Nepal Climate Change Support Programme 2 (NCCSP-2)

Tender description

Contract Award notice using FCDO's IMDP Framework FCDO sought the services of a Supplier to deliver Technical Assistance (TA) and Financial Management Assistance (FMA) to the Government of Nepal (GoN). The Supplier will help the government to implement the second phase of Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP2). NCCSP2 is the GoN's flagship programme to support adaptation planning and implementation at the local level. The programme works with communities to design, implement and mainstream Local Adaptation Plans of Action (LAPAs) into annual Local Development Plans. LAPAs are designed in line with existing local government planning systems and institutional mechanisms. NCCSP2 finances the LAPA mainstreaming and planning process as well as implementation and monitoring of the adaptation activities to build resilience. These include for example irrigation systems, improved seeds, rainwater harvesting, and flood defences. More than 140 LAPAs have been implemented since the programme started in 2011 and over 300,000 people have benefitted from the programme since its inception and implementation.