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A Year In Review

Taking stock of UNDP Nepal’s key achievements in 2016, in the areas of post-quake recovery, poverty reduction, resilience building & democratic governance and gender & social inclusion.

Story by UNDP Nepal February 28th, 2017
Reducing flooding risks by lowering Lake Imja water level: With the support form UNDP and the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Nepal successfully completed the world’s highest altitude climate adaptation action at the Imja Glacier lake, which included installing a community-based disaster risk reduction system and lowering the water levels. Over 87,000 people downstream are made safer with this project.
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Providing sustainable livelihoods for Nepal’s poorest people: UNDP, in partnership with Australia, Denmark and INTEL Foundation, helped over 35,000 of Nepal’s most vulnerable people establish stable income with new micro enterprises.
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Increased access to justice through legal aid: Over 8,000 people (over 60% women) received direct legal aid services and around 50,000 people received information on access to justice as part of the UNDP initiative to promote equal access to justice for socially and economically marginalized people. The programme is funded by Denmark, Finland and Norway.
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Leading the world with Sustainable Development Goals: With the UNDP support, Nepal’s National Planning Commission produced the SDG country report, making Nepal the first country to do so globally. The report takes stock of Nepal’s current status will guide the implementation of Agenda 2030.
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Innovative livelihoods technology tested and rolled out: Young Nepali engineers designed, tested and introduced an innovative allo (textile) processing machine with help from UNDP Innovation Fund. The machine increases production efficiency, and saves time, resources and money for hundreds of rural allo enterprises. The technology will be rolled out in 16 districts in 2017.
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Reconstruction streamlined with mason and engineer training: UNDP in partnership with the governments of Japan, Republic of Korea and United Kingdom trained over 500 masons including 25 women and 111 engineers to facilitate resilient reconstructions in quake-affected districts.
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People with disabilities gain access to voting education: UNDP and the Election Commission launched a nationwide voter education program targeting the people with visual and hearing disabilities making it easier for people with disabilities to exercise their democratic rights. The ESP is funded by European Union, DFID, Danida and Norway.
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Engaging leaders of tomorrow in promoting democratic culture: 500 young Nepalis participated in a mock parliament during an event supported by UNDP and Association of Youth Organizations Nepal. The youth mock parliament series provided a platform for young Nepalis to learn about parliamentary democracy and engage with members of parliament.
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National and district level post-disaster recovery planning launched: With the support from UNDP, the National Reconstruction Authority of the Government of Nepal launched the Post-Disaster Recovery Framework to guide the recovery and reconstruction process for the next five years. Based on the PDRF, the Government also initiated the recovery planning exercise in the 14 most-affected districts.
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Aiding Nepal in its transition to federalism: UNDP carried out a thorough functional analysis of nine sectors of Nepal’s administration, including education, health, law and justice, and agriculture to facilitate the constitutionally mandated transition into a federal administrative setup. This process involved around 300 senior government officials and parliamentarians.
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Putting human rights in the spotlight: UNDP in partnership with the Human Rights Film Festival organized a series of film festivals in Kathmandu and five districts to raise awareness on pertinent human rights issues and to provide an open space for thousands of Nepalis to discuss relevant concerns of their communities.
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Preparing Nepal for Green Climate Fund Launched: UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Finance, launched the Green Climate Fund Readiness program that builds the capacity of the Government to access the fund. This newly available budget stream will support the myriad environmental actions Nepal will take to reduce the negative impact of climate change.
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Reconstructing Community Infrastructure, Recovering Livelihoods: UNDP, in partnership with the Government of Mauritius, International Medical Corps and the Bridge Head Foundation, was able to rehabilitate or reconstruct more than 150 community infrastructure benefitting over 100,000 people in five disaster-affected districts.
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Helping people adapt to climate change: UNDP, in partnership with DFID and EU, was able to implement 732 community-led climate adaptation activities, such as rain-water harvesting and irrigation projects in 14 districts, benefitting 180,164 vulnerable people.
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Bringing renewable energy for rural livelihoods: With its own fund and in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), UNDP was able to help over 250,000 people form 53,898 households gain access to renewable energy through micro-hydro and solar-power plants.
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Footnote: The achievements presented here are part of either government-led and UNDP-supported projects or projects directly implemented by UNDP in collaboration with other development partners.
UNDP Nepal, Patan, Nepal