Nepal

On October 19, 2022, the World Bank Board approved The Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities project in Nepal. The DGM Nepal project objective is to strengthen the capacity of targeted indigenous peoples and local communities to participate in Nepal's REDD+ processes at the local, national, and global levels. The project is governed by the National Executing Agency (NEA), which consists of 14 IPLC voting members, and is implemented by the National Executing Agency (NEA) Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN). This project and its implementation are supported by the International Development Association (IDA), with the World Bank acting as an implementing entity of the Forest Investment Program (FIP) of the Climate Investment Funds. 

The project will directly benefit forest-dependent IPLCs by enhancing their resilience and offering small-scale business (forest and non-forest-based) and employment opportunities, the project will directly contribute to the GRID agenda in the context of the COVID-19 recovery efforts in Nepal.