UN-Habitat Nepal successfully hosted a Technical Session on Financing Climate Actions through the Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on 22 August 2025 at Hotel Square, Pulchowk. The session was organized under the project “Accelerating Localization of Integrated Climate Action in Nepal” with support from the United Nations Joint SDG Fund and implemented jointly by the World Food Programme (WFP), UNDP Nepal, and UN-Habitat Nepal.

The event brought together 55 participants representing national and local governments, development partners, academia, and civil society. Attendees included representatives from the Ministry of Urban Development, Ministry of Forest and Environment, National Planning Commission, Municipal Association of Nepal, National Association of Rural Municipalities in Nepal, Regional and Urban Planners’ Association of Nepal, 10 municipalities from Kathmandu Valley and 2 municipalities outside the Valley, as well as the Institute of Engineering and Kathmandu University. Development partners including WFP, UNDP, UNCDF, ICIMOD, FCDO, and UNV Nepal, along with national NGOs such as CIUD, Story Cycle, and Lumanti, also joined the event.

The session opened with an overview by Ms. Pragya Pradhan, Habitat Programme Manager at UN-Habitat, who explained the importance of SDG localization and the Voluntary Local Review (VLR) process. She emphasized how municipal actions can be aligned with national and global SDG commitments, while acknowledging challenges around data availability, validation, and the need for stronger youth engagement in the process.