Overall Objective

GGGI’s objective in Nepal is to strengthen government institutions, improve the regulatory environment, implementation capacity, and financing at all levels, particularly at the sub-national level where poverty is concentrated, to support the implementation of green growth policies and plans.

Strategic Outcome Targets

GHG Reductions Target Setting in Progress
Green Jobs Target Setting in Progress
Sustainable Services Target Setting in Progress
Air Quality Target Setting in Progress
Ecosystem Services Target Setting in Progress
Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change Target Setting in Progress

Themes

Resource Partner

GGGI Core Funding

Government Counterpart

Ministry of Forests and Environment

Ministry of Water Supply

Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport

Town Development Fund

Alternative Energy Promotion Center

Bagmati Provincial Government

Metropolitan and municipal governments

Context

The devastating 2015 earthquake has severely hindered Nepal’s economic recovery and growth. Major economic sectors have been severely impacted, undermining development gains achieved over the last five years.

Critical challenges remain for Nepal to pursue a broad based economic growth strategy to reduce poverty and improve overall human development due to a number of factors, including inadequately planned urbanization, environmental and climate risks, poor land, labor and capital productivities, and inadequate and poor infrastructure.

The Government of Nepal (GoN) has a number of policies and plans focused to achieve green growth including the periodic three year National Development Plan, Low Carbon Economic Development Strategy, the LDC graduating strategy, and the NDC and the Socio-economic Development Strategy (SEDS). Implementation of these policies and plans will require institutional strengthening, an improved regulatory environment, implementation capacity, and financing at all levels, particularly at the sub-national level where poverty is concentrated.

News

News • October 10, 2023

GGGI Awards Grants for Promotion of Micro- and Small-Scale Agribusinesses in Madhesh Province, Nepal

Janakpur, Nepal – 26 September 2023. The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) launched the Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund (TAECF). TAECF is a grant program targeting micro- and small-scale agribusinesses in ten municipalities in the Dhanusha and Mahottari districts in the Madhesh province of Nepal. TAECF will disburse USD 1.56 million in grants over […]

News • August 3, 2023

GGGI and NARC collaboration to accelerate Climate Smart Agriculture technologies

July 18-19, 2023, Kathmandu, Nepal – Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Nepal Agriculture and Research Council (NARC) launched their collaboration to bring vital climate relevant agricultural technologies to thousands of farmers in Nepal. Agriculture contributes to about one-third of gross domestic product (GDP) in Nepal and provides employment to 74% of the population. However, […]

News • August 3, 2023

Building a Sustainable Tea Industry in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

21 July 2023, Jhapa, Nepal –  India and Sri Lanka, the second and fourth largest tea producers globally, employs 3.5 and 1 million people, respectively. On the other hand, Nepal, ranked 19th in production, seeks its own path to economic prosperity. To examine how the tea industry could strengthen sustainability, GGGI along with its partners […]

News • August 3, 2023

Strengthening Agricultural Planning and Implementation for Climate Resilience

26-28 July 2023, Bardibas, Nepal – In Nepal’s lowland flood plains, known as the Terai, the food basket of Nepal, the agriculture sector plays a crucial role in the country’s economy, providing livelihoods for many communities. However, this vital sector faces significant challenges due to climate-driven emergencies such as floods and droughts, which regularly damage […]

News • June 29, 2023

GGGI and Nepal’s Laxmi Bank Limited join efforts on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Terai

June 26, 2023, Kathmandu, Nepal – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), an international inter-governmental organization and Laxmi Bank Limited, a leading private bank in Nepal, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the implementation of the Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund (TAECF) under the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture project. The […]

News • June 23, 2023

GGGI Partners with Nepal Agricultural Research Council to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture in Nepal

June 21, 2023, Kathmandu, Nepal – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Nepal Agriculture Research Council (NARC) have formalized a strategic partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the implementation of the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) project in Nepal’s Madhesh province as well as on CSA projects in other […]

