ROAP/NEP01 A safety net of innovative land tenure solutions for near-landless sharecroppers and for a greener rural Nepal

About this project

UN-Habitat was notified on 9 June 2021 about “2023 ODA call” of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea, addressing to multilateral institutions. After communication on country priorities, UN-Habitat ROAP proceeded to submit a concept note on 15 June and a concept document on 15 July. After an expert team presentation with representatives of KOICA and MOFA, the full project document was submitted on 6 February 2022. In the first week of January 2022, it was notified that the UN-Habitat proposal was selected for funding. MAFRA’s call focused on Korea’s contribution on green development (carbon neutrality) and innovation, in line with Korea’s policy as provided in the Korea New Deal. MAFRA requirements were for proposals preferably in single countries, for implementation of maximum 48 months, with Korean partners and for a maximum budget of USD 3.3 m. The proposal for Nepal is focused on rural landlessness as a root cause of poverty and inequality. Landlessness also stunts agricultural and economic innovation, and that prevents progress on agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) targets of Nepal’s 2nd Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The project builds on the extensive assistance of GLTN to Nepal, which adopted the National Land Policy in 2019 and the 8th Amendment to the Land Law in 2020, as a pathway to land tenure security to 25% of Nepal’s population living with (near-)landlessness. For this project, a collabo…

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UN-Habitat · Multilateral

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Nepal

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Environmental policy and administrative management

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Republic of Korea-Permanent Mission

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UN-Habitat

Published by UN-Habitat to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 13 Nov 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 41120-150875.

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