Localizing climate actions in Nepal: the role of local governments in implementing National Climate Change Policy and Nationally Determined Contribution
This paper identifies a number of barriers to localization of National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) and second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Nepal is one of the countries that are most vulnerable to climate change. The NCCP and second NDC hold meaning only when adaptation and mitigation actions tailored to the country context are worked out and implemented in such a manner as to enhance community resilience and contribute to achieving the Paris Agreement. Localizing these policy instruments by “identifying, using and enabling the potential of sub-national governments” is considered an anticipated approach to achieving their policy targets.