News • June 21, 2023

Training on Mitigation Outcome Purchase Agreement, Nepal

On June 13-14, 2023, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Nepal’s Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) organized the two-day workshop “Mitigation Outcomes Purchase Agreement (MOPA)” as part of the project Mobilizing Article 6 Trading Structures (MATS) funding by the Swedish Energy Agency (SEA). Climate Focus led the training event which included representatives from […]

News • June 7, 2023

GGGI concludes its Fifth Technical Advisory Committee Meeting for the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture Project

June 06, 2023, Janakpur, Nepal – GGGI, in collaboration with the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoLMAC), has successfully concluded its fifth Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting for the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) project. The TAC, serving as the project’s apex governing body, provides valuable guidance for the implementation of the initiative. […]

News • June 6, 2023

GGGI Inaugurates Local Emergency Operations Center supported by the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture Project

05 June 2023, Janakpur, Nepal – Government of Nepal mandates the establishment of Local Emergency Operations Center (LEOC) at the level of the municipalities in Nepal. However, not all municipalities currently have provisions for LEOC and GGGI is addressing this gap in the Madhesh Province.   GGGI is implementing the Climate Smart Agriculture project in […]

News • May 9, 2023

GGGI concludes Fourth Technical Advisory Committee Meeting for KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture Project

May 04, 2023, Janakpurdham, Nepal – GGGI successfully concluded its fourth Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting for the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) project. The TAC is the apex approving body for the project which guides the overall implementation of the project. It is also mandated to review, validate, and approve key documents, guidelines, and […]

News • March 20, 2023

Pre-Information Workshop for the Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund (TAECF)

March 2-3, 2023, Janakpur, Nepal – KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture Project concluded two Pre-Information Workshops and shared about its Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund (TAECF). The workshop gathered 150 participants, representing different government organizations, private sectors, farming community, development agencies, etc. The workshop was successful in familiarizing participants with the TAECF, its processes and […]

News • March 8, 2023

The KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture Project Holds Third Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

March 02, 2023, Janakpur, Nepal – The KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Project held its 3rd Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting at the Meeting Hall of the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture, and Cooperatives (MoLMAC). The meeting was chaired by Dr. Namrata Singh, Secretary, MoLMAC and was attended by other members from TAC and GGGI.    […]

News • February 3, 2023

A Workshop Conducted by GGGI Brings Together Experts to Validate Vulnerability and Risk Assessments

December 19, 2022, Janakpur, Nepal– GGGI hosted a validation workshop to discuss the results of risk and vulnerability assessments for 10 selected municipalities in Dhanusha and Mahottari districts. These assessments were conducted as part of the KOICA-GGGI climate-smart agriculture project, which aims to reduce vulnerability and improve food and job security in the Terai Flood […]

News • December 20, 2022

Technical Advisory Committee Holds Second Meeting to Discuss KOICA-GGGI Climate-Smart Agriculture Project

December 18, 2022, Janakpur, Nepal – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Nepal hosted the second Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting for the KOICA-GGGI Climate-smart agriculture project. The project, which is being implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoLMAC), aims to support widespread adoption of climate-smart agriculture to reduce […]

News • December 20, 2022

Municipal Officials Learn to Boost Emergency Preparedness at Capacity Building Workshop organized by GGGI

December 16-17, 2022, Janakpur, Nepal – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) concluded a capacity building workshop for municipal officials from Dhanusha and Mahottari districts on establishing and operationalizing Local Emergency Operations Centers (LEOCs) for the climate-smart agriculture.   LEOC is a facility at local level responsible for carrying out emergency preparedness and emergency management […]

News • July 27, 2022

KOICA signs a Grant Arrangement with GGGI to implement a $5.99M project to support Climate-Smart Agriculture in the Terai Flood Plain, Nepal.

