Name of Project PRAYAAS-II: Building resilience of the most at risk household and communities through transformative, innovative, inclusion of diversity and process of equity across the earthquake affected area in Nepal Working Area Indrawati Rural Municipality 1,2,3,4,11 and 12(6 Wards of RM) Contact Person Gopal Krishna Basnet, District Project Coordinator […]
Securing land rights of women and indigenous peoples in the face of climate change in South Asia
4- 6 April 2023 | Park Village Resort, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal
The National Land Coalition (NLC) Nepal, is holding a Regional Environmental Policy Dialogue on 'Securing IPLCs and women's land rights for increasing communities' adaptative capacity facing climate change in South Asia' from 4-6 April 2023 in Kathmandu, Nepal. This forum is co-organized with the Community-self Reliance Centre (CSRC), International Land Coalition (ILC) Asia and the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoLMCPA), Government of Nepal and supported by the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) Asia.
The event provides an interactive forum for sharing, , discussion and reflection on recent policy development and future challenges to people centered land governance in support of inclusive and equitable climate change adaptation, mitigation, and local agency in South Asia, namely – Bangladesh, India and Nepal.
The event is open to participants from all over the world who are interested in understanding land and environmental issues in South Asia and developing professional ties for opportunities to contribute to this domain. The conference provides a platform for professionals involved in land rights, gender transformative approaches, human rights-based instruments and land governance to exchange knowledge and gain insight into the state of the art in the current land-related policies, innovation, and solutions. Participants include a wide variety of stakeholders from civil society organizations (CSOs), social movements, development partners, and academia as well as government agencies.
| Preconference Events | 15 and 21 March 2023 |
| Pre-event – I: Social inclusion & gender justice among south Asia’s people’s organisations led National Land Coalitions (NLCs) | 15 March 2023 |
| Pre-event – II: Challenges and opportunities to operationalise commitments made under the Rio+ Conventions in South Asia | 21 March 2023 |
| Arrival in Nepal | 3 April 2023 |
| Main Conference | 4-6 April 2023 |
| Departure | 6 April 2023 |
For more information, please visit https://www.lgwg.org / https://www.csrcnepal.org / https://asia.landcoalition.org/en/engage-ilc-asia/events-opportunities/regional-policy-dialogue-securing-womens-land-rights-in-south-asia/ and/or contact nes_nepal@landcoalition.info
Focal person: Dharm Raj Joshi, National Coordinator, NLC Nepal
Contact Address:
National Land Coalition (NLC) Nepal C/O
Community Self-reliance Centre (CSRC)
Tokha-7, Dhapasi | Indrapuri Awas-361, Kathmandu
Tel: (+977 1) 4 357 005/ 4 360 486 | Mobile/WA: +977 9849 206101 Email: dharmraj.joshi@gmail.com / nes_nepa@landcoalition.info / landrights@csrcnepal.org