Dibya Gurung, WOCAN Core Associate, presented the lessons from multi-stakeholder engagement around forests and NRM in Nepal in the context of national development priorities and international commitments, during the World Bank workshop from 12-13 August in Lalitpur, Nepal. The objective of this two days stakeholder consultation was to
- Identifying better platforms for engagement between the World Bank and Indigenous Peoples, in line with the IPs’ priorities and agendas.
- Learning lessons from socially inclusive approaches to: a) Forest and natural resources management, and b) large-scale infrastructure development projects in Nepal, and on identifying additional multi-stakeholder engagement opportunities.