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Practical Action staff are working hard to establish the impact of a major earthquake on farmers they are working with in Nepal.

A project funded through an appeal to the people of the UK is already helping thousands of rural Nepali farmers. In 2021, Practical Action raised £3.5m for its turning the table on climate change appeal focused on helping farmers cope with extreme climate change.

The increasing complexity, severity and frequency of climate disasters are causing a damaging and life-changing effect on the vulnerable in marginalised communities, with an unprecedented number of people unable to fully recover and rebuild their lives before the next climate shock hits.

Practical Action has launched a pilot project to test an innovative new approach to insuring farmers in Nepal against climate disaster

How can lives and livelihoods affected by floods can not only be protected but ensured of a better future through a safe recovery? Richa Gyawali, our Business Development Officer in Nepal, explains a path towards it through index-based flood insurance (IBFI) and shares the voices of the farmers in the Terai province.

Flood-hit farmers in Nepal get first pay-out under new climate insurance scheme

More than GBP £4.5M (about USD $5.5M) in funding has been secured for a 10-year project to help thousands of households and businesses in Nepal access the benefits of clean, affordable energy for cooking.

Bridging research and practice for improved resilience

Loss and damage finance is a hot topic at this year’s COP. You may have heard the term ‘loss and damage’ mentioned during coverage of the event, but what does it mean?