New inquiry: Department for International Development's work in Nepal
27 November 2014
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world and faces many challenges, including corruption, poor infrastructure, weak economic policies and political instability. In addition, Nepal is also one of the 20 most disaster-prone countries in the world.
Large challenges remain ahead to ensure more resilience against disasters and the effects of climate change. But Nepal has also made impressive progress towards meeting many of the MDGs.
DFID spent £104.7 million in 2013-14 on its bilateral aid programme in Nepal. DFID's programme includes:
- Supporting the peace process, helping strengthen governance and improving security and access to justice
- Helping poor and excluded people get jobs and benefit from economic growth
- Helping deliver better health and education services
- Helping Nepal adapt to the effects of climate change
- Reducing risk from disasters, including earthquakes
- Improving the lives of women and girls
The Committee invites submissions on DFID's programme in Nepal, including assessments of DFID's priorities and the cost-effectiveness of its programmes. In this inquiry the Committee is particularly interested in: DFID's role in helping Nepal adapt to the effects of climate change, reduce the risk from from disasters and develop economically without increasing carbon emissions; those aspects of DFID's governance programme which seek to address corruption, especially justice systems and the security sector and the challenges in providing budget support in a fragile state.
The Committee invites submissions from interested organisations and individuals. The deadline for this is Monday 12 January 2015. The Committee will consider requests for reasonable adjustments to its usual arrangements for taking evidence and publishing material, to enhance access. Please contact indcom@parliament.uk or telephone 020 7219 1223.
Please note
As part of a scheme to encourage paperless working and maximize efficiency, the Committee is now using an evidence portal for online submissions of written evidence. Written submissions for this inquiry should therefore be sent via the International Development Committee website -please click the evidence form to submit written evidence.
Written evidence submitted should:
Have a one page summary at the front
Be no longer than 3000 words in length
Have numbered paragraphs
Avoid the use of colour or expensive-to-print material