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South Asia meet discusses IPs issues, way forward
KATHMANDU, August 2019 — A three-day event titled “South Asia Sub-Regional Meeting” was organized in Kathmandu on June 21-23, 2019, with a view to discussing key developments and issues as well as concerns and priorities of members of Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) in South Asia and strengthening coordination and cooperation among AIPP members, partners […]

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Political history of IPs land rights scrutinized
Kathmandu, August 2019 — A two-day workshop titled “Examining the Political History of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights over Land” held in Kathmandu, on July 19-20, 2019. The event was organized by Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Pact (AIPP) in collaboration with Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), one of its member organizations in Nepal. A total of 28 […]

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FPIC process for Upper Trishuli-1 conducted
KATHMANDU, Jan 1, 2019: Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) in collaboration with International Finance Corporation (IFC), Nepal Water & Energy Company (NWEDC) and local government of the affected villages facilitated Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) process in the affected areas of Upper Trishuli-1 (UT-1) Hydropower project of Nepal. The process was undertaken throughout […]

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IPs recommendations on GCF, Gender Strategy
KATHMANDU, Dec 1 – Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN)’s Climate Change Partnership Program organized a three-day event titled ‘National Training Workshop on REDD+, GCF, Indigenous Peoples’ Issues and Rights’ on August 14-16, in Pokhara. Highlighting the objectives of the event, the Program’s National Coordinator Tunga Bhadra Rai said the program was held ‘to make […]

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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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