Local practices of reducing vulnerability, and

securing livelihoods in the age of climate

change: Lesson learned from the analysis of

community adaptation practices in Nepal

Dharam R. Uprety and Ramu Subedi

Multi Stakeholder Forestry Programme, Nepal,

e-mail: d-uprety@msfp.org.np

Context: Climate change

• 4th Climate vulnerable country

• 1.9 million people highly climate

vulnerable, and 10 million are

increasingly at risk

• 6 thematic areas are identified

for Adaptation (NAPA-2010)

• Framework for Local Adaptation

Plan 2011, identified the

process of climate change

vulnerability assessment

• About 2000 Local adaptation

Plans prepared, and nearly

1000 of them are supported by

agencies both Government and

non-Government

Key climate change impact • Decrease of agriculture

productivity.

• Increased frequency of

forest fire, floods/landslides

and droughts;

• Grow and spreads of

invasive species (e.g.

Mikania Micrantha,

Chromolaena Odorata)

• Decrease of agriculture

productivity in Mountain

region

• Drying up the water

sources

• Unknown diseases

Key adaptation for resilience

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Implementation support to LAPs

Improved Cook stove Irrigation support

Implementation support to LAPs

Capacity building on CCA Managing river flow

Building ecological resilience- waste land management

Restoration of ecology Livelihood support

Lesson learned

• Working with community level multi-stakeholder

mechanism can contribute to build synergy, develop

community ownership and contribute to mainstreaming of

climate change adaptation into planning process.

• Local facilitation through social mobilisers can create an

enabling environment for adaptation financing, community

participation and decision making, and fund leveraging with

other agencies/service providers.

• Sectorial integration is required for climate change

adaptation and resilience building among the key

stakeholders for effective adaptation and reduce

vulnerability of those suffering from climate change.

Thank you very much