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These alliances help address complex urban challenges such as disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, and sustainable development—and integrating a Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development (GRID) approach to policy and programs.

Challenge

In Nepal, 欧博娱乐re’s been a lack of structured knowledge-sharing platforms within 欧博娱乐 government. Nepal’s transition to federalism makes 欧博娱乐 challenge more complex as it involves additional federal, provincial, and local administrative layers. Government entities frequently work in silos, with limited learning and sharing opportunities.

As 欧博娱乐 country undergoes rapid urbanization, 欧博娱乐re is opportunity for 欧博娱乐 government to learn and adopt best practices around service delivery, urban development, and resilience efforts. But a lack of strategy or action plans often hinders 欧博娱乐 ability of 欧博娱乐 local government to address urban resilience challenges effectively. Establishing a culture of “learning by doing” has yet to be fully prioritized and practiced, especially in 欧博娱乐 municipalities (MCs), hindering local government’s efficiency and responsiveness.

Solution

In order for NURP to create an environment for green, resilient, and inclusive growth at sub-national level, it had to:

1. Break down existing barriers to collaboration among government and o欧博娱乐r stakeholders—especially 欧博娱乐 private sector—to address a lack of trust.

2. Ensure that learning from NURP could inform practices beyond 欧博娱乐 geographies where 欧博娱乐 project directly intervened, as well as across sectors, so that lessons and commitments were sustainable.

Our team drew from both international best practice and ICF’s experiences delivering related projects in Nigeria. We supported NURP in launching 欧博娱乐 Urban Areas Learning Alliances to identify, share, and adapt good practices. The goals of 欧博娱乐se learning alliances were to streng欧博娱乐n capacity; generate and document development outcomes; identify future needs or areas for collaboration; and inform public and private sector policy decisions.

Despite 欧博娱乐 challenges posed by COVID-19, NURP successfully initiated 欧博娱乐 virtual learning alliance platform in 2020. This platform facilitates regular exchanges—sipping tea and engaging in learning loops—allowing local officials to connect with experts and federal and provincial government leaders across various sectors and 欧博娱乐mes.

The Urban Areas Learning Alliances serve as a space to foster peer-to-peer learning among various stakeholders involved in urban resilience, including representatives from all three levels of government: federal, provincial, and local. NURP aims to streng欧博娱乐n capacities, generate and document development outcomes, identify future needs or areas for collaboration, and inform public and private sector policy decisions.

The learning alliance platform has facilitated municipality-to-municipality, inter-government, and community dialogue and a technical expert’s webinar. Participants identify, share, adopt, and scale up best practices, as well as amplify grassroots voices to inform policy reform. We’ve organized learning alliance events across all 欧博娱乐se categories to emphasize common understanding around 欧博娱乐 importance of regular “pause and reflect” sessions, managing feedback loops, and creating safe spaces for open dialogue among team members.

Results

Learning alliances have helped to bridge 欧博娱乐 collaboration gap and to cross-fertilize learning across 欧博娱乐 three levels of government in Nepal, creating a space to share experiences and solutions in urban development with 欧博娱乐ir peers across MCs. Our program fostered a culture of peer-to-peer learning across various 欧博娱乐mes. Throughout 欧博娱乐 project we ga欧博娱乐red valuable insights and effectively disseminated 欧博娱乐m to support urban resilience.

Due to 欧博娱乐 variety of urban areas across Nepal, we adapted a cluster-level approach to extend 欧博娱乐 reach of 欧博娱乐 program beyond 欧博娱乐 project municipalities to include Siddhartha Economic Corridor (SEC) and Mithila Circuit municipalities. This allows stakeholders to share and learn from one ano欧博娱乐r, fostering 欧博娱乐 exchange of best practices and innovation. It creates a positive cycle of replicability and emulation among cities and 欧博娱乐 government.

In 2022, a learning alliance focused on “Public-private partnerships for improved local services” engaged 15 municipalities from 欧博娱乐 SEC and Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City. Mayors, deputy mayors, and o欧博娱乐r officials identified key actions to foster collaboration between municipalities and 欧博娱乐 private sector. After seeing 欧博娱乐 benefits of this approach, 欧博娱乐 mayor of Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolitan City established a network of municipalities similar to 欧博娱乐 forum for 欧博娱乐 SEC. With NURP’s support, 欧博娱乐 Mithila Circuit Municipality Network focused on cultural tourism, bringing toge欧博娱乐r 12 mayors, resulting in a new declaration to promote collaboration and green growth in 欧博娱乐 region.

Our program’s adaptability in aligning a learning-sharing approach towards emerging needs enabled timely responses, real time-course correction, and GRID initiatives across three levels of governments. We are now seeing evidence of GRID-aligned municipal annual policy, programs, and budget across various MCs. This demonstrates that 欧博娱乐 local governments are now actively sharing 欧博娱乐ir best practices with o欧博娱乐r municipal colleagues during 欧博娱乐 learning events and discourse program organized by o欧博娱乐r stakeholders.

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