💰 Strengthening Climate Resilience in Nepal’s Financial Sector
Under the leadership of the Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal, with UNDP Nepal’s support, a stakeholder meeting was held in Pokhara and Biratnagar. The event brought together MSMEs from agriculture, forestry, tourism, women entrepreneurs, and banking & financial institutions to discuss policy measures for improving access to finance—a crucial step in building economic resilience against climate change.
This discussion is part of the project “Review Impact of Climate Change on the Financial Sector, focusing on MSMEs,” which explores:
🌍Economic impacts of climate change on Nepal
🏦Vulnerabilities of banking & financial institutions
📉Challenges faced by MSMEs & small cooperatives
📜Policy frameworks for better access to finance
Honored to provide the documents to Hon. Mitralal Basyal, Minister of Industry & Tourism, Gandaki Province, and Secretary Mr. Kuman Singh Gurung in Gandaki Province and Padam Bahadur Thakurathi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Agriculture and Cooperative and Akhilesh Kumar Gupta, Joint secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Forests and Environment in Koshi Province.
Building climate resilience in the financial sector is key to ensuring sustainable economic growth!