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 • May 9, 2023

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

May 04, 2023, Janakpurdham, Nepal – GGGI Nepal 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, […]

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 Nepal Brings Together Experts to Validate Vulnerability and Risk Assessments

December 19, 2022, Janakpur, Nepal– GGGI Nepal 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 […]

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 Nepal

December 16-17, 2022, Janakpur, Nepal – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Nepal 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 […]

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 […]

News • December 16, 2019

Seeking to improve business friendliness in the sanitation sector in Nepal, GGGI holds focus group discussion with private sector sanitation experts and operators

On December 16, 2019, GGGI brought together business representatives active in sanitation and waste management to understand and discuss fiscal opportunities that support private sector growth in the sanitation sector and improve business friendliness. The consultation supports development of market friendly policy interventions in sanitation under the Green Sanitation Services Program. In addition to the […]

News • December 13, 2019

GGGI holds technical consultation on sanitation technologies and investment for Mahalaxmi Municipality, Nepal

On December 13, 2019, GGGI organized a technical consultation with ward officials of Mahalaxmi Municipality to understand the current challenges and needs in the municipality’s sanitation sector. This consultation was part of the Green Sanitation Services Program, launched in July 2019. The event was attended by Mayor Mr. Rameshwor Shrestha, Deputy Mayor Ms. Nirmala Thapa, […]

News • August 27, 2019

With the Government of Nepal pledging funds to electric buses, GGGI and its partners head to India to gather experience on electric bus procurement and deployment.

On July 21-27, 2019, GGGI, in coordination with the Ministry of Forests and Environment and Sajha Yatayat, a Nepal-based transportation company, organized a 6-day knowledge exchange across India. The delegation of officials, mainly from the Government of Nepal, including the Ministry of Forests and Environment, Province 3, Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Municipality of […]

News • August 19, 2019

Moving forward with Nepal’s first ‘Provincial Electric Mobility Strategy’, the Government of Province 3 and GGGI hold a technical consultation

On August 1, 2019, GGGI and the Government of Province 3 held a half-day technical consultation, to support customized development of the Provincial Electric Mobility Strategy, the first of such to be prepared in Nepal. The consultation was attended by partners and representatives from the government, development, private, cooperative and research sectors. The Government of […]

News • August 19, 2019

To boost investment into green, resilient sanitation, GGGI and the Government of Nepal launch the ‘Green Sanitation Services Program’

On July 11, 2019, GGGI, in coordination with the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage Management (DWSSM), and under the guidance of the Ministry of Water Supply and Ministry of Forests and Environment, launched Phase I of the Green Sanitation Services Program. This program builds on activities undertaken by GGGI in seven municipalities across Provinces […]

News • June 12, 2019

15 shortlisted participants of the Greenpreneurs 2019 program to take part in a global competition

June 12, Seoul, Republic of Korea – Out of more than 200 participants, 15 were shortlisted from GGGI’s Member countries and countries where GGGI has operations, including Cambodia, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Jordan, Morocco, Nepal, the Philippines, Rwanda, Uganda, the UAE, and Vanuatu. This year, GGGI is pleased to have a variety of project ideas designed […]

News • April 12, 2019

With newly signed MoUs, GGGI Nepal deepens support to federal ministries, local government and government-owned transport operator

Kathmandu, Nepal, April 9, 2019 – During GGGI’s Director-General Frank Rijsberman’s visit to Kathmandu between April 5 and 9, he met with high-level officials, including the Prime Minister of Nepal; the Minister and Secretary, Ministry of Forests and Environment (MOFE); and the Minister, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MOPIT) to discuss ways in which […]

News • October 24, 2018

Prime Minister of Nepal launches ‘National Action Plan for Electric Mobility’, supported by GGGI

KATHMANDU – October 23, 2018 – The Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. K.P. Sharma Oli, today officially launched the ‘National Action Plan for Electric Mobility.’ The action plan supports implementation of Nepal’s Nationally Determined Contribution, a key mechanism of the Paris Agreement, especially in terms of clean transport, energy diversity and air quality targets. In […]

News • July 27, 2018

GGGI and Government of Nepal publish National Action Plan for Electric Mobility to support NDC implementation

The Ministry of Forests and Environment prepared Nepal’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2016, by gathering targets, strategies and policy goals from across the federal government to produce an ambitious and multi-sectoral contribution. However, since the submission and adoption of Nepal’s NDC, implementation has been limited. Of the fourteen targets in the NDC, four focus on climate […]

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

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

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

Evaluation of GGGI’s Progress Against the Strategic Plan 2015-20 (2017) Paraguay  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda
Report
Evaluation of GGGI’s Progress Against the Strategic Plan 2015-20 (2017)

Paraguay  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Cambodia  • Mongolia  • Papua New Guinea  • Mozambique  • Hungary  • Colombia  • Nepal  • Costa Rica  • Green Cities  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Ethiopia  • Myanmar  • Qatar  • Peru  • Indonesia  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Green Buildings and Industry  • 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) Nepal  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Cambodia  • Papua New Guinea
Report
Special Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results (2021)

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

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

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

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

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

Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results Uzbekistan  • Caribbean  • Ecuador  • Costa Rica  • Hungary
Report
Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results

Uzbekistan  • Caribbean  • Ecuador  • Costa Rica  • Hungary  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Cambodia  • Mongolia  • Saint Lucia  • Mozambique  • Guyana  • Papua New Guinea  • Colombia  • Nepal  • Burkina Faso  • Peru  • Green Cities  • Tonga  • Qatar  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Ethiopia  • Myanmar  • Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes  • Indonesia  • 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 Caribbean  • Ecuador  • PNG  • Pacific  • Technical Report
Report
Green Growth Index 2020: Measuring performance in achieving SDG targets

Caribbean  • Ecuador  • PNG  • Pacific  • Technical Report  • Republic of Korea  • Denmark  • flagship-publications  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Mongolia  • Cambodia  • Mozambique  • UAE  • Saint Lucia  • Nepal  • Guyana  • Costa Rica  • Papua New Guinea  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Hungary  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Tonga  • Morocco  • Uganda  • Myanmar  • Ethiopia  • Peru  • Burkina Faso  • 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  • Nepal
Report
The Promise of Green Growth: A Pathway to Prosperity while Achieving National and Global Ambitions

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

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

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

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

Côte d’Ivoire  • Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • Caribbean  • Fiji  • United Arab Emirates  • Jordan  • Viet Nam  • Kiribati  • Lao PDR  • Mongolia  • UAE  • Guyana  • Cambodia  • Mozambique  • Nepal  • Hungary  • Rwanda  • Colombia  • Senegal  • Green Cities  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Burkina Faso  • Peru  • Tonga  • Ethiopia  • Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes  • Indonesia  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Cross Cutting  • Thailand  • 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) Mozambique  • Nepal  • Cambodia  • Philippines  • Rwanda
Report
Evaluation of Green Investment Services (2020)

Mozambique  • Nepal  • Cambodia  • Philippines  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Costa Rica  • Guyana  • Fiji  • Hungary  • India  • Lao PDR  • 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

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

Nepal  • Green Cities

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

Nepal  • Green Cities

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

Nepal  • Green Cities