Validation workshop on state of gender and loss and damage reports

Organisers: ICIMOD, Government of Nepal and UN Women

Background

This research initiative, commissioned jointly by ICIMOD and UN Women, responds to the growing need for up-to-date, evidence-based insights on the evolving nexus between gender equality and climate change in Nepal. The event will focus on discussing key findings and evidence from the following studies:

• State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in Nepal: An Update in 2025
• Gender-responsive Assessment of Climate-Induced Loss and Damage: Experiences of Women and Girls from the Rasuwa and Melamchi floods

The ‘State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in Nepal’ report was developed by ICIMOD, UN Women and UNEP in 2021 as a capture and analysis of “the gendered impacts of climate change in the country and the ways to enhance and mainstream gender equality into climate-relevant sectoral policies and actions”. In 2025, an initiative has been undertaken to update the 2021 document to reflect advancement of policy and programmatic efforts in gender equality and climate change.A key part of the development of both reports is the engagement with stakeholders to provide guidance, information and validation throughout the process.

The Gender-responsive Assessment of Climate-Induced Loss and Damage study aimed to conduct a gender-responsive assessment of the economic and non-economic losses and damages experienced by women and girls following two major flood events in Nepal. It generated evidence to inform policy, programming, and advocacy, while strengthening community capacity to assess and respond to climate impacts. The analysis examined differentiated impacts on women, men, girls, and boys, including distinct vulnerabilities, security risks, and coping capacities across age groups. It also explored intersectional experiences shaped by caste, ethnicity, disability, and socioeconomic status, and assessed broader effects on social well-being and community cohesion. The study provides location-specific recommendations and estimates gender-differentiated loss and damage costs using women, peace and security and gender-responsive climate frameworks.

By generating robust analysis on the current state of gender-responsive climate action and deepening understanding of gender-differentiated loss and damage, the studies aim to strengthen national policy discourse, inform programme design, and support more equitable climate decision-making. The findings are intended to equip government institutions, development partners, civil society, and community actors with actionable evidence that can advance gender-responsive climate action and reinforce Nepal’s contributions to regional and global climate advocacy.

Objective of the workshop

The aim of the validation workshop is to convene experts and key stakeholders to review, validate, and strengthen the two forthcoming research reports by providing technical feedback, strategic insights, and substantive recommendations. The workshop will ensure the robustness, accuracy, and policy relevance of both studies, thereby enhancing their value for evidence-based decision-making, programming, and national climate and gender policy processes.