As a part of the process for developing Local Adaptation Plans for Action (LAPA) for Karjanha and Dhulikhel Municipalities in Nepal under Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Project, ICLEI South Asia conducted community consultations across all the wards in the two municipalities between 16-25 June 2025. These consultations helped to identify locally relevant climate adaptation interventions to address the impacts of climate change that were recognised through a detailed climate and vulnerability assessment conducted in August and September 2024.
The discussions gathered local insights across key vulnerable sectors such as drinking water, agriculture, solid waste, wastewater and forests. Community members were consulted through a structured set of guiding questions designed to explore:
- Sector-specific climate impacts and priority issues.
- Ongoing interventions by local government and stakeholders.
- Additional needs and practical, scalable solutions that are both traditional and modern.
- Available local resources and knowledge that can support implementation.
- Types of support needed from the municipal, provincial and national levels.
- Barriers to implementation and ways to overcome them.
- Mechanism for monitoring, evaluation, and community participation in these processes.
These consultations provided an overview of ward-specific adaptation intervention needs. A set of proposed activities was presented to the climate core team at the Karjanha and Dhulikhel municipalities to assess their feasibility for implementation through internal resources or co-funding from external partners.
