Welcome to a short sharing on

‘USAID assistance to Climate

Change in Nepal’
Netra Sharma Sapkota
NRM & GCC, USAID/Nepal
nsharma@usaid.gov

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 USAID in the Asia Region
Kazakhstan
Mongolia

Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan North
Turkmenistan Korea
Tajikistan
Afghanistan China
Nepal
Pakistan

Laos
India
Burma
Bangladesh
Vietnam
Asia Region Philippines

USAID Missions and Offices Thailand

Cambodia
Non-Presence
Sri Lanka

Papua New Guinea

Indonesia

East Timor
USAID Assistance to Nepal
• In 1951, the U.S. was USAID/Nepal 8-Year Obligations
the first country to
90,000,000
sign a Technical 80,000,000

Cooperation 70,000,000

Agreement with the 60,000,000

US Dollars
50,000,000

Government of Nepal 40,000,000

30,000,000

20,000,000

• Since then, USAID 10,000,000

0
has granted more 2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008
than $1 billion to
Fiscal Year
Nepal
 USAID/Nepal
General
Health and Family Democracy and
Development
Planning Governance
Office

Economic Growth
HIV/AIDS
and Education

Maternal Child Natural Resources Management

Health and and
Family Planning Global Climate Change

Food Security

Humanitarian
Assistance
USAID’s response to Climate Change helps

• Cuntries to plan and develop low emission trajectories in

support of economic growth;
• Countries to take prompt, substantial action to adapt, and
build resilience, to the impacts of climate change;
• Mainstream climate change into development programs to
ensure enduring success;
• Apply science and technology and unleash innovation in
partner countries; and
• Ensure accountability in activities and results.
Ongoing Programs that primarily aim to GCC

• Pilot climate resilience activities in the

Sacred Himalayan Eco-region in partnership
with WWF and CARE
• SERVIR Himalaya in partnership with
ICIMOD
• REDD in the Eastern Himalayan Eco-region
• Integrating Environmental Security across
Sectors: A Blueprint for Addressing Glacial
Melt in Asia
Ongoing Programs that partly contribute
to GCC

• Health Programs
• Education Programs
• Economic Growth Programs
• Conflict resolution and Peace building
programs
• Democracy and governance Programs
Completed Programs and studies that aimed to
address the issues of Global Climate Change
• Strengthened Actions for Governance in Utilization of Natural Resources (SAGUN) Program
• Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) Program
• Payment for Ecosystem Services: Developing Forest Carbon Projects for Nepal - completed
• Impact of Climate Change on Livelihoods and Biodiversity in SAGUN Working Areas –
completed
• Global Climate Change in the South Asia Region: An Analysis and Roadmap for the USAID
RDMA Mission for Asia - completed
• Integrating Environmental Security across Sectors: A Blueprint for Addressing Glacial Melt
in Asia – ongoing study
• Asia Pacific Regional Climate Change Adaptation Assessment - completed
• Asia Regional REDD Program Planning Assessment - ongoing
• USAID/Nepal Tropical Forestry and Biodiversity Assessment
• Glaciers as Indicators of Climate Change
• Adapting to Climate Variability and Change: A guidance Manual for Development Planning
• For further information and publications please look at:
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/climate/index.html
Planned Programs that primarily aim
to GCC

• Natural Resources Management and

Climate Change Program (s)
• Food Security Program (s)
• Climate Change Regional Center of
Excellence
Thank you …

… Questions?