Strengthening locally-grounded resilience planning and practice

This case study shows how community-defined priorities can be institutionalized and operationalized in ongoing local level planning processes. Building on the credibility of its community programming work since Phase I of the Alliance, Practical Action Nepal (Practical Action) has influenced significant local and national policy changes that will support local resilience-building.

At the local level, Practical Action:

• Supported institutionalization of evidence-informed climate resilience priorities into Local Disaster and Climate Resilience Plans (LDCRPs) and annual fiscal plans in five municipalities in Nepal.
• Supported government to increase local budget allocations and spending toward disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience in each municipality.
• Helped local government in each municipality identify locally applicable good practices to address community resilience priorities. As a result, Practical Action flood resilience practices such as bui-dykes, raised granaries, and safe shelters are being implemented and financed by the government