Prolinnova Nepal aims at developing and institutionalizing partnership and methodologies that promote processes of local innovation in environmentally sound use of natural resources. It is an initiative undertaken in partnership between several Nepal-based organisations. The Working Group, who supervised the day-to-day implementation of the programme, is coordinated by LI-BIRD (Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development), an NGO with long term expertise on participatory rural development. LI-BIRD acts as country secretariat office with its Executive Director as Country Platform Co-ordinator (PC). The other members of the National Working Group are: Practical Action (ITDG); Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) of the Tribhuwan University.
A National Steering Committee (NSC), comprising of senior decision makers from partner organizations and representatives from government R&D organizations, has been formed to steer and oversee the Country Platform. The government R&D organizations include: Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), Department of Agriculture, Department of Forest, Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), and National Planning Commission (NPC) of Nepal.The main activities of the programme have so far been: a review of previous studies and documents on local innovation, development of guiding principles and modality of field documentation and provision of orientation to partners. In addition, Prolinnova Nepal 's partners have been experimenting with modalities of Local Innovation Funds. The country platform is also been keen on focusing on institutionalisation of PID in academic institutions.For more information on the country platform activities, please refer to our 2004 and 2005 Reports, and the 2005 Workplan, or contact the programme's focal points:
