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IP reps trained on Akvo Flow app use
KATHMANDU, April 20: Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationality (NEFIN) Climate Change Partnership Program conducted a two-day training program on data collection using Akvo Flow mobile application, in Kanchanpur on April 29-30, 2017. Used on smartphones, Akvo Flow software is effective in gathering geo-referenced data that can be used readily.

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NEFIN set to launch climate change adaptation project
KATHMANDU, Feb 20, 2017: Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) is set to launch a climate change adaptation project for building capacity of the indigenous peoples in Dang and Kanchanpur districts. An agreement has been signed to this effect with Program for Aquatic Natural Resources Improvement (PANI) under USAID funding.

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Position Statement of Indigenous Peoples on ERPD of Nepal
NEFIN Climate Change Partnership Program facilitated a workshop do discuss on the issues of indigenous peoples in Emission Reduction Program Document (ERPD) of the country. Indigenous representatives of the 12 districts of lowland (Tarai) met to come up with their Position Statement regarding the issues.

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Reaching out to the communities
NEFIN Climate Change Partnership Program in partnership with NEFIN DCC Dhankuta conducted a two-days training cum workshop for indigenous peoples in Dhankuta from July 6-7, 2016. Key objective of this event was to aware indigenous peoples including women, youth, journalist and students, about issues of climate change, REDD+ and indigenous peoples’ concerns related with climate […]

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Indigenous women are the most in need of climate education
NEFIN Climate Change Partnership Program has also a lot of focus on the capacity building and awareness raising trainings of indigenous women. With the objectives of capacitating and educating indigenous women about climate change impact, REDD+ and their issues related to climate change actions, were conducted in ten districts namely in Gorkha, sindhupalchok, Dhankuta, Pachthar, […]

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Awareness Raising on Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) and Non-Carbon Benefits (NCBs) among Indigenous Communities and Promoting their Active Participation in REDD+
NEFIN conducted a two-day national level workshop cum training on MRV and non-carbon benefits (NCBs) from April 22 to 23, 2015. A total of 32 participants including 12 women and 20 men took part in the program. The sessions focused on the issues in MRV and non-carbon benefits in REDD+. On the first day, the […]

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