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Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM Nepal)
A Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Nepal, the DGM Nepal Project is part of a global initiative launched by the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) and the World Bank in 2010.
DGM Nepal is strengthening its engagement with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Forests for Prosperity (FFP), REDD+/ REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), etc. climate change oriented programs as well as livelihoods, land use, improvement, forestry Promotes comprehensive and effective sustainable forest management in their areas by securing the right to customary practices in management and increasing the income of forest-dependent communities in Madhesh and Lumbini provinces.
DGM Nepal focuses on supporting the institutional and technical capacities of indigenous peoples and local communities, especially forest-dependent IPLC individuals and representative organizations at the local level, in the REDPLUS program conducted by DGM Nepal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and to manage sustainable forests. Improves livelihoods and green jobs for IPLCs.
The DGM Nepal Project will specifically:
- Strengthen the voice, governance, and institutional capacity of IPLC individuals and representative organizations, particularly those dependent on forests, at the local level, including Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs);
- Enhance positive impacts, including developing skills and their capacity to identify traditional governance systems, including improved livelihoods and green jobs for IPs and LCs from forest use and management rights, and forest-related activities;
- Strengthen working relationships between IPLC with local level organizations (especially community forest groups), local governments, youth and frontline forest workers and NGO service providers; and
- Coordinate with Forests for Prosperity Project (FFP), ER-P, and En-ABLE to ensure that project activities are complementary and mutually enhancing;
- By directly benefiting forest-dependent IPs and LCs by enhancing their capacity and providing small-scale businesses (forest and non-forest based) and employment opportunities, the project will directly contribute to the grid agenda.
The DGM Nepal Project will specifically:
- Strengthen the voice, governance, and institutional capacities of individuals and representative institutions of forest-dependent IPs & LCs, especially at the local level, including in Community Forests User Groups (CFUGs);
- Enhance positive impacts, including skills and developing the capacity of IP & LC to follow established processes for recognizing customary governance systems, including forest use and management rights, and improved livelihoods and green jobs for IPs & LCs from forest-related activities;
- Enhance the working relationship between IPs & LCs with local-level institutions (especially CBFM groups), local governments, youths and frontline forest workers and NGO service providers; and
- Coordinate with the Forests for Prosperity project, the ER-P, and EnABLE to ensure that project activities are complementary and mutually enhancing each other.
Since the project will directly benefit forest-dependent IPs & LCs by enhancing their resilience and offering small-scale business (forest and non-forest based) and employment opportunities, the project will directly contribute to the GRID agenda
