Who We Are?
Clim Adapt is a non profit organization and trusted partner for change. Using research and evidence based inclusive approaches, we work in Nepal and beyond to meet people’s essential needs; to protect and restore nature; and to stabilize the climate and build more resilient communities.
We connect science and decision-making to develop solutions for a sustainable future for all. Our research and policy work focuses on areas we deem ripe for transformation, where shifts in policy and institutional architecture have the potential to change the game and where we have a proven record of making significant gains.
Our knowledge and findings are accessible to decision-makers, civil society and communities: as our own open access material, published in various forms, and repackaged for effective decision support. To promote debate and share knowledge we convene decision-makers, academics and practitioners and engage with policy processes, development action and business practice worldwide.
- Localized and beyond: Clim Adapt has office in Kathmandu and works locally, regionally, and globally.
- Trusted: decision-makers and the academic community recognize us as an independent and non-partisan institute.
- Credible: our research is objective and supported by rigorous peer review, and community validation
- Relevant: our work makes connections across the natural, physical and social sciences, allowing us to take new angles and offer robust, insightful policy advice.
- Equitable: We put greater emphasis and value to equity, justice, inclusion, and rights of citizens on clean, green, and safe air, water, and land, including state services.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action, and influence in partnership with others. We envision a new era in which the world can meet people’s needs while curbing climate change and protecting nature. Clim Adapt aims to fundamentally transform the way the plan, policies, institutional and financial structure, and governance system are established to create a better future for all.
- To work in the areas of climate change, disaster management, agricultural modernization, sustainable forest management, environmental protection and restoration of ecosystems, green economy, good governance, climate and environmental justice and inclusion, and other related sectors, including research, policy formulation, advocacy, and other developmental activities.
- To collaborate with national and international organizations to implement various projects/program related to forest and environmental conservation, climate change risks, disaster management, good governance, and inclusion; and to promote social inclusion, youth participation, and resilience.
- To promote innovative and high-quality models through research and studies in collaboration with educational institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and to provide recommendations on policies and programs.
- To conduct skill development programs in various sectors; to enhance the capacity of marginalized groups and other stakeholders to plan and implement inclusive, innovative, and sustainable solutions.
To support government in policy advocacy and international negotiations on national interest issues such as mountains, loss and damage, adaptation, climate financing, and just transition.