1. Building Grassroots Capacity for Policy Feedback in Nepal Krishna Lamsal Programme Officer, LI-BIRD

2. Context: Local Versus National Gaps, Issues and Challenges Context and Action Arena Learning and way forward Outline of presentation

3. Local Level Low awareness Limited capacity Limited actions in the ground Resource unavailability Research? Local Level Low awareness Limited capacity Limited actions in the ground Resource unavailability Research? Context: Local and National National Level Legal provisions, institutional and governance arrangements Not a priority agenda Top down planning approach Research? National Level Legal provisions, institutional and governance arrangements Not a priority agenda Top down planning approach Research? GAPs Capacity Building (local, NGOs, GOs) Policy implementation through guidelines preparation Linkage, communication, coordination

4. Context and Action Arena GAPs Capacity Building (local, NGOs, GOs) Policy implementation through guidelines preparation Linkage, communication, coordination GAPs Capacity Building (local, NGOs, GOs) Policy implementation through guidelines preparation Linkage, communication, coordination Building Blocks Clarifying needs Trainings and capacity building initiatives Bringing up the issues Sharing the lessons Engaging Media Partnering with local institutions Strengthened in-country network Dialogues Establish feedback loops Mainstreaming Building Blocks Clarifying needs Trainings and capacity building initiatives Bringing up the issues Sharing the lessons Engaging Media Partnering with local institutions Strengthened in-country network Dialogues Establish feedback loops Mainstreaming Concept of Network Network establishment (NGO Network on Climate Change- NGONCC) Designing and implementation of the activities Training to CSO, GOs Feedback and dialogues Online forum discussions

5. Networking Approach Feedback to Policy makers and Government

6. Creating a Feedback Loop Issues at Local level: Community Consultations District/regional level meetings/interactions with multi-stakeholder National level feedback and consultations NGO Network on Climate Change Regional secretariats Central Secretariat Partner Networks ACTIONS IMPLEMENTATION

7. Feedback on Adaptation Plans Preparation Planning Governance Institutional Delivery/Implementation Capacity Building Integration Issues at Local Level Creating sharing/learning platform Creating a learning cycle (for Communities, CSOs, etc…) Dialogues Discuss issues NGO Members Implementation Mechanism Capacity requirements Integration Government (Local and national) Blended Top Down and Bottom Up Planning Process

8. Network important for creating a feedback loop and supporting policy makers Supporting in creation of a learning environment Establishing feedback loops Learning

9. Regular issue based discussion Initiatives taken bur require more coordination and collaboration …………………… Issues and Challenges

10. Coordination and collaboration Bridging the missing links between policy- practice, research-policy Capacity Building and evidence generation Way Forward

11. Thank you