About the Nepal Country Platform

Prolinnova-Nepal aims at developing and institutionalising 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 supervise the day-to-day implementation of the activities, is coordinated by LI-BIRD (Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development), an NGO with long-term expertise in participatory rural development. LI-BIRD acts as country secretariat office with its Executive Director as Country Platform Coordinator (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 senior decision-makers from partner organisations and representatives from government R&D organisations, has been formed to steer and oversee the Country Platform. The government R&D organisations 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 Prolinnova-Nepal 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 Support Funds (LISFs). The country platform has 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 platform's focal points:

  1. Focal point for Technological Innovation support:

Sharad Rai
Practical Action Nepal
P.O.Box: 15135, Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone: 01-4446015, 445995
Email: sharad.rai@practicalaction.org.np

  1. Focal point for Policy Formulation and M&E:

Shreeram Neopane
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development ( LI-BIRD)
P.O.Box 324, Gairha Patan, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Phone: 061-526834,532912,535357 Fax: 061-539956
Email:sneopane@libird.org

  1. Focal point for Mainstreaming PROLINNOVA in academic institutions/ curriculum:

Dharma Raj Dangol
Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
Phone: 056-531811
Email: dharmadangol@hotmail.com

  1. Focal point for Local Innovation Support Fund (LISF):

Puspa Tiwari
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development ( LI-BIRD)
P.O.Box 324, Gairha Patan, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Phone: 061-526834,532912,535357 Fax: 061-539956
Email: ptiwari@libird.org

  1. Focal point for Documentation of Local Innovation:

Basanta Ranabhat
Ecological Services Centre (ECOSCENTRE)
P.O.Box 04, Narayangarh, Mahendrapool Ilaka, Chitwan
Phone: 056-528805
Email: ecoscentre@wlink.com.np

  1. Focal point for Gender:

Anuja Shrestha
Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development ( LI-BIRD)
P.O.Box 324, Gairha Patan, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
Phone: 061-526834,532912,535357 Fax: 061-539956
Email: anuja@libird.org