Nepal development update, April 2018
The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year with the following two main aims: to report on key economic developments over the preceding months, placing them in a longer-term and global perspective;
Nepal
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Courting catastrophe? humanitarian policy and practice in a changing climate
Humanitarian crises appear dramatic, overwhelming and sudden, with aid required immediately to save lives. Whereas climate change is about changing hazard patterns and crises are in reality rarely unexpected,
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Child labour report 2017: the neglected link, effects of climate change and environmental degradation on child labour
Over half a billion children are living in areas with extremely high levels of floods and nearly 160 million children live in areas of high or extremely high droughts. The World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Adaptation to climate change in the hydro-electricity sector in Nepal
Assessing the future impacts of climate change on the hydroelectricity sector in Nepal is a challenge because of the country’s complex climate and hydrology, as well as the large changes in elevation that
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Air quality management action plan for Kathmandu Valley
The action plan proposes an Integrated Urban Air Quality Management Framework to keep check on air quality of the Kathmandu Valley, a separate strategy on assessment of impact of air pollution on environment,
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Nepal burns more than 4,000 confiscated wildlife parts
On Monday, the Nepalese government set fire to more than 4,000 items of confiscated wildlife parts in an attempt to demonstrate zero tolerance for the illegal wildlife trade. The stockpile included
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India working on energy relationship with neigbours to leverage India’s position
Away from the arc lights that accompany China's OBOR project, India has been quietly working on creating connectivity grids in its neighborhood and moving beyond physical connectivity to energy as a tool
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Lumbini – The birthplace of Buddha in Nepal faces serious threat from pollution
As per recent data collected from air quality monitoring stations in five places across the country show the historic site has become highly polluted. New Delhi: Experts warned that Lumbini, the birthplace
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Mitigating human-wildlife conflict in Nepal: a case study of fences around Chitwan national park
Finding solutions to human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is one of the complex challenges conservationists and local communities have to contend with for an enduring period. Biodiversity is crucial for enriching
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Nepal tests fencing approach to protect farms and elephants
With people and wildlife co-existing ever more closely, conflict situations often arise. What to do? Shooting animals is a frequent solution. In Nepal, an alternative approach is tried. The Himalayan
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Assessment of Himalayan Nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) value chain development interventions: Evidences from rural households in the far western Nepal
<p>The Himalayan nettle (Note 1) is a fiber yielding non-timber forest product that has cultural, economic and medicinal values to many ethnic communities residing in the hill and mountain areas of Nepal