Government of Nepal and UNDP launch new project to boost climate-resilient livelihoods

The Government of Nepal, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility-Least Developed Countries Fund today launched a new US$42 million climate adaptation project to help secure sustainable livelihoods and food security for vulnerable rural communities in east of the country. Led by the Department of Forests and Soil Conservation, the project will introduce and scale-up integrated watershed management practices and climate-smart agriculture in four major watersheds (Dudhkoshi, Molung, LIkhu and Sunkoshi Canyon within the lower Sunkoshi basin) covering 782,68 square kilometres and benefiting some 121,606 people directly.