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Building Grassroots Capacity for Policy Feedback in Nepal . Krishna Lamsal Programme Officer, LI-BIRD. Outline of presentation. Context: Local Versus National Gaps, Issues and Challenges Context and Action Arena Learning and way forward. Context: Local and National. Local Level
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Building Grassroots Capacity for Policy Feedback in Nepal Krishna Lamsal Programme Officer, LI-BIRD
Outline of presentation • Context: Local Versus National • Gaps, Issues and Challenges • Context and Action Arena • Learning and way forward
Context: Local and National Local Level • Low awareness • Limited capacity • Limited actions in the ground • Resource unavailability • Research? GAPs Capacity Building (local, NGOs, GOs) Policy implementation through guidelines preparation Linkage, communication, coordination • National Level • Legal provisions, institutional and governance arrangements • Not a priority agenda • Top down planning approach • Research?
Context and Action Arena • 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 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
Networking Approach Feedback to Policy makers and Government
Creating a Feedback Loop ACTIONS IMPLEMENTATION Issues at Local level: Community Consultations Regional secretariats NGO Network on Climate Change Central Secretariat District/regional level meetings/interactions with multi-stakeholder Partner Networks National level feedback and consultations
Feedback on Adaptation Plans Preparation Blended Top Down and Bottom Up Planning Process
Learning • Network important for creating a feedback loop and supporting policy makers • Supporting in creation of a learning environment • Establishing feedback loops
Issues and Challenges • Regular issue based discussion • Initiatives taken bur require more coordination and collaboration • ……………………
Way Forward • Coordination and collaboration • Bridging the missing links between policy-practice, research-policy • Capacity Building and evidence generation