Keyword: Nepal
Local governments and communities in LDCs join LoCAL for locally led climate change adaptation
10 November 2020. What connects a farmer in Niger, a young mother in Bangladesh and a community leader in a mountain village in Bhutan?...
Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) and related decisions
The Agreement on SCM disciplines the use of subsidies, and it regulates the actions countries can take to counter the effects of subsidies.
Article 3...
LDC graduation: what you need to know about the CDP’s 2021 Triennial Review
14 September 2020. In February 2021, the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) will hold its triennial review of the LDC category. Among other tasks,...
WTO/EIF – Trade impacts of LDC graduation: country-specific analyses
24 July 2020. A new report by the WTO and the EIF analyses the impacts of graduation on market access in the 12 LDCs...
Project on new assistance measures for Asian LDCs approaching graduation
At least twelve least developed countries (LDCs) are approaching graduation from the LDC category. Many of these potential graduates are concerned about losing access...
Finding new support for graduating LDCs
"Many Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have implemented successful development policies. As a result, an increasing number of LDCs have graduated or are approaching graduation...
LDCs University Consortium on Climate Change – LUCCC
The Least Developed Countries Universities Consortium on Climate Change (LUCCC) is a south-south, long-term capacity-building programme involving universities in LDCs. Its main purpose is...
Energy access and main challenges in the LDCs
The LDCs have a long way to go to achieve universal access to modern energy by 2030. Sustainable energy, encompassing its three dimensions of...
South Asian Free Trade Area
The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) is the free trade arrangement of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The agreement came...
The impact of Brexit on the least developed countries
14 September 2016. The United Kingdom vote in June 2016 to leave the European Union will have major implications for developing economies, according to...
Nepal’s experience acceding to the WTO
2012. Nepal's accession to the WTO was seen not as an end in itself but as a key element in the pursuit of national...
