Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Climate Change Communication in Nepal

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Handbook of Climate Change Communication: Vol. 2

Part of the book series: Climate Change Management ((CCM))

  • 1727 Accesses

Abstract

This paper analyzes the status of climate change communication, its challenges and opportunities in Nepal. Climate change is observed in the form of rise in temperature, change in rainfall pattern, unfavorable weather phenomena and increase in frequency of natural disasters. Nepal is the 4th most vulnerable country in the world due to its high altitudinal variation, geology, unique ecological system, rugged topography, nature dependent livelihood and poverty. There is an urgent need to access situation of climate change communication in Nepal which could be helpful in developing new researches, projects and programmes for effective communication in the future. With an objective to assess the role of different organization in climate change communication in Nepal, this paper is prepared through literature review of the researches and publications in climate change issues in Nepal. Different tools and techniques were applied by different organizations for climate change communication and adaptation. There are different technical, linguistic, financial and logistic challenges in implementing climate change communication programmes. Climate change communication and adaptation would be successful if it is implemented by taking local preferences and local resources. It is recommended to consider local manpower, local language and local resources for effective climate change communication.

The original version of this chapter was revised: Author name has been changed. The erratum to this chapter is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70066-3_27

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Acharya S, Thapa R, Chapagain D (2011) Climate change, its impacts and solutions. Clean Energy Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • ActionAidNepal (2014) Reflections and Learnings 2014. Action Aid Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, p 88

    Google Scholar 

  • ADB (2015) The Asian development bank and the climate investment funds country fact sheets. ADB Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division, Manila, Philippines

    Google Scholar 

  • Anup KC (2015) Climate change and its impact on hydropower development in Nepal. Vidhyut 26(1):25–29

    Google Scholar 

  • Anup KC, Ghimire A (2015) High-altitude plants in era of climate change: a case of Nepal Himalayas. In Ozturk M, Hakeem KR, Faridah-Hanum I, Efe R (eds) Climate change impacts on high-altitude ecosystems, vol 1. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp 177–189

    Google Scholar 

  • Anup KC, Thapa Parajuli RB (2014) Climate change and its impact on tourism in the Manaslu conservation area, Nepal. Tour Plan Dev 13. doi:10.1080/21568316.2014.933122

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Anup KC, Bhandari G, Joshi GR, Aryal S (2013) Climate change mitigation potential from carbon sequestration of community forest in mid hill region of Nepal. Int J Environ Prot 3(7):33–40

    Google Scholar 

  • CCNN (2011) Governance of climate change adaptation finance in Nepal. Climate Change Network Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • CEN (2012) Information note for COP18 to the UNFCCC and CMP8 to the Kyoto Protocol. Clean Energy Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • CEN (2014) Annual report of BS 2070/71 (AD 2013–14). Clean Energy Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, p 37

    Google Scholar 

  • FAO (2010) Implications of climate change for agriculture and food security and adaptation priorities in Nepal Rome. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy

    Google Scholar 

  • GoN (2011) Climate change policy, 2011. Government of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • Gurung GB, Bhandari D (2009) Integrated approach to climate change adaptation. J For Livelihood 8(1):90–99

    Google Scholar 

  • GWPNepal (2014a) Climate vulnerability and gap assessment report on flood and drought (Lower Rapti River basin case study). GWP Nepal/Jalsrot Vikas Sanstha (JVS), Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • GWPNepal (2014b) Traditional climate change adaptation practices by farmers in Nepal Kathmandu. Global Water Partnership Nepal/Jalsrot Vikas Sanstha (JVS), Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • GWPNepal (2015) Stocktaking: climate vulnerability on agricultural sector for national adaptation plan process. Jalsrot Vikas Sanstha (JVS)/GWP Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • ICEM (2015) TA 7984: mainstreaming climate change risk management in development identification of high risk projects. International Centre for Environmental Management, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Google Scholar 

  • ICIMOD (2015) Annual report 2014. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal, p 80

    Google Scholar 

  • IDE (2015) Initiative for Climate Change Adaptation (ICCA) project. In: Enterprises ID (ed) Kathhmandu. Nepal, U.S. Agency for International Development

