Introduction to the seminars and how you can use the recordings.
On this page, you will find recordings from the virtual seminars held by The Everest Network. We hope that you can use these recordings as inspirational input to discussions in your organizations. They can be used when conducting in-house capacity strengthening events within your organization. PowerPoints will also be uploaded when relevant to the presentations.
Presentation 4. Climate Change and Harmonizing Mother Earth
In this presentation, Mr. Saurav Dhakal talks about how climate action could be combined with technology, how technology and nature could be combined. He discusses on the importance of collective approach and how to take it forward.
Recording: Climate Change and Harmonizing Mother Earth
Presentation 3. Climate Change Impact on Women and Children
Mr. Keshab Datta Bhatta has an experience of nearly twenty years in the field of disaster. He has worked with Nepal Red Cross Society for ten years and CARE International Nepal for nine years and since the last year, he has been working as a freelance consultant and trainer in the sector of disaster.
In this session that happened on July 23, 2023, he discusses disasters, their causes, impacts and adaptive and mitigative measures.
Recording Climate Change Impact and Adaptation
Presentation 2: Virtual Study Series on Local Adaptation Plan for Action (LAPA)
This study group by Dr Deepak Rijal consists of three online sessions that go into depth with practical advice on formulating LAPA.
LAPA has seven steps. It aims at integrating climate adaptation (meaning the process of changing our work to fit better to the big challenge, climate change) into all our development projects no matter what sector we are working in – climate change now concerns all who are working in social work and development. Climate considerations need to be linked to sectoral plans e.g., at ward, municipality, and provincial levels.
The seven steps are a) climate change sensitization, b) climate vulnerability and adaptation assessment, c) prioritization of adaptation options, d) LAPA formulation, e) integration into all planning processes, f) implementation, and g) progress assessment.
As climate change is predicted to impact the poor and vulnerable far harder than other groups, for example: it will heighten food emergency, separate families leaving children unprotected, it is already causing increasing human trafficking around the world, it concerns all level of education. As we are local organizations – front runners, we need to know how to identify both climate and social vulnerabilities. We need to know how to map these in order to better support our people but also to make qualified and comprehensive arguments when asking for financial support whether that be from governments or NGOs.
These sessions were organized for the members of The Everest Network and the video recording of the presentations could be seen here:
Virtual Study Series on Local Adaptation Plan for Action (LAPA) Day 1, May 11, 2023:
The following videos talk about what LAPA is, how to make LAPA, its scope, scale and target.
Virtual Study Series on Local Adaptation Plan for Action (LAPA) Day 2, May 14, 2023:
The following videos talk about the framework, process, steps, tools and approaches of LAPA.
Virtual Study Series on Local Adaptation Plan for Action (LAPA) Day 3, June 11, 2023:
The following video talks about how to make and implement an effective LAPA.
Recording Session 3
Presentation 1. The Basics of Climate Change
Dr. Deepak Rijal, a long-time climate change activist talks to us on the causes of climate change and its impact. Deepak was heavily engaged in the National Strategy Programme on climate change, low carbon economic development pathways, National Strategy Development on Volunteerism. He facilitated the Review of Human Resources Development Strategy for the Ministry of Forest. He facilitated the development of USAID’s Hariyo Ban Program, Nepal Climate Change Support Program and Climate Resilient Program.
Recording (323) CLIMATE DYNAMICS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESPONSE STRATEGIES - YouTube