Bardiya | 14 December 2025

A two-day residential training workshop on Strengthening Municipal Finance and Revenue Generation in Nepal was successfully concluded on 12–13 December 2025 under the Cities 4 Women project. The project is jointly implemented by UN-Habitat, UNOPS, and Cities Alliance, with support from the European Union and the Government of Finland.

The workshop was organized in partnership with Sundar Nepal Sanstha as the local implementation partner and was facilitated by Dr. Gopi Khanal, Urban Finance Expert at UN-Habitat. A total of 24 municipal officials (5 women and 19 men), including section and sub-section heads from Lamkichuha Municipality, Birendranagar Municipality, and Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City, participated in the training.

The training-cum-workshop aimed to strengthen municipal revenue generation by enhancing the technical and institutional capacity of municipal staff. The sessions were highly interactive and emphasized peer learning through group work. Key sessions covered: introduction to the seven-step municipal planning process, linking municipal budgeting with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Local taxation systems, Revenue potential (RP) assessment and revenue forecasting, Overview of climate finance and financing SDGs at the local level, and understanding and practicing the Local Government Performance Assessment System (LGPAS).