On June 29, 2022, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed an agreement for implementation of the project “Building Climate Resilience and Reintegrating Economically Displaced Workers Through Climate Smart Agriculture in the Terai Flood Plain, Nepal.” The project has a budget of $5.99 million and will be implemented […]

News • June 9, 2022

GGGI facilitates Memorandum of Understanding between Nepal and Sweden for bilateral cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

Stockholm, Sweden; 1 June 2022 – On the sidelines of the Stockholm+50 meeting, the Swedish Energy Agency (SEA) and the Government of Nepal, represented by the Secretary of the Ministry of Forests and Environment (MOFE), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The […]

News • June 6, 2021

GGGI, University of Bristol and Kathmandu University launch the SCARE project in Nepal

On May 25, GGGI, University of Bristol and Kathmandu University, held an online technical consultation where the Climate Change and Sanitation: Accessing Resilience and Emission (SCARE) project was successfully launched. The launch event was led by Ministry of Water Supply (MOWS) under the chairmanship of Joint Secretary Mr. Sunil Kumar Das. The event was organized […]

News • April 29, 2021

GGGI signs MOU with Kathmandu University for technical collaboration in sanitation and beyond

NEPAL – On April 20, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Global Green Growth Institute and Kathmandu University to foster collaboration and cooperation on sanitation and climate change. The agreement was put in place as part of the Green Sanitation Services Program being implemented in Nepal by GGGI in coordination with the […]

News • December 19, 2019

GGGI and Mayor Renu Dahal launch the Green Sanitation Services Program in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Nepal

On December 19, 2019, Bharatpur Metropolitan City and GGGI held a technical consultation and signing ceremony to kick start implementation of the Government of Nepal and GGGI’s new Green Sanitation Services Program. This is a two-year program, which is also being implemented in Mahalaxmi Municipality, close to the capital, Kathmandu. During the event, which took […]

Projects

NP11
Thematic Areas
Countries
NP11 Driving Ecosystem Restoration and Resilient Economic Growth by Unlocking Nepal’s Bamboo Sector
Start Date Q1 September 20, 2021
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 91,872
Status Complete
Thematic Area
  • Sustainable Landscapes
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NP07
Countries
NP07 Building Climate Resilience and Reintegrating Economically Displaced Workers Through Climate Smart Agriculture in Terai Flood Plains Nepal
Start Date Q2 June 29, 2022
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 5,990,000
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Climate Resilient and Green Growth
View
NP15
Thematic Areas
Countries
NP15 Green Hydrogen Value Chain and Green Ammonia Plant in Nepal
Start Date Q1 February 15, 2022
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 0
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Green Industries
View
Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Nepal(NP03) Electric Mobility Program, Phase II
Start Date Q1 Jan 1 2019
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 217,921
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
View
Thematic Areas
Countries
Project Reference Profiles – Nepal(NP06) Green Sanitation Services Program, Phase I
Start Date Q1 Mar 1 2019
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 264,232
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
View
Thematic Areas
Countries
Implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution of Nepal
Start Date Q1 2017
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 1,207,000
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
  • Cross Cutting
View

Reports

Establishing and Operationalizing a Local Emergency Operation Center: Early Experiences from Madhesh Province Local Emergency Operation Center  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Management  • Disaster Preparedness  • Nepal  • Climate-Smart Agriculture
Report
Establishing and Operationalizing a Local Emergency Operation Center: Early Experiences from Madhesh Province

Local Emergency Operation Center  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Management  • Disaster Preparedness  • Nepal  • Climate-Smart Agriculture  • Disaster Risk Management

Planning and Implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture in the Terai Flood Plain in Nepal Insight Briefs  • Climate Smart Agriculture  • Nepal  • Nepal  • Climate action
Report
Planning and Implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture in the Terai Flood Plain in Nepal

Insight Briefs  • Climate Smart Agriculture  • Nepal  • Nepal  • Climate action  • Climate-Smart Agriculture

The Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund: Early Lessons and Recommendations agribusiness  • Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund  • grants  • Nepal  • Climate-Smart Agriculture
Report
The Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund: Early Lessons and Recommendations

agribusiness  • Terai Agribusiness and Enterprise Challenge Fund  • grants  • Nepal  • Climate-Smart Agriculture

National Roadmap for Bamboo Sector Roadmap for Bamboo Sector  • sustainable landscapes  • Bamboo  • Nepal  • Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes
Report
National Roadmap for Bamboo Sector

Roadmap for Bamboo Sector  • sustainable landscapes  • Bamboo  • Nepal  • Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes

Evaluation of GGGI’s Progress Against the Strategic Plan 2015-20 (2017) Paraguay  • Mongolia  • Papua New Guinea  • Mozambique  • Hungary
Report
Evaluation of GGGI’s Progress Against the Strategic Plan 2015-20 (2017)

Paraguay  • Mongolia  • Papua New Guinea  • Mozambique  • Hungary  • Colombia  • Nepal  • Costa Rica  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Cambodia  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Ethiopia  • Myanmar  • Qatar  • Peru  • Green Cities  • Indonesia  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Green Buildings and Industry  • Vanuatu  • Gender and Inclusive Development  • Sustainable Transport  • Waste  • Solar Energy  • Climate Resilient and Green Growth  • Sustainable Landscapes  • Climate Finance  • National Financing Vehicles  • NFVs

Celebrating Nepal’s Heritage with Electric Mobility Nepal  • Sustainable Transport
Report
Celebrating Nepal’s Heritage with Electric Mobility

Nepal  • Sustainable Transport

Special Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results (2021) Mongolia  • Nepal  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Cambodia
Report
Special Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results (2021)

Mongolia  • Nepal  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Cambodia  • Papua New Guinea  • Colombia  • Fiji  • Lao PDR  • Green Cities  • Peru  • Uganda  • Ethiopia  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Gender and Inclusive Development  • Sustainable Landscapes  • Green Finance

India-Nepal Electric Mobility Knowledge Exchange electric bus  • Public vehicles  • India State Transport Undertaking  • #ElectricVehicles  • India
Report
India-Nepal Electric Mobility Knowledge Exchange

electric bus  • Public vehicles  • India State Transport Undertaking  • #ElectricVehicles  • India  • Nepal  • Sustainable Transport  • green transportation

Going Green: Technical and Investment Analytics for Sajha Yatayat’s First Electric Bus Fleet Nepal  • Electric Mobility Program  • #ElectricVehicles  • Nepal  • Sustainable Transport
Report
Going Green: Technical and Investment Analytics for Sajha Yatayat’s First Electric Bus Fleet

Nepal  • Electric Mobility Program  • #ElectricVehicles  • Nepal  • Sustainable Transport  • green transportation

Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results Ecuador  • Uzbekistan  • Caribbean  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR
Report
Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results

Ecuador  • Uzbekistan  • Caribbean  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Cambodia  • Mongolia  • Saint Lucia  • Mozambique  • Guyana  • Papua New Guinea  • Colombia  • Nepal  • Costa Rica  • Hungary  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Ethiopia  • Myanmar  • Burkina Faso  • Peru  • Green Cities  • Tonga  • Qatar  • Indonesia  • Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Green Buildings and Industry  • Gender and Inclusive Development  • Sustainable Transport  • Waste  • Solar Energy  • Sustainable Landscapes  • Green Finance  • Climate-Smart Agriculture  • Coastal Resilience

Green Growth Index 2020: Measuring performance in achieving SDG targets Denmark  • flagship-publications  • Caribbean  • Ecuador  • PNG
Report
Green Growth Index 2020: Measuring performance in achieving SDG targets

