FP272

Protecting livelihoods and assets at risk from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and climate change-induced flooding in glacial river basins of Nepal

Protecting livelihoods and assets at risk from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) and climate change-induced flooding in glacial river basins of Nepal

Nepal is experiencing accelerated glacial retreat due to climate change, intensifying the risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs), which threaten the safety, livelihoods, and critical infrastructure of downstream communities. With limited technical expertise, constrained financial resources, and a growing public debt burden, Nepal lacks the capacity for proactive and large-scale GLOF risk reduction.

The project aims to protect communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems from increasing GLOF risks caused by human-induced climate change and to reduce human and economic losses.  It will use an integrated approach combining physical lake lowering, downstream ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction measures, and early warning systems.

Key activities include enhancing the technical and institutional capacity of relevant government departments and agencies to develop and integrate climate risk and hazard information into planning and development; improving hazard monitoring and the generation of early warnings, including the dissemination of early warnings to local communities and key economic sectors; and decreasing the probability of GLOF events and flash floods, through disaster risk reduction measures implemented in priority glacial lake watersheds.

Total project value

0.0

Beneficiaries

0.0

Direct
385,956
Indirect
1,986,980
Theme

Adaptation

Result areas

Project timeline

Pipeline

14 Feb 2018  •  2697 days

Concept note received

14 Feb 2018

Funding proposal received

13 Sep 2023

Cleared by GCF Secretariat

04 Apr 2025

Cleared by iTAP

09 Jun 2025

Approved

03 Jul 2025  •  25 days so far

Approved by GCF Board

03 Jul 2025

Under implementation

To be completed

One region

  • Asia-Pacific

One country

One priority group

  • Least Developed Countries
USD 0.0
  • Financing
    • Private sector
    • Public sector
  • Size
    • Micro
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large
GCF36.2mGrantCo-Financing6.9mGrantCo-Financing5.1mIn-kindCo-Financing1.9mGrantGCF financing 72.4%Co-financing 27.6%

GCF financing

InstrumentAmount
GrantUSD 36,158,230
Total GCF Financing
USD 36,158,230

Co-financing

Co-financerInstrumentAmount
Co-FinancingGrantUSD 6,861,494
Co-FinancingIn-kindUSD 5,066,148
Co-FinancingGrantUSD 1,858,178
Total Co-Financing
USD 13,785,820

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Entity

United Nations Development Programme
Ms. Nancy Bennet
Primary

Executive Coordinator
304 East 45th Street, FF-9th Floor, New York, United States
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nancy.bennet@undp.org
Mr. Robin Merlier
Secondary

Principal Advisor Environmental Law and Policy
304 East 45th Street, FF-9th Floor, New York, United States
Phone +1 2129065842
robin.merlier@undp.org
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National Designated Authority

Nepal
International Economic Cooperation Coordination Division, Ministry of Finance
Mr. Dhani Ram Sharma Primary
Joint Secretary
Phone +911 1 4211371
dsharma@mof.gov.np