Tag: #Development
Articles tagged with #Development
Think locally, invest locally
On the 60th anniversary of UNDP, uplifting story of how rural Nepalis have developed
Retrofitting Nepal for future shocks
New book provides roadmap for future governments to achieve high-income status by 2043
Deconstructing development in an age of crises
Authors posit that ‘Development’ is just one of many diverse ‘development’ paths
Nepal’s five little railways
Early and obscure train tracks that you probably have never heard of
Nepal in 2050
If Nepal is to meet its socioeconomic goals in 25 years, it must have improved governance starting yesterday
Small Bhutan Dreams Big
Despite a painful refugee history, Nepal and Bhutan have much to learn from each other
Progress and/or Preservation
Nepal needs development, but development needs to be redefined.
Migration is development
A migrant worker from Nepal’s Musahar community proves that good migration can be an equaliser of opportunities
Nepalis not so unhappy
Nearly half of the Nepalis are still positive about the direction the country has been going, say there has been significant progress in gender equality
Prosperous Gandaki is thriving
Rural areas of Nepal’s best performing province are better off than its towns
Sunak pledges more support for Nepal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commits to helping Nepal with the climate crisis and economy
West is West
Toni Hagen’s photographs of remote western Nepal from the 1950s show how much it has changed, and how much is the same
“Nepal suffering gross climate injustice”
Prime Minister Dahal on the climate crisis, the Ncell sale and persistent under-development
Deputies drive development in rural Nepal
Gita Adhikari giving sewing machines to women from the Muslim community.Gita Adhikari, the deputy mayor of Damak, quit her job as assistant…
All politics is local
When the only ambulance in Diprung Chuichumma could not attend to all the emergencies, Chair Bhupendra Rai himself drove the infected to health…
Things are looking up
After watching Don’t Look Up on a bootleg channel this week, the Ass has come to the happy conclusion that compared to a direct hit with Planet…
COPOUT at COP26
The south face of Mt Gauri Shankar (7,134m) on the border between Nepal and China is bare rock, and shows how dramatically the snowline has…
MCC ball in Nepal’s court
“Countries knock at our doors all the time for capital, as it is getting harder and harder to obtain development funds. We are holding $500…
A short walk up the Panjshir
Mujahideen guides took us to the northernmost part of the Panjshir Valley. All photos: LISA CHOEGYALKids playing on rusted tanks abandoned by…
The pandemic opportunity
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIThe pandemic has thrown a wrench into the global economic machine, curtailing growth in many parts of the world.…
Nepali conservationist among Rolex awardees
A new generation of Nepali environmental activists is filling the void left by the tragic 2006 Ghunsa crash that saw the loss of many pioneering…
Grow back greener
The pandemic offers us the chance to tread lighter on the land allow nature to restore itself
Digital path to social buffers in Nepal
Photo: MADHU ACHARYAWorldwide, the impact of Covid-19 underscores the need for more social security buffers built upon the access to four basic…
Nepal braces for monsoon-pandemic double hit
A landslide in Jajarkot last year. Photo: RSSBy any measure, the past year has been disastrous for Nepal. The Covid-19 lockdowns devastated the…