according to adaptation priorities identified in

Component 1.


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Activity 3.2.3

Develop workshop training toolkits and provide

training to strengthen the capacity of relevant

government stakeholders to initiate the

implementation of the adaptation finance

strategy

Activity 3.2.4

Develop 2-3 GCF concepts and associated

documents for accessing project preparation

facility toward developing full funding proposal

for the installation of a fully operational and

sustainable climate information system in Nepal

based on the gap analysis and needs assessment

undertaken in Component 2, as well as for

addressing other identified adaptation needs.

Activity 3.3.1

Conduct a study and research programme in

collaboration with relevant organizations such as

NCCKMC, NAST, TUIoST, ICT Association of Nepal,

DoIT of the Ministry of Science and Technology,

and/or other government institutions to measure

the effectiveness of past, present and future

adaptation interventions to inform long-term

adaptation planning.

Activity 3.3.2

Identify previous and ongoing adaptation projects

– including EbA and ecosystem restoration – in

Nepal, building on the work of NAPA-catalysed

projects, to be included in a study or research

programme.

Activity 3.3.3

Map responsibilities of key institutions in

implementing, maintaining, monitoring relevant

projects to inform adaptation planning on the

medium- and long-term, including the

strengthening of existing research team/steering

committee.

Activity 3.3.4

Develop business plans and financial models,

working closely with the private-sector, to

demonstrate the financial value of ecosystem

goods and services generated by EbA to local

communities and different sectors.

Activity 3.3.5

Design and implement a system for the

dissemination of knowledge generated through

the study or research programme to a wide range

of public institutions and sectors, and iteratively

integrated into policies and strategies through

the periodic review process established in

Component 1. This will include the dissemination

of initial results during the project lifespan.

Component 4. NAP implementation strategy


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developed

Activity 4.1.1

Develop a monitoring and reviewing system for

the NAP process in Nepal including: i) milestones;

ii) performance indicators at national and local

levels; iii) targets on the short-, medium- and

long-term; iv) outputs; v) monitoring and

reviewing tools and templates; vi) assessment

planning; and vii) and follow-up actions.

Activity 4.1.2

Institutionalize the monitoring and reviewing

system for the NAP process by building on the

current national M&E system of Nepal.

Activity 4.2.1

Develop guidelines and tools for technical staff of

relevant government institutions – including

MoPE, MoFSC, NPC, and other thematic lead

ministries and departments – to facilitate data

collection, analysis and dissemination of the

results to monitor and review the NAP process

over the long term.

Activity 4.2.2

Train technical staff of relevant government

institutions – including MoPE, MoFSC, NPC, and

other thematic lead ministries and departments –

on the use of these guidelines and tools to

monitor and review the NAP process following

the system developed in Component 4.

Activity 4.2.3

Raise awareness of national and local

government stakeholders – including decision-

makers, and province-, district- and sector-level

officers – on the monitoring and reviewing

system developed in Component 4, and provide

training to meet the performance targets.

Activity 4.3.1

Document and analyse the successes, failures and

lessons learned from the formulation,

implementation, funding and monitoring of the

NAP process and previous relevant initiatives

aligned with the NAP process in Nepal.

Activity 4.3.2

Disseminate information on the successes,

failures and lessons learned related to the NAP

process in Nepal on national portals, NAP portals

and other relevant networks including NAP GSPs

and UNFCCC platforms.

Activity 4.3.3

Implement a system for the documentation and

analysis of the NAP process to be conducted on a

regular basis and beyond the project lifespan, and

the results to be: i) disseminated to relevant

national stakeholders; ii) integrated into the

monitoring and reviewing system for the NAP


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process; and iii) disseminated on relevant portals.

Activity 4.3.4

Produce and disseminate video clips on the

implementation of the NAP process in Nepal.

Activity 4.10.

Present the progress of the NAP process in Nepal

and during climate change related international

meetings.

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