Policy alignment to advance climate-resilient development in Nepal: Opportunities and way forward

This policy discussion paper looks into the existing key policy processes that include Sustainable Development Goals, National Development Goals and Periodic Plans, Climate Change Policy, Nationally Determined Contributions and Disaster Risk Reduction and line ministry policies and explores the entry points along with critical steps to forward the policy alignment notion for climate-resilient development in Nepal. It assesses the existing and potential synergies among different policy processes in terms of their objectives and areas of focus, to guide policy-makers in advancing climate-resilient development in Nepal.

The discussion paper is part of the country initiative of having a rigorous dialogue among all stakeholders in advancing climate-resilient development in Nepal along with contributing to the growing body of knowledge on policy alignment for climate-resilient development.