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Expert Workshop on REDD+ and Conflict in Nepal. 6 May 2011, Indrani Complex, Baneshwor, organized by ForestAction.

The ongoing project Community Based Forestry and Livelihoods in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation Community is being implemented in four countries: Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, and Bangladesh which is hosted by ForestAction, Nepal. This project is supported by Asia Pacific Network which ends in 2012. The project is in its mid-phase and all field level activities in the partner countries have been accomplished. Currently, the project report drafting is in progress.

A research project inception workshop on “Nepal Community Forestry Program and the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+): Making Community Forestry Pro-Poor Carbon Sequestration Policy” was held on 12 December 2011,  Hotel Everest, Baneshwor, organized by ForestAction Nepal in partnership with the Portland State University (PSU), USA,[pdf-embedder url=”https://webpromotionnepal.com/forestaction/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/REDD-PSU-inception-report.pdf” title=”REDD-PSU inception report”]

ForestAction Nepal has recently entered into collaboration with Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and South Asian Institute for Advance Studies (SIAS) to implement a four-year research project on climate change adaptation and meso level institutions. The project is funded by the Danish Government . The project is being undertaken in four countries; Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia and Nepal. The main objective of this project is to improve adaptation to climate change in rural areas through policy development that stimulates innovation among meso-level institutional actors. Three districts namely Lamjung, Dolakha and Rupandehi have been selected as the case study sites. The research findings are expected to help understand the role of local and meso level institutions in climate change adaptation in Nepal and globally.

A knowledge sharing forum meeting on “Understanding Meso-level Institutional Responses to Climate Change” was postpone from 23rd May 2012 due to Banda. It is organized by ForestAction Nepal, Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) in collaboration with Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS). The objective of this forum is to provide an opportunity to researchers and practitioners to reflect upon, analyze, share and disseminate their research and experiences. This will also help document innovative responses of local institutions to climate change and theorize the links between meso-level institutions and climate change adaptation.[pdf-embedder url=”https://webpromotionnepal.com/forestaction/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/CCRI-LG-meeting-23.05.pdf” title=”CCRI LG meeting 23.05″]

Ban Chautari workshop on Revisiting PA buffer zones: Exploring legal and institutional reforms in buffer zone management, 20-21 October 2011, SapFalcha, Baber Mahal, Lalitpur, organized by ForestAction and CDO

Workshop on “Adaptation Planning: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation with Local Development Process” organized by ForestAction Nepal on March 8, 2013 at the Local Development Training Academy.

Asia-Pacific Forestry Week took place between 7-11 November at the China National Convention Centre, Beijing China.

Blog on: In Nepal and Papua New Guinea, media does little to explain REDD+

BOGOR, Indonesia (31 October, 2012)_Mainstream media coverage of REDD+ in the forested nations of Nepal and Papua New Guinea is dominated by government policy makers and experts, while the voices of traditional land owners and local communities are conspicuously absent, two new studies by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) have found.[pdf-embedder url=”https://webpromotionnepal.com/forestaction/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/In-Nepal-and-Papua-New-Guinea.pdf” title=”In Nepal and Papua New Guinea”]

ForestAction in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) organized one day seminar on “Community-based Forestry and Livelihood in the context of Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia” on 9 December, 2012 at Hotel Greenwich, Lalitpur. The event was followed by a field trip to Pandey Gaun Community Forest, Kavreplanchowk in order to have insights on how the community forest user groups have been coping with the changing climatic conditions. This seminar was organized with the support from the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN).

Inception workshop on REDD+ Financing and Drivers of Deforestation at Hotel Himalaya on 25th March, 2013 organized by ForestAction in association with UNDP and REDD cell.

Himalaya, Climate Change and Development: A Seminar Series (June 2013-June 2015)

This seminar is part of British Academy supported initiative, the key aims of which are to enhance capacity in the partners on political transition and environmental change research, to understand the role of research in conflict resolution, and to train a new generation of Nepali and UK scholars equipped with research expertise for tackling complex social-environmental issues.

Seminars will be held approximately every two months over a 24 month time frame.

First Seminar Topic: “Introduction to Political Transition and Climate Change” By: Dr. Andrea Nightingale (Associate Professor, School of Global Studies,University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

Date: June 28th, 2013

Time: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Venue: Hall-C, Local Development Training Academy (LDTA Hall), Jawalakhel

Post-graduate Scholars (M.Sc. and above can apply)

Participation is free and no compensation will be provided to speakers or participants. Interested persons are requested to send application at gyanu@sias-southasia.org by June 20th, 2013

Only 25 applicants will be selected