Denmark  • flagship-publications  • Caribbean  • Ecuador  • PNG  • Pacific  • Technical Report  • Republic of Korea  • Guyana  • Nepal  • Papua New Guinea  • Costa Rica  • Fiji  • Philippines  • Hungary  • India  • Rwanda  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Mongolia  • Cambodia  • Mozambique  • Saint Lucia  • Myanmar  • Ethiopia  • Peru  • Burkina Faso  • Tonga  • Morocco  • Uganda  • Indonesia  • México  • Cross Cutting  • Thailand  • Vanuatu

The Promise of Green Growth: A Pathway to Prosperity while Achieving National and Global Ambitions Pacific  • Technical Report  • Republic of Korea  • flagship-publications  • Mongolia
Report
The Promise of Green Growth: A Pathway to Prosperity while Achieving National and Global Ambitions

Pacific  • Technical Report  • Republic of Korea  • flagship-publications  • Mongolia  • Nepal  • Cambodia  • Philippines  • Senegal  • Viet Nam  • Colombia  • Fiji  • Jordan  • Papua New Guinea  • Lao PDR  • Burkina Faso  • Qatar  • Myanmar  • Peru  • Ethiopia  • Uganda  • Indonesia  • México  • Cross Cutting  • Vanuatu

Green Growth in Action: Attaining Green Cities Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • Lao PDR  • Nepal  • Philippines
Report
Green Growth in Action: Attaining Green Cities

Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • Lao PDR  • Nepal  • Philippines  • Rwanda  • Viet Nam  • Cambodia  • Jordan  • Green Cities  • Ethiopia  • México

Achieving Green Growth and Climate Action Post-COVID-19 Caribbean  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • Cambodia
Report
Achieving Green Growth and Climate Action Post-COVID-19

Caribbean  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • Cambodia  • Mozambique  • Hungary  • Nepal  • Rwanda  • Colombia  • Senegal  • Fiji  • United Arab Emirates  • Jordan  • Viet Nam  • Kiribati  • Lao PDR  • Mongolia  • Guyana  • Morocco  • Burkina Faso  • Tonga  • Peru  • Ethiopia  • Green Cities  • Uganda  • Indonesia  • Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Cross Cutting  • Vanuatu

Accelerating Implementation of Nepal’s Nationally Determined Contribution: Investment Projects for Electric Mobility Nepal  • Green Cities  • Sustainable Energy  • Cross Cutting
Report
Accelerating Implementation of Nepal’s Nationally Determined Contribution: Investment Projects for Electric Mobility

Nepal  • Green Cities  • Sustainable Energy  • Cross Cutting

Evaluation of Green Investment Services (2020) Lao PDR  • Mozambique  • Nepal  • Cambodia  • Philippines
Report
Evaluation of Green Investment Services (2020)

Lao PDR  • Mozambique  • Nepal  • Cambodia  • Philippines  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Costa Rica  • Guyana  • Fiji  • Hungary  • India  • Myanmar  • Ethiopia  • Uganda  • Indonesia  • México  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Green Finance  • Climate Finance  • National Financing Vehicles  • NFVs

Belkotgadhi Municipality, Situation Analysis for Green Municipal Development – English Nepal  • Green Cities
Report
Belkotgadhi Municipality, Situation Analysis for Green Municipal Development – English

Nepal  • Green Cities

Dakshinkali Municipality, Situation Analysis for Green Municipal Development – English Nepal  • Green Cities
Report
Dakshinkali Municipality, Situation Analysis for Green Municipal Development – English

Nepal  • Green Cities

Mahalaxmi Municipality, Situation Analysis for Green Municipal Development – English Nepal  • Green Cities
Report
Mahalaxmi Municipality, Situation Analysis for Green Municipal Development – English

Nepal  • Green Cities

Melamchi Municipality, Situation Analysis for Green Municipal Development – English Nepal  • Green Cities
Report
Melamchi Municipality, Situation Analysis for Green Municipal Development – English

Nepal  • Green Cities