Governance

• Reference to gender or women:
  

  The Nepal Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (2014-2020) emphasizes biodiversity conservation and ecosystem resilience as keys to national prosperity. The Strategy recognizes legitimate rights of all Nepali people such as indigenous people and local communities, women, Dalits and other disadvantaged social groups over local biological

  resources.

   

• Context for the reference:
  No reference.
   

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  No reference.
   

Planning

• The existence of gender-responsive budgeting in the NDC:
  No reference.
   

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  Nepal has prepared this NDC through a broad-based stakeholder consultation processes. Incl. Elements such as NDC, but not many details.
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:
  Nepal will maximize the use of existing monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to realize the state of implementation of the NDCs along with technical and financial support made available for Nepal.
  

Governance

• Reference to gender or women:
  Equity and Inclusiveness: Include the principles of equity, ensuring equal access to women, children, youth, Indigenous Peoples and marginalized groups; Develop specific programs with dedicated resources (human and financial) to ensure full, equal and meaningful participation of women, children, youth, Indigenous Peoples and marginalized groups in climate change-related policy development; during participation, decision-making and benefit-sharing from NDC implementation.
   

• Context for the reference:
  By 2025, a strategy and action plan on gender-responsive climate-smart technologies and practices will be prepared and implemented.
   

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) specifically highlighted in the adaptation section; By 2030, all 753 local governments will prepare and implement climate-resilient and gender-responsive adaptation plans.
   

Planning

• The existence of gender-responsive budgeting in the NDC:
  By 2021, GESI and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan, and Climate Resilient Planning and Budgeting Guidelines will be formulated.
   

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  The NDC was developed through an inclusive and participatory process, with a series of consultations at national and provincial levels.
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:
  Institutional mechanism: Implement the NDC through federal, provincial and local governments, in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders including youth, women and Indigenous People. Ensure gender-disaggregated data when reporting on progress and achievements.

Analysis draws from WEDO’s

Gender Climate Tracker NDC

review framework. Visit 

www.genderclimatetracker.org

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