Mission

ADAPT-Nepal is a non-for-profit-distributing company initiated to improve the capacity of the communities, particularly the poor, by developing tools and methods in determining climate change, its impacts and vulnerabilities as well as possible adaptation and mitigation options in order to reduce the risks associated with climate change. This is achieved by establishing institutions active in the climate change sector, promoting cooperation with relevant stakeholders to undertake climate change projects, advocating for policy and regulatory reforms and undertaking targeted research studies.

The principle behind the activities of ADAPT-Nepal is that the scientific communities should determine and document the sound scientific evidences of climate change and its impact through shared learning approaches from the modern and traditional knowledge and skills. ADAPT-Nepal is committed to the values of empowering individuals, local communities and scientific groups to help themselves in creating good knowledge base and better preparedness to cope with changed climate by maintaining good and functional relationship on sound and reliable data base. 

Objectives

• ·         To assess the adverse impacts of climate change on environment, society and economy as well as to plan and implement appropriate adaptation and mitigation activities to reduce the climate risks
• ·         To enhance knowledge base, scientific information and skills on water induced disaster management including flood risk management as well as landslide risk mitigation and adaptation
• ·         To promote sustainable environmental management, environment-friendly and renewable energy technology development and conservation of natural resources by supporting scientific research, publication, public dialogue, networking, planning and implementation  of various activities
• ·         To enhance social development, scientific knowledge, technology transfer, skill development and capacity building through adoption of traditional and indigenous knowledge and skills as well as implementation of modern tools and methods
• ·         To facilitate in mobilizing the finance and human resources to implement the programmes of national priorities including livelihood improvement
• ·         To implement programmes for the development of women, poor and marginalised communities through awareness creation, public participation, empowerment and social mobilization
• ·         To act as facilitator and support organization as and where necessary for implementing environmental treaties and conventions signed by Nepal.
• ·         To provide consultancy services and to act as a partner/ supporting agency to achieve the aforementioned objectives.