Nepal

NDC Status

Nepal submitted its second NDC in December 2020.

Key highlights from the NDC

• Nepal’s second NDC has set activity-based and policy targets in key areas that it aims to achieve by 2030.
• Nepal's second NDC is more ambitious in terms of its sectoral coverage (Energy; Industrial Processes and Product Use; Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use; and Waste/Sanitation), and contribution, given the strengthened policy measures and update on sectoral targets, which will contribute to cumulative emission reductions.
• For the first time, the country has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
• Nepal plans to develop an Action Plan for integrating Gender Equity and Social Inclusion in achieving NDC targets.
• All 753 local governments will prepare and implement climate-resilient and gender-responsive adaptation plans by 2030.
• Nepal’s revised National Climate Change Policy in 2019 highlights adaptation priorities and actions that aims to build a climate resilient society. 
   

Adaptation and resilience areas in the NDC

• Agriculture
• Biodiversity
• Disaster risk management
• Energy
• Forest
• Health
• Infrastructure
• Settlement
• Tourism
• Transport
• Waste/Sanitation