    Google Scholar 

  • LI-BIRD (2016) LI-BIRD annual report 2014–15. Local Initiatives for Biodiversity Research and Development, Pokhara, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • Maharjan M (2014) Climate change adaptation projects and major activities on climate financing in Nepal. Global Water Partnership (GWP) Nepal/Jalsrot Viksa Sanstha (JVS), Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • MOE (2010) National adaptation programmeme of action to climate change. Ministry of Environment, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • MOE (2011) National framework on local adaptation plans for action. Government of Nepal Ministry of Environment, Babarmahal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • MoE (2012) Kathmandu call for action. Paper presented at the international conference of mountain countries on climate change, Kathmandu, Nepal, 5–6 April 2012

    Google Scholar 

  • MoPE (2004) Initial national communication to the conference of the parties of the united nations framework convention on climate change. Ministry of Population and Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • MoPE (2016) Climate change division. http://www.mope.gov.np/index.php#. Retrieved 14 Sept 2016

  • MoSTE (2015a) Climate change sector profile for infrastructure design and vulnerability analysis. International Centre Environmental Management, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • MoSTE (2015b) Indigenous and local climate change adaptation practices in Nepal. Ministry of Science Technology and Environment, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • MoSTE (2015c) Indigenous and local knowledge and practices for climate resilience in Nepal. Mainstreaming Climate Change Risk Management in Development, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE), Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • MoSTE (2015d) National adaptation plan formulation process. Government of Nepal Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Climate Change Management Division, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • MoSTE (2015e) Nepal Climate Change Program (CCP) Program Progress Report January 1–December 31, 2014. Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • NAST-NCCKMC (2016) A report on climate change awareness program Shankhuwasabha, Dhankuta, Surkhet and Parsa District. Nepal Academy of Science and Technology-Nepal Climate Change Knowledge Management Center, Kathmandu, p 12

    Google Scholar 

  • NCVST (2009) Vulnerability through the eyes of vulnerable: climate change induced uncertainties and Nepal’s development predicaments. Institute for Social and Environmental Transition-Nepal (ISET-N), Kathmandu and Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET), Boulder, Colorado

    Google Scholar 

  • NTNC (2015) Annual report 2015. National Trust for Nature Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • PracticalAction (2011) Annual report 2010/11. Practical Action Nepal Office, Kathmandu, Nepal, p 40

    Google Scholar 

  • PracticalAction (2016) Climate change. http://practicalaction.org/our-work-in-nepal#climate-change. Retrieved 14 Sept 2016

  • Rai SC, Gurung A (2005) Raising awareness of the impacts of climate change initial steps in shaping policy in Nepal. Mt Res Dev 25(4):316–320

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Regmi BR, Bhandari D (2013) Climate change adaptation in Nepal: exploring ways to overcome the barriers. J For Livelihood 11(1):43–61

    Google Scholar 

  • Sharma KP (2009) Climate change trends and impacts on livelihood of people Kathmandu. Jalsrot Vikas Sanstha/Nepal Water Partnership, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • TU-CDES (2015) Project completion report submitted to ecosystem based adaptation in mountain ecosystem of Nepal. Tribhuvan University-Central Department of Environmental Science, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • WWFNepal (2013) WWF nepal annual report 2014. World Wide Fund for Nature Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Google Scholar 

  • WWFNepal (2014) WWF nepal annual report 2014. World Wide Fund for Nature Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, p 28

    Google Scholar 

  • WWFNepal (2015) WWF Nepal annual report 2015. World Wide Fund for Nature Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, p 52

    Google Scholar 

  • WWFNepal (2016) Climate. http://www.wwfnepal.org/whatwedo/climate/. Retrieved 13 Sept 2016

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Amrit Campus, Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Anup K. C.

Authors
  1. Anup K. C.
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Anup K. C. .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Department of Forestry and Management, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece

    Evangelos Manolas

  3. Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  4. Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Ulisses M. Azeiteiro

  5. Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Henry McGhie

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer International Publishing AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Anup K. C. (2018). Climate Change Communication in Nepal. In: Leal Filho, W., Manolas, E., Azul, A., Azeiteiro, U., McGhie, H. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Communication: Vol. 2. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70066-3_2

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation